Botticelli March 2016

Thread Games
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Not George Jetson, 2 DQs

302

#1 is correct.
#2 was Michael Jeter.
#3 was Jelly-Roll Morton.

3 DQs reserved.

303

DQ: Stand-up comedian?

304

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. American
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Died after 1950
  7. Known for the performing arts
  8. First name starts with J
  9. Has not won a top award in his field
  10. Has done acting, but not known for it
  11. Died after 1980
  12. Died before 2000
  13. Not known as a musician or singer
  14. Caucasian
  15. Born east of the Mississippi
  16. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  17. Not best known for a single artistic creation
  18. Has done stand-up, but better known for a different type of comedy
305

So, male American comedian, died between 1980 and 2000, not an actor or stand-up comic.
Born in the SE, if that helps.

Only 2 DQs left. Time to ponder.

306

IQs:

  1. Were you a member of the Rat Pack who once hosted Pres. Kennedy?
  2. Did you create and star in The Honeymooners?
  3. Were you known as the Schnozzola?
307

Can’t think of anyone who fits all those parameters. Hmm…

308

Clowns. Sketch comics. TV panelists or talk show hosts…

309

not Joey Bishop, not Jackie Gleason, not Jimmy Durante, ha-cha-cha

If more than 2 DQs get asked, I’ll answer them all.

310

DQ: Best known from TV?

IQs:

  1. Were you the announcer for To Tell The Truth among other shows?
  2. Did you host The Tonight Show before Johnny Carson?
  3. Did you team up with Avery Schreiber for a comedy duo act?
311

IQ: Were you best known for your frog?

312

DQ Roundup

  1. Real
  2. Male
  3. Dead
  4. American
  5. Known for the arts
  6. Died after 1950
  7. Known for the performing arts
  8. First name starts with J
  9. Has not won a top award in his field
  10. Has done acting, but not known for it
  11. Died after 1980
  12. Died before 2000
  13. Not known as a musician or singer
  14. Caucasian
  15. Born east of the Mississippi
  16. Born south of the Mason-Dixon line
  17. Not best known for a single artistic creation
  18. Has done stand-up, but better known for a different type of comedy
  19. Best known from TV
313

DQ, not Jack Paar, not Jack Burns (I remember their human computer schtick)

314

#1 was Johnny Olsen. Correct on 2 and 3.

315

DQ

316

Wow. I was sure you had it that time, SCAdian!

317

Jim Henson.
Five DQs reserved.

So was I… :frowning:

318

IQs:

  1. Did you have a TV series about nothing?
  2. Was one of your puppets Farfel the Dog?
  3. Did you “fly to the stars to buy candy bars”?
319

Not Jerry Seinfeld, DQ, DQ (sounds like a Blondie song)

320

Still stumped.