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Roastmaster General Jeff Ross at the Comedy Central Roast Of Bruce Willis (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage) 4 Jokes That Were Too Offensive for the Comedy Central Roasts
It turns out there were some lines the showrunners weren’t willing to cross
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Peter Sellers (Photo by United Artists/Getty Images) The Dead Comedian Peter Sellers Thought Was Haunting Him
‘He follows me around everywhere,’ the ‘Pink Panther’ star once told his biographer
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Aerosmith in 1977 (Photo: Ron Pownall/Getty Images) The Iconic Aerosmith Song That Was Inspired by One of the Most Recycled Gags in Comedy History
Everyone from Abbott and Costello to the Three Stooges put their spin on the joke before Steven Tyler worked it into a top-10 hit
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The original Annabelle doll (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) A Famous Comedian Used to Live in the Creepy Apartment From ‘Annabelle’
‘It was scary back then, too,’ the comic revealed in 2014
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'SNL' in 1992 (Photo by: Al Levine/NBCU Photo Bank) The Night a Legendary Singer Died, an ‘SNL’ Superstar Was Hospitalized in the Room Next Door
‘I was the only one in Hollywood who was there,’ said the comedian years later
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The cast of 'Ghostbusters' (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Why Bill Murray Quit Acting After the Release of ‘Ghostbusters,’ and the Role That Brought Him Back
The comedian took a four-year break following the film’s 1984 premiere
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Phil Hartman in 1996 (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Phil Hartman Was Friends With a Member of the Manson Family
The former classmates entertained their fellow students by acting out scenes from Shakespeare and Molière
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James Hetfield with Jim Breuer (Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage for The Recording Academy) 4 Stand-Up Comics Who Opened for Famous Musicians
On rare occasions, bands have enlisted comedians to warm up the crowd for them—with varying results
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a scene from 'Rush Hour 2' (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Did ‘Rush Hour’ Almost Star Two Popular TV Comedians Instead of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker?
Several comics were rumored to have been involved at one point
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Jamie Foxx (Photo: Joe Maher/Getty Images) The Controversial Jamie Foxx Movie That Never Got Released
‘All-Star Weekend’ featured Robert Downey Jr. in brownface and Foxx as a racist white cop
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Bill Burr (Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) 10 Comedians and Their Thoughts on St. Patrick’s Day
A selection of St. Paddy’s-related jokes to prepare you for your inevitable hangover
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Prince and Dave Chappelle (Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) How Prince Got His Revenge on Dave Chappelle for His Famous ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Skit
‘That’s a Prince judo move right there,’ Chappelle told Jimmy Fallon in 2014
