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Also Known As standup • stand-up • stand up • standup comedy

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Jonathan Winters, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles while seated in front of a swirling, abstract black and white background, circa 1968.
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George Carlin
Prinze, Freddie
The Tonight Show
Steve Martin, wearing a white suit, gestures animatedly while seated next to host Johnny Carson at a desk on The Tonight Show set in Los Angeles.
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, and Terry Jones of Monty Python stand on a beach in suits and glasses, each holding a microphone, imitating Alan Whicker.
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