# Comedians Whose Popularity You Can't Understand (No Recent Ones, Please)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-whose-popularity-you-cant-understand-no-recent-ones-please/212234>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-whose-popularity-you-cant-understand-no-recent-ones-please/212234 "2003-11-09T14:50:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dav01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@dav01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dav01)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-whose-popularity-you-cant-understand-no-recent-ones-please/212234/81 "2003-11-14T15:59:54Z")

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George Gobel

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-whose-popularity-you-cant-understand-no-recent-ones-please/212234/82 "2003-11-14T17:56:20Z")

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Oh man, I’d forgotten about Buddy Hackett. The guy always gave me the creeps. How do you make a career out of a mug that can crack plaster and by telling potty jokes?

And I’ll second Woody Allen.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-whose-popularity-you-cant-understand-no-recent-ones-please/212234/83 "2003-11-14T18:37:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Chefguy \*  
> \*\*Oh man, I’d forgotten about Buddy Hackett. The guy always gave me the creeps. How do you make a career out of a mug that can crack plaster and by telling potty jokes? \*\*

And a voice that makes you long for Bea Arthur singing _Bosom Buddies_ opposite Lucille Ball…

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