Jack Benny will always be “the nicest person ... According to the outlet, Benny originally left the stage back in 1917 to join the Navy during World World I. But during his time there ...

Jack Benny, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Cesar Romero, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Dick Cavett, John Wayne, Gene Autry, Rex ...

Mugger to Jack Benny: ”This is a stick-up. Your money or your life.” (Pause) ”Hey bud, I said your money or your life.” Benny: ”Not so fast. I`m thinking it over!”–from The Jack ...

Milton Berle was a clown. George Burns and Gracie Allen were farceurs of domestic life. And Jack Benny was the “Everyman” comedian. For nearly half-a-century, Benny kept audiences in stitches ...

Along the way he added jokes to his act, and adopted the stage name Jack Benny. He got his own radio show in 1932, and made it a hit with his portrayal of a comically petty miser. Monroe ...

As it turns out, the answer is quite a lot. At the mention of Jack Benny, some of you of a certain age are easily recalling the character, the voice, and the many foibles that became such ...