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Andrew Dice Clay (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Did Andrew Dice Clay Steal His Iconic Nursery Rhymes From Other Successful Entertainers?
Adult versions of famous children’s poems pre-date Clay’s act by a number of years
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Rodney Dangerfield (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/IMAGES/Getty Images) How 10 Famous Comedians Got Their Goofy Stage Names
An examination of some of the stranger pseudonyms in comedy history
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Demond Wilson (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) The Iconic Stand-Up Comedian Who Almost Played the Demond Wilson Role on ‘Sanford and Son’
Another rising star was in the running to play Lamont Sanford in the early stages
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The Grammy Award (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) 4 Famous Stand-Up Comedians Who Surprisingly Never Won a Grammy
Being a comedy legend doesn’t guarantee you any awards
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Redd Foxx (Photo by Walt Disney Television Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images) The Creative Way Redd Foxx Got Out of Serving in World War II
The future ‘Sanford and Son’ star had no interest in serving his country, so he pulled a fast one on the draft board
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Lena Horne with Redd Foxx on 'Sanford and Son' (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank) Redd Foxx Died the Same Way His ‘Sanford and Son’ Character Always Joked He Would
‘The big one,’ as he called it, eventually claimed the comedian’s life
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Demond Wilson as Lamont Sanford, Redd Foxx as Fred G. Sanford (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) 5 Comedy Legends You Didn’t Know Wrote for ‘Sanford and Son’
Several heavy hitters contributed ideas to the classic Redd Foxx sitcom
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Redd Foxx performing on stage. (Photo by Arthur Schatz/Getty Images) The Time Redd Foxx Almost Stabbed a Guy on the Set of a Dick Van Dyke Movie
The ‘Sanford and Son’ star nearly turned a director into an actual ghost
