"Men could get away with" what I couldn't, she said. — -- Carol Burnett is a true comedy trailblazer and will be honored for her work at next weekend's Screen Actors Guild Awards. The 82-year-old ...

Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- ...

Legendary American vaudeville entertainer-turned-comedian Jackie "Moms" Mabley became famous for her persona as a frumpy, middle-aged woman in a housedress and floppy hat delivering hilarious stand-up ...