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Richard Simmons talks with 'Late Show' host David Letterman in 2000. (Photo: Barbara Nitke/CBS via Getty Images) The Incident That Kept Richard Simmons Away From David Letterman’s Show for Years
The late-night host and the fitness guru had a falling out back in 2000 that took them years to resolve
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Joe Rogan (Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage) Joe Rogan Got His Big Break Because Another Famous Comedian Got Fired
The future podcast host carved out a nice career for himself in the wake of someone else’s departure
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Robin Williams (Photo: Vera Anderson/WireImage) Did Robin Williams Really Get Punched in the Face for Stealing a Joke?
Legend has it the ‘Mork and Mindy’ star even got thrown off of a building, but how true is that?
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Richard Pryor (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images) The Wild Story of Richard Pryor’s Lost Blaxploitation-Style Movie
The bizarre, unfinished film was nearly destroyed, and its whereabouts remain unknown
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George Carlin (Photo: NBCU Photo Bank/Paul Drinkwate) Answering Comedians’ Questions: 4 Rhetorical Musings Examined
Getting to the bottom of the things comics were pondering over in the pre-internet days
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Art Carney (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images) Did a Famous Comedian Record the First Rap Song?
A 1954 record by one comedy legend sounds like something the Fresh Prince could’ve made decades later
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The roast of…. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) The Comedy Central Roast That Was So Brutal It Only Aired Once
The network supposedly struggled to even get people on the dais
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Jay Leno (Photo: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank) Why Jay Leno Says There’s ‘Nothing Greater’ Than a Comedian’s Funeral
Comics have a funny way of looking at death
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Chris Farley (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) How Chris Farley Managed to Blow His ‘Home Alone’ Audition
The ‘Tommy Boy’ star tried out for the role of the Santa Claus impersonator
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Jim Carrey (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) Jim Carrey Is Responsible for Norman Bates Terrorizing You at Universal Studios
The ‘Ace Ventura’ star inadvertently inspired the theme park to expand on one of its attractions
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Bill Murray (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Bill Murray Only Agreed to Voice Garfield Because of a Misunderstanding (Or So He Says)
According to Murray, he didn’t realize who he’d signed up to work with
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Jerry Seinfeld (Photo by Valerie Terranova/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation) Did Jerry Seinfeld Really Say ‘What’s the Deal With…’ as Often as People Think?
If the comic is to be believed, the phrase was never a part of his stand-up routines
