Comedy Map Sources

How to connect...

...Abbott and Costello to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello#"Who's_on_First?"

...Adam Carolla to George Carlin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20071018100609/http://adamradio.wordpress.com/2007/10/

...Adam Sandler to Benny Hill, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, and Derek & Clive:
http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/funny-people-adam-sandler-interview

...Adam Scott to Steve Martin, David Letterman, and Albert Brooks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hcfXP7vaVM

...Al Shean to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Shean

...Alan King to Milton Berle:
https://ew.com/article/2002/12/23/alan-king-remembers-milton-berle-0/

...Alan King to Danny Thomas:
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/alan-king-obituary?pid=178479485

...Albert Brooks to Jack Benny:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/01/albert-brooks-this-is-40

...Ali Wong to Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Patrice O'Neal:
https://www.avclub.com/ali-wong-runs-down-her-top-5-comedy-influences-1823516634

...Ali Wong to Dave Attell:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4im76g/im_stand_up_comic_ali_wong_ask_me_anything/

...Ali Wong to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/blog/questions-ali-wong.html

...Amy Poehler to Carol Burnett:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYHJNGfJfc

...Amy Poehler to Gilda Radner:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amy-poehler-reveals-stole-gilda-radners-snl-characters-love-gilda-clip-exclusive-170001669.html

...Amy Schumer to Dave Attell:
https://twitter.com/amyschumer/status/689158399049728000?lang=en

...Amy Schumer to Joan Rivers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJUBYzPWde4

...Amy Schumer to Carol Burnett:
https://ca.hellomagazine.com/film/02015071717524/amy-schumer-the-funny-females-who-have-influenced-comedy-s-it-girl

...Amy Schumer to Lucille Ball, Whoopi Goldberg, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus:
https://www.indiewire.com/2015/03/sxsw-trainwreck-star-amy-schumer-says-if-youre-against-feminism-youre-a-crazy-person-188457/

...Amy Sedaris to Ernie Kovacs and Red Skelton:
http://www.newnownext.com/at-home-with-amy-sedaris-gay/10/2017/

...Amy Sedaris to David Sedaris and SCTV:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funny_sedaris200804

...Andy Daly to Martin Short, George Carlin, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Peter Sellers, Charles Grodin, and Monty Python:
https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/culture/andy-daly-monsters-take-your-questions-1070036.html

...Andy Richter to David Letterman:
https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/41457070.html

...Andy Richter to Sid Caesar:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-07-05-9807050378-story.html

...Anthony Jeselnik to Rodney Dangerfield, Mitch Hedberg, Andrew Dice Clay, Steven Wright, and Don Rickles:
https://www.vulture.com/2011/03/anthony-jeselnik-is-not-an-asshole.html

...Anthony Jeselnik to Jack Handey:
https://www.avclub.com/anthony-jeselnik-on-roasting-ripping-off-jack-handey-1798236825

...Anthony Jeselnik to Norm Macdonald:
https://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/qa/2016/feb/05/norm-macdonald-hard-rock-hotel-comedy/#/0

...Armando Iannucci to Billy Connolly and Woody Allen:
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/billy-connolly-is-my-comedy-hero-reveals-1120442

...Arsenio Hall to Dick Gregory:
https://books.google.com/books?id=iq4DAAAAMBAJ&q=gregory#v=snippet&q=gregory&f=false

...Arsenio Hall to Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx:
https://www.okayplayer.com/news/arsenio-hall-on-the-champs-podcast-mp3.html

...Arsenio Hall to Moms Mabley:
https://slate.com/culture/2013/04/i-got-somethin-to-tell-you-moms-mabley-movie-by-whoopi-goldberg-revives-a-comic-legend.html

...Aziz Ansari to Patton Oswalt and Louis CK:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-sep-11-la-et-st-aziz-ansari-20120912-story.html

...Aziz Ansari to Chris Rock:
https://emptylighthouse.com/aziz-ansari-reveals-comedy-tips-talks-career-howard-stern-show-668096896

...Barry Crimmins to Lenny Bruce:
"One Hand Jerking: Reports From an Investigative Journalist" by Paul Krassner, pg. 123

...Ben Stiller to SCTV:
https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/m-the-secret-life-of-ben-stiller-7183319/

...Benny Hill to Max Miller and Peter Waring:
https://flashbak.com/the-rise-fall-and-lonely-death-of-benny-hill-371668/

...Benny Hill to Danny Kaye:
"Benny Hill - Merry Master of Mirth: the Complete Companion" by Robert Ross

...Benny Hill to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.facebook.com/484773114899794/posts/benny-hill-chaplins-favourite-comedianbenny-hill-was-one-of-englands-greatest-ic/166939193457501/

...Bernie Mac to Richard Pryor:
http://www.mtv.com/news/1517956/chris-rock-bernie-mac-eddie-murphy-call-pryor-the-real-king-of-comedy/

...Bernie Mac to Nipsey Russell:
https://www.famousafricanamericans.org/bernie-mac

...Bernie Mac to Moms Mabley, Redd Foxx, and Dick Gregory:
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-11-18/entertainment/ca-64145_1_bernie-mac

...Bernie Mac to Bill Cosby:
"Maybe You Never Cry Again" by Bernie Mac, pg. 7

...Bernie Mac to Flip Wilson, Buddy Hackett, and Jackie Gleason:
http://afroamericansyndicate.net/news20.html

...Bill Bailey to John Hegley:
https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/theatre/interview-bill-bailey-on-living-in-limboland-1-3905160

...Bill Bellamy to Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, and Eddie Murphy
https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/bellamy-bill-1967

...Bill Burr to George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby:
http://www.smudailycampus.com/ae/interview-with-comedian-bill-burr

...Bill Hader to Monty Python and SCTV:
https://ontvtoday.com/the-bunkers-bill-hader-a-lifelong-python-fan

...Bill Hader to Woody Allen and Mel Brooks:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/bill-hader

...Bill Hader to This Is Spinal Tap:
https://www.criterion.com/current/top-10-lists/139-bill-hader-s-top-10

...Bill Hicks to Sam Kinison:
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/sam-kinison-tribute-death-wild-thing-quotes-video

...Bill Irwin to Mamako Yoneyama:
"Clowns: In Conversation with Modern Masters" edited by Ezra LeBank, David Bridel, pg. 167

...Bill Maher to Lenny Bruce:
https://scanlyze.org/2007/01/25/comedian-bill-maher-talks-about-steve-allen-lenny-bruce-condi-rice-911/

...Bill Maher to Johnny Carson, George Carlin, and Robert Klein:
https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/weekly-qa/2013/mar/20/bill-maher-talks-about-his-residency-pot-and-his-d/

...Billy Crystal to Alan King:
https://www.jta.org/2004/05/12/archive/obituary-comedian-alan-king-was-model-for-jerry-seinfeld-and-billy-crystal

...Billy Crystal to Steve Allen:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/04/08/billy-crystal-josh-gad-star-in-fx-comedy-series-the-comedians/25427601/

...Billy Crystal to Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/arts/television/why-did-i-become-a-comic-he-inspired-me.html

...Billy Crystal to Jonathan Winters, Ernie Kovacs, and Laurel and Hardy:
https://thefiftypluslife.com/2013/09/billy-crystal-still-makes-em-laugh/

...Billy Crystal to Robert Klein:
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/05/nyregion/robert-klein-comedy-close-to-home.html

...Billy Crystal to Bill Cosby:
"Icons of African American Comedy" by Eddie Tafoya, pg. 108

...Billy Eichner to Joan Rivers:
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/billy-eichner-talks-billy-on-the-street-and-why-basic-peeps-suck

...Billy Eichner to Nathan Lane, Sandra Bernhard, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Mel Brooks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvXRraispfY

...B.J. Novak to Steve Martin and David Sedaris:
https://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2014/02/bj_novak_goes_from_the_office.html

...Bo Burnham to Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Demetri Martin, Steve Martin:
https://www.recode.net/2018/7/30/17631478/eighth-grade-bo-burnham-social-media-movie-peter-kafka-recode-podcast

...Bo Burnham to Stephen Lynch, Tim Minchin, and Bill Bailey:
https://laughspin.com/bo-burnham-barely-legal-comedy/

...Bo Burnham to George Carlin:
http://thecomicscomic.com/2010/10/29/bo-burnham-lists-my-favorite-comedians-and-releases-a-confessional-video-art-is-dead/

...Bo Burnham to Zach Galifianakis:
http://www.mtv.com/news/2437731/bo-burnham-words-words-words-comedy-central-special/

...Bob Hope to Frank Fay:
https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/the-warped-hateful-father-of-stand-up-comics-frank-fay/

...Bob Newhart to Jack Benny, George Burns, and Gracie Allen:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bob-newhart-shares-favorite-memories-of-ed-sullivan-dean-martin-and-judy-garland

...Bob Newhart to Bob and Ray:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-comedy-survey-45889/

...Bob Odenkirk to Woody Allen:
https://www.7x7.com/q-a-with-breaking-bads-bob-odenkirk-on-his-new-book-a-load-of-hooey-1786951445.html

...Bob Odenkirk to Monty Python, the Credibility Gap, SCTV, Steve Martin, and Bob & Ray:
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bob-odenkirk/Content?oid=1141571

...Bob Saget to Rodney Dangerfield:
https://1000vampirenovels.com/pdf-novels/dirty-daddy-the-chronicles-of-a-family-man-turned-filthy-comedian-by-saget-bob-free/10-page

...Bob Saget to Johnny Carson and Dean Martin:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/61-comedians-recall-their-favorite-first-jokes.html

...Bob Saget to Martin Mull:
http://www.standupsantacruz.com/bob-saget-puts-the-x-in-gen-x/

...Bob Saget to Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, and Don Rickles:
https://www.wheretraveler.com/philadelphia/play/interview-bob-saget-talks-about-his-philly-roots

...Bobcat Goldthwait to Barry Crimmins:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3899932/

...Brad Garrett to Rodney Dangerfield:
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/22/brad-garrett-taking-ultimate-vegas-gamble/

...Brad Garrett to Jackie Gleason, Bill Cosby, and Richard Pryor:
https://journaltimes.com/everybody-loves-the-actor-who-plays-raymond-s-brother-too/article_c5f2207e-bb9b-5a88-9ffd-a7eaeb2cec69.html

...Brian Posehn to Steve Martin and Robin Williams:
https://pilotonline.com/entertainment/article_4de3e221-9bc7-5d61-a44b-557806849242.html

...Brian Regan to Johnny Carson, Steve Martin, and the Smothers Brothers:
https://www.kenoshanews.com/get_out/brian-regan-enjoying-his-life-in-comedy/article_96746f22-6786-58d8-aab9-5cd921fef782.html

...Broken Lizard to John Landis and Zucker Abrahams Zucker:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/interviews/a34643/broken-lizard-super-troopers-2-interview/

...Bugs Bunny to the Mark Brothers:
http://www.cataroo.com/cst_BUGS.html

...Bugs Bunny to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd:
https://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/08/a-brief-history-of-bugs-bunny/

...Buster Keaton to Fatty Arbuckle:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/more-on-fatty-arbuckle-his-films-and-his-legacy-1-251402/

...Buster Keaton to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_Keaton#Early_life_in_vaudeville

...Calvin and Hobbes to Pogo, Krazy Kat, and Peanuts:
http://www.tcj.com/the-bill-watterson-interview/

...Cantinflas to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.locogringo.com/the-mexican-charlie-chaplin/

...Carol Burnett to Lucille Ball:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball#Activities_1960–1977

...Carl Reiner to Amos n Andy and Fred Allen:
https://www.emmys.com/news/hall-fame/carl-reiner-hall-fame-tribute

...Carl Reiner to Eddie Cantor and Jack Benny:
https://www.jta.org/2017/05/19/culture/carl-reiner-95-dishes-his-secrets-to-longevity

...Carl Reiner to Danny Kaye, Sid Caesar, and the Marx Brothers:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-comedy-survey-45889/

...Carrot Top to Robin Williams and Jonathan Winters:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/carrot-top-talks-comedy-show-at-the-luxor-career-and-criss-angel/article/439220

...Cary Grant to George Burns:
http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=4217

...Cecily Strong to Amy Poehler:
https://michiganavemag.com/cecily-strong-on-her-snl-audition-and-improv-nightmares

...Cedric the Entertainer to Robin Harris:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmcomedy/cedric-the-entertainer-robin-harris-was-the-comedian-who-changed-my-life

...Cedric the Entertainer to Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, and Eddie Murphy:
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/12/11/cedric-entertainer-talks-top-five/20254313/

...Charles Fleischer to Jonathan Winters and The Marx Brothers:
http://www.geekadelphia.com/2013/07/02/the-awesome-fest-a-quick-chat-with-charles-fleischer/

...Charlie Brooker to Monty Python, Chris Morris, and Armando Iannucci:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsDq7g9xi1o

...Charlie Chaplin to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin#Stage_comedy_and_vaudeville

...Charlie Chaplin to Music Halls:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/mar/06/charlie-chaplin-film

...Charlie Chaplin to Fred Karno:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlie-Chaplin

...Charlie Chaplin to Dan Leno:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin#Influences

...Charlie Chaplin to Fatty Arbuckle:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14640719

...Cheech and Chong to Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/17/cheech-marin-on-his-successful-career-oh-cool-whatever/

...Chelsea Peretti to Monty Python:
https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2014/4/7/chelsea-perettis-beautiful-twisted-dark-comedy-april-2014

...Chevy Chase to Ernie Kovacs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnHQ5vz2S-o

...Chevy Chase to Bob Hope:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsDvyeNpsU

...Chris Elliott to David Letterman:
http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2018/12/14/chris-elliott-on-his-famous-family-david-letterman-schitts-creek

...Chris Elliott to Laurel and Hardy:
https://thedissolve.com/features/5-10-15-20/282-chris-elliott-on-loving-bond-pee-wee-and-bill-murr/

...Chris Farley to John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Dan Ackroyd:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/feb/06/last-laugh-former-class-clown-chris-farley/

...Chris Gethard to Robin Williams:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/17/robin-williams-us-comedians-memories

...Chris Gethard to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/61-comedians-recall-their-favorite-first-jokes.html

...Chris Gethard to Andy Kaufman, Howard Stern, and David Letterman:
https://tv.avclub.com/chris-gethard-on-what-makes-him-laugh-from-mr-t-s-app-1798247810

...Chris Rock to Sam Kinison:
https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/back-from-hell-a-tribute-to-sam-kinison-debuts-saturday-nov-13-on-comedy-central/70558/

...Chris Rock to George Carlin:
https://ew.com/article/2008/07/06/chris-rock-salutes-george-carlin/

...Chris Rock to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.essence.com/news/chris-rock-pays-homage-eddie-murphy-snl-40th-anniversary/

...Chris Rock to Richard Jeni:
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-the-rolling-stone-interview-55649/

...Chris Rock to Redd Foxx:
https://newsone.com/2807181/red-foxx-birthday/

...Chris Rock to Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby and Rodney Dangerfield:
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-the-rolling-stone-interview-55649/

...Chris Rock to Flip Wilson and Dick Gregory:
"Chris Rock: Comedian and Actor" by Philip Wolny, pg. 15

...Chris Rock to Woody Allen:
http://www.contactmusic.com/chris-rock/news/chris-rock-i-love-woody-allen_4715598

...Chris Tucker to Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Robin Harris:
https://www.straight.com/arts/90221/faith-keeps-chris-tuckers-comedy-clean

...Christopher Guest to Laurel & Hardy:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/ricky-gervais-and-christopher-guest-discuss-their-comedy-influen/

...Claude Kipnis to Marcel Marceau:
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/09/obituaries/claude-kinis-dead-mime-toured-country-with-own-company.html

...Colin Jost to Norm Macdonald:
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Norm-Macdonald

...Colin Quinn to George Carlin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070518104531/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22529

...Conan O'Brien to David Letterman:
https://ew.com/article/2015/05/20/conan-obrien-pays-tribute-david-letterman-bottom-my-heart-thank-you/

...Conan O'Brien to W.C. Fields:
https://www.wcfields.com/tributes/90-celebrity-tributes

...Conan O'Brien to Sid Caesar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czDjXGBagiU

...Conan O'Brien to Peter Sellers, Johnny Carson, and Bob Hope:
https://www.gq.com/story/conan-obrien-late-nite-talk-show

...Conan O'Brien to Bugs Bunny:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/08/conan200708

...Conan O'Brien to SCTV:
"The Second City Unscripted: Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater" by Mike Thomas, pgs. 110-113

...Cracked Magazine to Mad Magazine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracked_(magazine)

...Craig Ferguson to the Marx Brothers, Peter Cook, Monty Python, and Billy Connolly:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/craig-fergusons-10-favorite-comedy-moments

...Craig Robinson to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.improper.com/arts-culture/comedy-kings-and-queens/

...Dan Aykroyd to Phil Silvers and Jackie Gleason:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-27-ca-39255-story.html

...Dan Harmon to SCTV, Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, and Douglas Adams:
https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/dan-harmon-explains-his-cultural-influences.html
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/sep/10/dan-harmon-scifi-series-rick-and-morty

...Dan Leno to Music Halls:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Leno

...Dana Carvey to SCTV and Monty Python:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dana-carvey-worries-about-trump-fatigue-on-snl

...Dana Gould to George Carlin and Albert Brooks:
https://www.improper.com/arts-culture/gould-mind/

...Dane Cook to Mad Magazine:
https://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-135-dane-cook/

...Dane Cook to SNL:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/61-comedians-recall-their-favorite-first-jokes.html

...Daniel Tosh to Bill Hicks:
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/AT-THE-TOP-OF-HIS-STAND-UP-GAME-2524839.php

...Danny Kaye to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Kaye#Early_years

...Dara Ó Briain to Eddie Izzard:
https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/insider-interrogation-with-comedian-dara-briain-30646479.html

...Dave Attell to George Carlin:
https://my.xfinity.com/blogs/tv/2008/07/09/dave-attell-compares-george-carlin-to-founding-father/

...Dave Attell to Bill Hicks, Mitch Hedberg, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Don Rickles:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15323_3Ci3Einsomniac3Ci3Es-dave-attell-pt.-1.html

...Dave Chappelle to Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Bugs Bunny:
https://genius.com/Dave-chappelle-inside-the-actors-studio-interview-annotated

...Dave Chappelle to Eddie Murphy and Paul Mooney:
"Black is the New White: A Memoir" by Paul Mooney, Pgs. 1-3

...David Cross to George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Lenny Bruce, and Jonathan Winters:
https://www.argusleader.com/story/blogs/scotthudson/2016/04/27/q-comedian-fan-favorite-david-cross/83593714/

...David Cross to Steven Wright and Andy Kaufman:
https://www.gq.com/story/david-cross-comedy-issue-interview

...David Cross to Monty Python:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/nov/21/one-last-thing-david-cross

...David Letterman to Johnny Carson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCXlM-QAUDI

...David Letterman to Steve Allen:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-09-16-8603090150-story.html

...David Letterman to Ernie Kovacs and Jay Leno:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/new-again-david-letterman

...David Letterman to Lenny Schultz:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/6-things-youll-learn-david-573381

...David Letterman to Bob and Ray:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/bob-elliott-bob-and-ray-comedian-dead-at-92-225436/

...David Shiner to Claude Kipnis and Charlie Chaplin:
"Clowns: In Conversation With Modern Masters" edited by Ezra LeBank, David Bridel, pg. 166

...David Steinberg to Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-steinberg-inside-comedy-showtime-seinfeld-285010

...Dawn French to Morecambe & Wise:
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/585335/Comedian-Dawn-French-The-Interviews

...Demetri Martin to Steven Wright, Peter Sellers, and The Far Side:
https://buffalonews.com/2017/10/03/getting-awkward-demetri-martin/

...Denis Leary to George Carlin and Richard Pryor:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/denis-leary-the-upside-of-anger-38351/

...Dennis Miller to Jonathan Miller, Richard Pryor, Richard Belzer, and Jay Leno:
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/15/arts/the-joke-is-on-liberals-says-dennis-miller-host-of-his-own-show-again.html

...Dick Van Dyke to Laurel & Hardy and Buster Keaton:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9779018/Dick-Van-Dyke-Id-go-to-work-with-terrible-hangovers.-Which-if-youre-dancing-is-hard.html

...Dick Van Dyke to Phil Silvers:
https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/dick-van-dyke

...DL Hughley to Richard Pryor and Robin Harris:
https://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Main-Articles/7545/D.L.-Hughley-I-Had-To-Come-See-The-Hamptons.html#.XI9JxS2ZMWo

...Don Rickles to Milton Berle:
https://people.com/celebrity/milton-berle/

...Doug Stanhope to Monty Python and National Lampoon:
http://apt613.ca/comedian-doug-stanhope-at-ottawa-little-theatre-05-15-18/

...Ed Helms to Jon Stewart:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ed-helms-on-his-quest-to-reclaim-fake-news-from-trump

...Eddie Cantor to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cantor#Saloon_songs_to_vaudeville

...Eddie Griffin to Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, and George Carlin:
https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140730/Entertainment/140739929

...Eddie Izzard to Billy Connolly:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/nov/24/billy-connolly-at-75-armando-iannucci-eddie-izzard-comedy

...Eddie Izzard to Monty Python, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/feb/14/comedy

...Eddie Izzard to Richard Pryor:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/20/entertainment/la-et-eddie-izzard-20110720

...Eddie Murphy to Richard Pryor:
https://www.quora.com/Was-Richard-Pryor-the-major-influence-for-Eddie-Murphy

...Eddie Murphy to Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, and Robin Williams:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013109/

...Eddie Murphy to Dick Gregory:
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/dick-gregory-quotes

...Eddie Murphy to Paul Mooney:
"Black Is the New White: A Memoir" by Paul Mooney, Pg. 2

...Eddie Murphy to Rudy Ray Moore:
https://escobar300.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/rudy-ray-mooresdolomites-final-interview/

...Elayne Boosler to Richard Pryor:
http://nickzaino.com/departmentoftangents/2017/12/01/comedians-talk-richard-pryors-impact/

...Elayne Boosler to Lenny Bruce and Robert Klein:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4650338/pittsburgh_postgazette/

...Ellen DeGeneres to Steve Martin, Woody Allen, and Bob Newhart:
http://www.comedycouch.com/interviews/edegeneres.htm

...Ellie Kemper to TJ & Dave:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/61-comedians-recall-their-favorite-first-jokes.html

...Eric Andre to Sacha Baron Cohen:
https://www.dinnerpartydownload.org/eric-andre/

...Eric Andre to The Simpsons:
https://tv.avclub.com/eric-andre-on-the-simpsons-and-why-bill-o-reilly-is-a-1798250627

...Eric Andre to Martin Short:
https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2014/11/comic-star-of-the-eric-andre-show-does-the-anti-interview/

...Eric Andre to Tom Green:
https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/talking-to-eric-andre-about-season-2-of-the-eric-andre-show.html

...Fatty Arbuckle to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle#Early_life

...Frank Caliendo to Robin Williams:
http://ktar.com/story/408625/comedian-frank-caliendo-remembers-robin-williams/

...Frank Caliendo to Jonathan Winters:
https://www.wellingtondailynews.com/article/20080715/NEWS/307159873

...Frank Fay to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Fay_(American_actor)#Early_life_and_career

...Fred Allen to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Allen#Vaudeville

...Fred Armisen to SCTV and SNL:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/coffee-talk-with-fred-armisen-on-portlandia-meeting-obama-and-taylor-swifts-greatness

...Fred Willard to Bob Hope and Shecky Greene:
https://www.reellifewithjane.com/2014/09/the-comedy-corner-3-questions-with-fred-willard/

...Fry and Laurie to Monty Python:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/05/10-reasons-to-love-hugh-laurie

...Gabriel Iglesias to Billy Crystal, Paul Rodriguez, Eddie Murphy, and Robin Williams:
http://minnesotaconnected.com/arts-entertainment/the-fluffy-movie-opens-this-friday-our-interview-with-gabriel-iglesias_274371/

...Garry Shandling to Woody Allen:
https://www.npr.org/2016/03/25/471795179/how-heartbreak-helped-garry-shandling-find-his-comedic-voice

...Garry Shandling to George Carlin:
https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/garry-shandling

...Gene Wilder to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2011/12/why-actors-still-talk-about-charlie-chaplin-and-what-he-teaches-them-about-not-acting-funny-067223

...George Ade to Mark Twain:
https://www.loa.org/news-and-views/1379-george-ade-mark-twain-as-our-emissary

...George Burns to Vaudeville:
https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-george-burns-199603010-story.html

...George Carlin to Jonathan Winters:
http://reprints.longform.org/playboy-interview-george-carlin

...George Carlin to Jerry Lester:
https://player.fm/series/the-history-of-standup-2424926/carson-snl-and-hbo

...George Carlin to Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, The Ritz Brothers, the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Steve Allen, and Fred Allen:
http://reprints.longform.org/playboy-interview-george-carlin

...George Carlin to Stan Freberg:
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/stan-frebergs-green-christmas-timeless-satire/578866/

...George Carlin to Lenny Bruce:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/video/all-interviews/my-comedian-hero-george-carlin/88/

...George Carlin to Spike Jones, Ernie Kovacs, Mort Sahl, Nichols & May, and Bob & Ray:
https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/2017/08/21/george-carlin-at-usc-1977-full-transcript/

...George Lopez to Freddie Prinze:
https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/04/06/george-lopez-discusses-influences-bring-show-life-wellmont/100018778/

...George Wallace to Rodney Dangerfield and David Brenner:
https://nypost.com/2014/05/17/george-wallace-on-his-new-york-and-former-roommate-jerry-seinfeld/

...Gilbert Gottfried to the Marx Brothers, Milton Berle, and Henny Youngman:
https://indyweek.com/culture/archives/gilbert-gottfried-s-comedy-cuisine-slice-pizza-grape-drink/

...Gilda Radner to Lucille Ball and Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_enduring_influential_goofball_glory_of_gilda_radner/s1_13132_27296591

...Gracie Allen to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracie_Allen

...Greg Fitzsimmons to Dennis Miller:
https://www.gq.com/story/comedian-greg-fitzsimmons-guest-blogs-the-funniest-book-tour-ever-volume-3-ready-for-this-book-tour-1

...Hannibal Buress to Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Louie CK, Patrice O'Neal, Martin Lawrence:
https://comedysceneinhouston.com/2013/01/22/hannibal-buress-his-name-is-hannibal/

...Hari Kondabolu to Margaret Cho:
http://www.antigravitymagazine.com/2017/12/sincerely-joking-an-interview-with-hari-kondabolu/

...Hari Kondabolu to Stewart Lee, Marc Maron, Richard Pryor, David Cross, Lewis Black, and Paul Mooney:
https://www.saada.org/tides/interview/hari-kondabolu

...Hasan Minhaj to Chris Rock:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160303092118/http://audreymagazine.com/fall-13-issue-comedian-hasan-minhaj-talks-the-truth-and-failosophy-and-is-definitely-not-related-to-nicki-minhaj/

...Hasan Minhaj to Jon Stewart:
https://www.metro.us/celebrities/entertainment/Hasan-Minhaj-new-show-tour

...Henny Youngman to Vaudeville:
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/25/arts/henny-youngman-king-of-the-one-liners-is-dead-at-91-after-6-decades-of-laughter.html

...Henry Morgan to Fred Allen:
"The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy" by Kliph Nesteroff, chapter two

...Howard Stern to Don Rickles:
https://www.howardstern.com/show/2017/4/10/howard-remembers-late-great-don-rickles-me-he-was-funniest/

...Howie Mandel to Richard Pryor:
https://cwseattle.cbslocal.com/2018/01/11/howie-mandel-richard-pryor-was-my-biggest-comedy-influence/

...Iliza Shlesinger to Will Ferrell, Jennifer Saunders, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler,  and the Kids in the Hall:
https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/will-ferrell-jim-carrey-and-jennifer-saunders-us-stand-up-iliza-shlesinger-shares-her-comedy-influences-081415

...Jack Benny to Frank Fay:
https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/the-warped-hateful-father-of-stand-up-comics-frank-fay/

...Jack Benny to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Benny#Early_life

...Jack Handey to Monty Python:
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/jack-handeys-thoughts-get-deeper-longer-in-new-hardcover-book/

...Jack Paar to Jack Benny:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/JACK-PAAR-1918-2004-Affable-emotional-TV-2827143.php

...Jack Paar to Frank Fay:
"The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy" by Kliph Nesteroff, Chapter Five

...James Corden to Graham Norton, Chris Evans, and Jonathan Ross:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/james-corden-talks-late-late-763109

...Janeane Garofalo to Andy Kaufman and Bill Hicks:
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Don-t-Call-Her-a-Goofball-She-may-be-a-3031617.php

...Jason Segel to The Muppets:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/jason-segel-kermit-made-me-want-to-be-an-actor/article4184218/

...Jason Sudeikis to George Wendt:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/jason-sudeikis

...Jason Sudeikis to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/jason-sudeikis-envisions-life-after-saturday-night-live-87866/

...Jason Sudeikis to Mick Napier:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/theater/jason-sudeikis-dead-poets-society.html

...Jay Leno to Bob Hope:
https://www.tvguide.com/news/leno-bob-hopes-41693/

...Jay Leno to Steve Allen:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/230241/inventing-late-night-by-ben-alba-forward-by-jay-leno/9781591023425/

...Jay Leno to Johnny Carson:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?23377-1/tonight-show-host&start=2057

...Jay Leno to Mort Sahl:
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/70450/JAY-LENO-HIS-FORMULA-FOR-COMEDY-SUCCESS-IS-HARD-WORK-AND-NO-OFF-COLOR-JOKES.html

...Jay Leno to George Carlin, David Brenner, David Steinberg, and Robert Klein:
https://www.wbur.org/npr/215838976/jay-leno-tonight-was-about-trying-to-get-johnny-to-laugh

...Jay Leno to Rodney Dangerfield:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0wNKXKsvQg

...Jay Leno to Alan King and Jackie Mason:
"Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America" by Richard Zoglin, pg. 81

...Jay Pharoah to Eddie Murphy:
https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/man-of-1-000-voices-03-05-2013/

...Jean Shepherd to George Ade:
https://shepquest.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/jean-shepherd-intros-forewords-part-1-of-2/

...Jeff Foxworthy to Bill Cosby:
https://books.google.com/books?id=bQKTtmfvBLUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=comedy%20clean&f=false

...Jeff Garlin to Jimmy Durante:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d7ay9x/jeff-garlin-is-a-comedian-who-cant-watch-comedy

...Jeff Garlin to Monty Python:
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/01/11/great-visit-for-garlin

...Jeff Garlin to Jack Benny, Richard Pryor, Shelley Berman, Woody Allen, Albert Brooks, and George Carlin:
https://jewishtoronto.com/news-media/curb-your-enthusiasms-jeff-garlin-headlines-uja-celebration

...Jeff Ross to Don Rickles:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jeff-ross-remembers-the-pope-of-humor-don-rickles-112313/

...Jeff Ross to Milton Berle:
https://uproxx.com/tv/jeff-ross-settle-your-beef/

...Jeff Ross to Cheech and Chong:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/video/my-comedian-hero/my-comedian-hero-jeffrey-ross/94/

...Jeff Ross to Buddy Hackett:
https://thickskin.libsyn.com/celebrating-jeffs-comedy-anniversary

...Jemaine Clement to  Garry Shandling, Rowan Atkinson, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, and John Clarke:
https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/02/27/30-questions-with-jemaine-clement-of-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-flight-of-the-conchords/

...Jenny Slate to Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, Lily Tomlin, and Madeline Kahn:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jenny-slates-earnest-and-funny-abortion-film-obvious-child

...Jerrod Carmichael to Bill Cosby, Bea Arthur, and Richard Pryor:
https://www.vulture.com/2012/11/talking-to-jerrod-carmichael-about-stand-up-being-a-nice-guy-and-bea-arthur.html

...Jerry Lewis to the Ritz Brothers:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/funniest-man-ever-was-harry-ritz-just-ask-mel-brooks

...Jerry Lewis to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.gq.com/story/jerry-lewis-interview-gq-august-2011

...Jerry Lewis to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis#Early_life_and_beginnings

...Jerry Lewis to Laurel and Hardy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztgVvD67cs4

...Jerry Seinfeld to Jay Leno:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3479838/

...Jerry Seinfeld to Alan King:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/04/22/seinfeld-a-stand-up-kind-of-guy/fdb50e39-0337-4abb-a2c4-2df8735f6f76/

...Jerry Seinfeld to Garry Shandling:
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/22/596049699/hbos-garry-shandling-biography-is-an-affecting-take-on-the-meaning-of-life

...Jerry Seinfeld to Jean Shepherd:
https://www.vulture.com/2013/04/jerry-seinfeld-on-jean-shepherd-the-voice-behind-a-christmas-story.html

...Jerry Seinfeld to Robert Klein:
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2017/03/30/robert-klein-starz-documentary-comedy/99739660/

...Jerry Seinfeld to Bill Cosby:
https://www.pbs.org/video/mark-twain-prize-bill-cosby/

...Jerry Seinfeld to George Carlin:
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/opinion/24seinfeld.html

...Jerry Seinfeld to Jerry Lewis:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comedians-cars-getting-coffee-season-10-jerry-lewis-jerry-seinfeld-banter-brunch-1124945

...Jerry Seinfeld to Abbott and Costello:
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/21/arts/seinfeld-as-opening-act-for-abbott-and-costello.html

...Jessi Klein to Gilda Radner, Paula Poundstone, and Janeane Garofalo:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-nice-jewish-girl-became-comedys-dirty-nerdy/?fb_comment_id=839455059410407_851155034907076

...Jessica Williams to Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Samantha Bee:
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/01/interview-jessica-williams-daily-show-race-comedy-girls/

...Jessica Williams to Eddie Murphy:
https://variety.com/2012/scene/people-news/williams-ucb-trouper-gives-daily-show-youth-boost-1118056943/

...Jim Carrey to Jonathan Winters:
https://twitter.com/jimcarrey/status/322799192324050944

...Jim Carrey to Peter Sellers:
http://www.aboutfilm.com/features/eternalsunshine/carrey.htm

...Jim Carrey to Jerry Lewis:
http://time.com/4912006/jim-carrey-jerry-lewis-comedy/

...Jim Carrey to Andy Kaufman:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-jim-and-andy-20171118-htmlstory.html

...Jim Gaffigan to Dave Attell:
https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19534046/jim-gaffigan/

...Jim Gaffigan to David Letterman, Bill Murray, and Richard Pryor:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jim-gaffigans-time-is-now-the-comic-on-his-new-show-bill-cosbys-fall-and-donald-trump

...Jim Gaffigan to Jerry Seinfeld:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788662/

...Jim Jefferies to George Carlin:
https://mancunion.com/2014/07/16/interview-jim-jefferies/

...Jim Norton to Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Woody Allen:
http://www.chicagonow.com/class-act-comedy/2011/06/just-for-laughs-exclusive-jim-norton-interview/

...Jimmy Carr to Emo Philips, Steven Wright, and John Moloney:
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/jimmy-carr-loves-being-heckled

...Jimmy Durante to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Durante#Stardom

...Jimmy Fallon to Rodney Dangerfield:
Inside Comedy - Season 3, Episode 1 (01:19 excerpt)

...Jimmy Fallon to SNL and John Belushi:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-fallons-big-adventure-182204/

...Jimmy Kimmel to SCTV:
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/05/12/jimmy-kimmel-was-transfixed-by-sctv-as-kid-on-sunday-hes-hosting-the-reunion-special.html

...Jimmy Kimmel to Howard Stern:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-why-howard-stern-is-powerful-man-new-york-guest-column-993343

...Jimmy Kimmel to David Letterman:
https://factrepublic.com/facts/8292/

...Joan Rivers to Phyllis Diller:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/joan-rivers-phyllis-diller_n_1818629.html

...Joan Rivers to Lenny Bruce:
https://thelaughbutton.com/joan-rivers/joan-rivers-lenny-bruce-changed-life/

...Joan Rivers to Moms Mabley:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2013/11/18/goldberg-offers-overdue-look-comedy-moms-mabley-hbo-documentary/8vOeYJ8j0ThBIH96RSL8JM/story.html

...Joe Rogan to Lenny Bruce, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, and Bill Hicks:
https://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2001-05-04/81587/

...John Krasinski to Conan O'Brien:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6-7kkciCFc

...John Mulaney to Spalding Gray:
https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/12/comedian-of-the-year-john-mulaney/

...John Mulaney to The Simpsons, SNL, and Conan O'Brien:
https://tv.avclub.com/john-mulaney-1798227596

...John Mulaney to Desi Arnez and Jack Benny:
http://thecomicscomic.com/2008/08/19/interview-john/

...John Mulaney to Bob and Ray, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Bob Newhart, and Woody Allen:
https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/q-a-kid-gorgeous-john-mulaney-on-jesuits-timeless-jokes/article_32083160-927c-5001-b3df-90cb36c582dc.html

...John Mulaney to Jerry Seinfeld:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/mulaney-is-not-the-next-seinfeld

...John Oliver to Jon Stewart:
https://ew.com/article/2015/08/03/john-oliver-jon-stewarts-influence-post-daily-show-career/

...John Oliver to Chris Morris:
https://tv.avclub.com/john-oliver-tells-us-why-he-s-a-fan-of-on-the-hour-1798238656

...John Oliver to David Letterman, Monty Python, Peter Cook, and Richard Pryor:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/john-oliver-reveals-his-5-696662

...Jonathan Van Ness to Erin Gibson:
https://www.newsweek.com/qa-jonathan-van-ness-queer-eye-crazy-fans-and-his-best-self-care-advice-1077348

...Jonathan Van Ness to Margaret Cho:
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/201908/margaret-cho-jonathan-van-ness-gay-pride-month

...Jonathan Winters to James Thurber:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jonathan-winters-improv-genius-who-created-memorable-characters-for-late-night-tv/2013/04/12/2f19a034-b474-11e0-98cc-1310098c2cc9_story.html

...Jonathan Winters to Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138822853/jonathan-winters-reflects-on-a-lifetime-of-laughs

...Johnny Carson to Fred Allen, George Burns, Bob Hope, and Jack Benny:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/johnny-carson-the-rolling-stone-interview-45826/

...Johnny Carson to Milton Berle:
https://people.com/celebrity/milton-berle/

...Johnny Carson to Bob & Ray:
https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-bob-elliott-of-comedy-duo-bob-and-ray-1798243974

...Jon Lovitz to Woody Allen:
http://witnify.com/jon-lovitz-meets-woody-allen/

...Jon Stewart to Mad Magazine:
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/arts/111658-interview-al-jaffee/?page=3#TOPCONTENT

...Jon Stewart to George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Steve Martin:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0203/22/lkl.00.html

...Jon Stewart to David Letterman:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jon-stewart-pays-tribute-david-795902

...Jordan Klepper to Stephen Colbert:
https://uproxx.com/tv/jordan-klepper-okay-with-stephen-colbert-comparisons/2/

...Jordan Peele to Phil Hartman, Ricky Gervais, Mitch Hedberg, and Martin Lawrence:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a42661/keegan-michael-key-jordan-peele-interview/

...Jordan Peele to the Wayans' and Eddie Murphy:
http://time.com/5159850/jordan-peele-get-out-fears-and-cultural-hope/

...Jordan Peele to Christopher Guest:
https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1t4myo/key_peele_back_on_reddit_for_a_third_time_ask_us/ce4anvc/

...Josh Gad to SNL:
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=399812792

...Josh Gad to Robin Williams:
https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/498969081010458624

...Josh Gad to Neil Simon:
https://twitter.com/joshgad/status/1033743595432554496

...Judah Friedlander to Steven Wright, Sam Kinison, and John Mulrooney:
https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article314238/After-‘30-Rock’-comic-Judah-Friedlander-is-ready-for-new-projects.html

...Julia Louis Dreyfus to Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Madeline Kahn, and Teri Garr:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jun/15/julia-louis-dreyfus-veep-iannucci

...Julia Louis Dreyfus to Norman Lear:
https://player.fm/series/all-of-the-above-with-norman-lear/julia-louis-dreyfus

...Kate McKinnon to SNL, Christoper Guest, and Mel Brooks:
https://magazines.aa.com/en/features/2018/01/snlaos-kate-mckinnon-takes-comedy-to-new-heights

...Kate Micucci to Lucille Ball:
https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/garfunkel-oates-get-all-over-your-face.html

...Kathy Griffin to Moms Mabley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZTXpSjBcwE

...Kathy Griffin to Joan Rivers:
https://www.twincities.com/2016/06/15/comedian-kathy-griffin-talks-orlando-prince-and-trump/

...Keegan-Michael Key to Martin Lawrence:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keegan-michael-key-key-and-peele_b_2201985

...Keegan-Michael Key to Gilda Radner:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tina-fey-snl-gilda-radner-blazing-trail-female-comedians-love-gilda-tribeca-film-festival-doc-1104080

...Keegan-Michael Key to Peter Sellers and Richard Pryor:
https://deadline.com/2015/03/comedy-central-paley-fest-key-and-peele-andrew-daly-nick-kroll-1201388211/

...Keegan-Michael Key to Mitch Hedberg and Ricky Gervais:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a42661/keegan-michael-key-jordan-peele-interview/

...Kenan Thompson to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday/kenan-thompson-interview-saturday-night-live-1.29684964

...Ken Dodd to Arthur Askey:
https://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2017/11/06/38335/rip_ken_dodd:_90_facts_about_the_legendary_comedian

...Kevin Hart to Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, and Eddie Murphy:
http://thecomicscomic.com/2013/01/16/5-comedians-who-inspired-kevin-hart/

...Kevin Hart to Martin Lawrence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkNfCoDTNJ0

...Kevin James to Robert Klein:
https://www.pr.com/article/1116
https://www.guideposts.org/friends-and-family/family/kevin-james-key-to-happiness

...Kevin Nealon to Steve Martin, Albert Brooks, and Andy Kaufman:
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110923/BLOGS/309239647

...Kevin Pollak to Bill Cosby, Albert Brooks, Woody Allen, and Jonathan Winters:
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/coming-home-to-comedy/

...Kevin Smith to George Carlin and Howard Stern:
https://laist.com/2018/10/22/kevin_smith_loves_talking_about_movies_way_more_than_making_them.php

...Kevin Smith to Mad Magazine:
http://fullcomic.pro/read-comic-online-mad-issue-400-43322.html pg. 31

...Kristen Wiig to Joan Cusack, Lucille Ball, Teri Garr, and Carol Burnett:
http://www.kristenwiig.org/library/2011/05/interview-with-kristen-wiig/

...Kristen Schaal to Steve Martin and Andy Kaufman:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Just+Laughs+Kristen+Schaal+saddle+askew/8697696/story.html

...Kristin Chenoweth to Madeline Kahn:
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/179249/watch-on-the-twentieth-centurys-kristin-chenoweth-swap-madeline-kahn-her-idol-stories-with-rosie-odonnell/

...Kumail Nanjiani to Hugh Grant:
http://www.hollywood.com/general/kumail-nanjianis-early-stand-up-comedy-inspired-by-hugh-grant-60705869/

...Kumail Nanjiani to Bill Murray:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/61560/qa-kumail-nanjiani-comedy-video-games-and-slaying-dragons

...Larry David to Mel Brooks and Woody Allen:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2011/07/09/curb-your-enthusiasms-larry-david-discusses-his-roots-his-comedy/

...Larry the Cable Guy to Benny Hill, Bob Hope, and Milton Berle:
https://qctimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/theatre/larry-the-cable-guy-looks-back-on-years-in-spotlight/article_aaf9aee4-3115-11df-a516-001cc4c002e0.html

...Larry the Cable Guy to Steve Martin and Monty Python:
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/a-man-with-brains-q-a-with-larry-the-cable/article_d2302a94-ac6e-59e9-95d3-4f8b8c29f72c.html

...Larry Wilmore to The Wayans':
https://www.emmys.com/news/foundation-archive/interviews-larry-wilmore

...Larry Wilmore to Richard Pryor, Johnny Carson, and Flip Wilson:
https://filmschoolrejects.com/a-conversation-with-larry-wilmore/

...Larry Wilmore to Bill Cosby:
https://www.cnn.com/2014/09/19/showbiz/tv/bill-cosby-influence/index.html

...Larry Wilmore to Woody Allen, the Marx Brothers, and Monty Python:
https://listen.sdpb.org/post/its-100th-episode-larry-wilmores-nightly-show-has-found-its-voice

...Larry Wilmore to Jon Stewart:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/24/qa-larry-wilmore-on-his-first-week-hosting-the-nightly-show-and-making-guests-uncomfortable

...Larry Wilmore to Buster Keaton:
http://www.onstory.tv/308

...Laurel and Hardy to Dan Leno:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Laurel#Early_life

...Laurel and Hardy to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy

...Lena Dunham to Janeane Garofalo:
https://pagesix.com/2014/12/09/garofalo-and-dunham-have-girl-crushes-on-each-other/

...Lena Dunham to Mary Tyler Moore:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jan/29/women-tv-comedians-mary-tyler-moore-lena-dunham

...Lenny Bruce to Joe Ancis:
https://people.com/archive/rodney-dangerfield-has-known-worse-its-usually-an-albatross-vol-14-no-14/

...Lenny Bruce to Joe Maini:
"Last Man Standing: Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy" by James Curtis

...Lenny Bruce to Lord Buckley:
http://blog.loa.org/2013/10/how-leonard-schneider-became-lenny.html

...Leslie Jones to Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Whoopi Goldberg:
https://web.archive.org/web/20141102051948/http://www.laughspin.com/2010/03/15/leslie-jones-just-wants-to-make-you-laugh/

...Lewis Black to George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Bob Newhart, and Shelley Berman:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070707005744/http://origin.avclub.com/content/node/49217

...Lil Rel Howery to Cedric the Entertainer, Chris Rock, Bill Bellamy, and Dave Chappelle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZmIYc3blXo

...Lily Tomlin to Gracie Allen, Imogene Coca, and Lucille Ball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO-xwAp4A2k

...Lily Tomlin to Jean Carroll:
https://www.tvinsider.com/106972/lily-tomlin-reflects-on-delivering-a-lifetime-of-laughs-to-fans/

...Lily Tomlin to Nichols and May:
"Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s" by Gerald Nachman, pg. 324

...Louie Anderson to Robin Williams:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/17/robin-williams-us-comedians-memories

...Louie Anderson to David Brenner:
https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2014/mar/15/sad-day-comedians-lament-loss-irreverent-legend-da/

...Louis Anderson to Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson:
https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2017/06/23/an-interview-with-louie-anderson/

...Louis CK to George Carlin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080701054320/http://www.louisck.net/2008/06/goodbye-george-carlin.html

...Louis CK to the Unknown Comic:
https://medium.com/@jonahweiner/you-should-be-left-with-a-fucking-mess-of-unanswered-questions-94dd8352395c

...Louis CK to Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Steve Martin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150934/http://members.pikmail.com/home.php?feature=24&aid=7909&gid=5

...Louis CK to Richard Lewis, Jake Johannsen, and Stephen Wright:
http://www.chicagonow.com/class-act-comedy/2012/06/louis-c-k-talks-louie-and-stand-up-exclusive/

...Lucille Ball to Carole Lombard:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/8873%7C102009/Lucille-Ball/biography.html

...Lucille Ball to Buster Keaton:
http://www.kathleenbrady.net/lucille_the_life_of_lucille_ball_18269.htm

...Marc Maron to Cheech and Chong:
https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/back-to-rockville/article70541012.html

...Marc Maron to Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and Buddy Hackett:
https://twitter.com/marcmaron/status/335414718644764673

...Marc Maron to Shelley Berman:
https://deadline.com/2017/09/shelley-berman-dies-comedian-curb-your-enthusiasm-actor-dead-1202159574/

...Marc Maron to Jackie Vernon, Don Rickles, SNL, George Carlin:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/marc-maron

...Marcel Marceau to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/theater-biographies/marcel-marceau

...Margaret Cho to Robin Williams and Joan Rivers:
https://www.nuvo.net/arts/margaret-cho-won-t-stop-being-stupid/article_02f5d31e-634b-11e8-98e6-eb3d0aec5961.html

...Maria Bamford to SNL, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Nora Dunn, and Jan Hooks:
https://www.axs.com/interview-maria-bamford-talks-benched-arrested-d-and-the-art-of-stand--23244

...Mark Twain to Artemus Ward:
http://www.twainquotes.com/Ward.html

...Mark Twain to Bret Harte:
http://www.twainquotes.com/Harte_Bret.html

...Martin Lawrence to Eddie Murphy:
https://www.visionaryartistrymag.com/2016/01/martin-lawrence-leave-em-laughin/

...Martin Lawrence to Richard Pryor:
https://ew.com/article/1993/03/26/martin/

...Martin Mull to National Lampoon:
https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/a-futile-and-stupid-gesture-domhnall-gleeson-martin-mull-interview

...Martin Short to Monty Python:
http://karenlibrarian.com/acrobat_pdfs/montypython.pdf

...Martin Short to Dick Van Dyke:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-comedy-survey-45889/

...Martin Short to the Marx Brothers, Jonathan Winters, and Jerry Lewis:
https://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2012/jun/27/martin-short-host-show-and-its-cast-vegas-debut-mi/

...Mary Tyler Moore to Dick Van Dyke:
https://www.npr.org/2017/01/27/511908581/remembering-mary-tyler-moore-the-smart-comic-actress-who-inspired-a-generation

...Mary Tyler Moore to Lucille Ball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-NdKfz0h08

...Maya Rudolph to Gilda Radner, Steve Martin, Mae West, Lily Tomlin, Dan Aykroyd, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Zucker Abrahams Zucker, Cloris Leachman, and Bill Murray:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funny_rudolph200804

...Maya Rudolph to Mel Brooks, SNL, and Catherine O'Hara:
https://theinterrobang.com/maya-marty-talk-comedy-siriusxm-town-hall-event/

...Maya Rudolph to Madeline Kahn:
https://blogcritics.org/la-film-festival-maya-rudolph-talks-funny/

...Megan Mullally to Carol Burnett and Mary Tyler Moore:
https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/talking-to-megan-mullally-about-childrens-hospital-the-party-down-movie-and-a-tammy-vs-tammy-showdown.html

...Mel Brooks to the Ritz Brothers:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/funniest-man-ever-was-harry-ritz-just-ask-mel-brooks

...Mel Brooks to Sid Caesar:
https://www.thewrap.com/mel-brooks-remembers-sid-caesar-even-jew-person-force-video/

...Mel Brooks to the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers:
https://www.dga.org/Craft/DGAQ/All-Articles/1203-Summer-2012/DGA-Interview-Mel-Brooks.aspx

...Mel Brooks to Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton:
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2011/12/why-actors-still-talk-about-charlie-chaplin-and-what-he-teaches-them-about-not-acting-funny-067223

...Mel Brooks to Vaudeville:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mel-brooks-looks-back-blazing-saddles-could-never-get-made-today

...Melissa McCarthy to Lucille Ball, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, and Whoopi Goldberg:
https://www.businessinsider.com/melissa-mccarthy-comedic-genius-award-at-the-mtv-movie-awards-2016-4

...Michael Che to Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, the Wayans', Martin Lawrence, Jerry Seinfeld:
https://www.baystatebanner.com/2014/02/19/in-the-mix-comedian-michael-che-talks-stand-up-snl-writing-gig/

...Michael Che to Chris Rock:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/black-history-month-comedy-roundtable-pryor-patrice_n_1244236.html

...Michelle Wolf to Louis C.K., Colin Quinn, and Chris Rock:
https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/q-a-michelle-wolf-balances-writing-for-trevor-noah-with/article_17a0e95f-5cad-5f25-b773-0dcb4951aded.html

...Mike Birbiglia to Steven Wright and Bill Cosby:
https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/qanda-with-mike-birbiglia/Content?oid=4890342

...Mike Birbiglia to Mitch Hedberg:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-qa-sleepwalk-with-me-starcodirectorcowriter-mike-birbiglia-20120828-column.html

...Mike Myers to Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, and Monty Python:
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/my-dad-the-comedy-hero-7432735.html

...Milton Berle to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Berle#Vaudeville

...Milton Berle to Frank Fay:
https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.com/the-warped-hateful-father-of-stand-up-comics-frank-fay/

...Mindy Kaling to Stephen Colbert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZG1u0a_a3U

...Mindy Kaling to Conan O'Brien:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8w_fIBBMKY

...Mindy Kaling to Fawlty Towers:
https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mindy-kaling-conan-obrien-1201521488/

...Mitchell and Webb to Peter Cook, Peter Sellers, and Spike Milligan:
https://web.archive.org/web/20061004003828/http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=1011

...Mitchell and Webb to Fry and Laurie:
https://metro.co.uk/2012/08/14/robert-webb-i-worry-people-think-im-like-jeremy-from-peep-show-535655/

...Mo'Nique to Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley, and Redd Foxx:
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/361mag/entertainment/no-joke-oscar-winning-mo-nique-is-focused-on-comedy/article_464e687d-e1f1-5d6b-84e1-b20268bc53d4.html

...Moms Mabley to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moms_Mabley#Early_years

...Monty Python to the Goon Show:
https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/talking-peter-sellers-and-the-goon-show-with-john-cleese.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/26/archives/monty-pythons-flying-circus-is-barnstorming-here.html

...Morecambe & Wise to Flanagan & Allen:
"Eric Morecambe: Life's Not Hollywood It's Cricklewood" by Gary Morecambe, pg. 95

...Mort Sahl to Henry Morgan:
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/08/books/chapters/seriously-funny.html

...Natasha Leggero to Neil Simon and Woody Allen:
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/01/catching-up-with-natasha-leggero.html

...Natasha Leggero to John Waters and Mae West:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kiriblakeley/2011/03/10/meet-the-first-woman-charlie-sheen-tweeted/#37eb6fa3bc4b

...Nathan Fielder to Tom Green:
https://news.avclub.com/these-old-nathan-fielder-fake-news-segments-show-the-se-1798287228

...Nathan Fielder to Chris Morris:
https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2aoj9b/i_am_nathan_fielder_comedian_director_and_host_of/cix9tpk/

...Neal Brennan to Chris Rock:
https://www.ifc.com/2011/11/neal-brennan-comedy-interview

...Neil Simon to Sid Caesar:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Caesar

...Nick Kroll to Mel Brooks:
https://deadline.com/2015/03/comedy-central-paley-fest-key-and-peele-andrew-daly-nick-kroll-1201388211/

...Nick Offerman to Steve Martin:
https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2017/Nick-Offerman/

...Nick Offerman to John Belushi:
"Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living" by Nick Offerman

...Nick Swardson to Brian Regan, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, and Dana Gould:
https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/nick-swardson-is-always-ready.html

...Nikki Glaser to Sarah Silverman and Dave Attell:
https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/a1e07655-b8cf-5fbd-982a-7ec9ef016fd2.html

...Noel Fielding to Monty Python, Eddie Izzard, Spike Milligan, Stewart Lee, and Harry Hill:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/noel-fielding

...Norm Macdonald to Bob Newhart, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, and David Letterman:
https://twitter.com/normmacdonald/status/1052461920995938304

...Norm MacDonald to Bob Hope:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9awp/norm-macdonald-refuses-to-be-relevant

...Norm Macdonald to Don Rickles:
https://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/qa/2016/feb/05/norm-macdonald-hard-rock-hotel-comedy/#/0

...Norm MacDonald to Sam Kinison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEndD8KyQlw

...Olsen and Johnson to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsen_and_Johnson#Overview

...P.G. Wodehouse to George Ade:
http://blog.lubans.org/index.php?itemid=2835

...Patrice O'Neal to George Carlin and Richard Pryor:
https://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/11/patrice_o_neal_dead_dies.html

...Patton Oswalt to Blaine Capatch, Mark Voyce, Louis CK, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jay Leno, and Emo Phillips:
https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165258/http://aspecialthing.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1465

...Patton Oswalt to Barry Crimmins:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-comedian-barry-crimmins-dies-20180303-story.html

...Patton Oswalt to Jonathan Winters:
https://web.archive.org/web/20071013165258/http://aspecialthing.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1465

...Patton Oswalt to Steve Martin, Monty Python, George Carlin, and Richard Pryor:
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=566720304

...Patton Oswalt to Bill Hicks:
http://www.pattonoswalt.com/index.cfm?page=spew&id=170

...Paul F. Tompkins to Steve Martin:
https://theinterrobang.com/paul-f-tompkins-keeps-getting-better/

...Paul F. Tompkins to Robin Williams:
https://splinternews.com/he-was-a-hero-to-me-paul-f-tompkins-on-robin-williams-1793842211

...Paul Mooney to Flip Wilson, Rick Foxx, and Richard Pryor:
http://stylemagazine.com/news/2008/may/01/paul-mooney/

...Paul Mooney to Lenny Bruce:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Paul+Mooney+Comedy+pioneer+Presidental+fist+bump+advisor/2348880/story.html

...Paul Provenza to Lenny Bruce:
"One Hand Jerking: Reports From an Investigative Journalist" by Paul Krassner, pg. 123

...Paul Provenza to George Carlin:
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2013/08/22/an-interview-with-paul-provenza-finding-the-funny-in-authentic-atheism/

...Paul Provenza to Richard Pryor:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/interviews/2010/06/10/interview-the-green-room-with-paul-provenza-host-paul-provenza-36071/20100610_greenroom/

...Paul Reiser to David Brenner:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-reiser-on-david-brenner_b_5003558

...Paul Reiser to Robert Klein:
"Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America" by Richard Zoglin, pg. 81

...Paul Reubens to Andy Kaufman:
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/paul-reubens

...Paul Reubens to Lucille Ball:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-comedy-survey-45889/

...Paul Rodriguez to Freddie Prinze:
https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/2015/07/14/paul-rodriguez-getting-back-funny/30133785/

...Paula Poundstone to Lily Tomlin, Laugh-In, and Bill Cosby:
https://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/10/15/legendary-comedian-paula-poundstone-interviewers-dream/73929990/

...Pauly Shore to Cheech and Chong, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Sam Kinison:
https://www.jdnews.com/news/20180711/tarheel-concert-lounge-serving-up-laughs-this-weekend

...Pete Davidson to Bill Burr, Louie _______, and Adam Sandler:
https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/pete-davidson-talks-hecklers-comedy-influences-and-his-favorite-emoji.html

...Pete Holmes to Steve Martin, Brian Regan and Jerry Seinfeld:
https://dailytrojan.com/2015/08/25/qa-with-comedian-pete-holmes/

...Pete Holmes to Conan O'Brien and David Letterman:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pete-holmes-how-conan-batman-651254

...Peter Cook to Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe:
"Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook" by Peter Cook, pg. xviii

...Peter Sellers to Laurel and Hardy:
https://www.brentonfilm.com/articles/the-making-of-stan-laurel-echoes-of-a-british-boyhood

...Peter Sellers to Dan Leno:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1225892/Dynamite-bed--ruthless-Lynne-gold-digger-tricked-Peter-Sellers-family-millions.html

...Phil Hartman to Bill Murray:
https://archive.is/20120711225150/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/H/Hartman_Phil/1996/12/01/758979.html

...Phil Silvers to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/05/11/phil-silvers-the-comedy-genius-who-was-sergeant-bilko/

...Phil Silvers to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Silvers#Early_life_and_career

...Phyllis Diller to Bob Hope:
https://people.com/celebrity/phyllis-diller-dies-groundbreaking-comedian-is-dead-at-95/

...Phyllis Diller to Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, and Sid Caesar:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/diller/2.html

...Rachel Bloom to Mary Tyler Moore:
https://twitter.com/racheldoesstuff/status/824345281181339648?lang=en
https://www.tvinsider.com/113979/rachel-bloom-mary-tyler-moore/

...Rachel Bloom to Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Woody Allen:
https://forward.com/schmooze/367505/rachel-bloom-talks-jewish-guilt-writing-crazy-ex-girlfriend-and-her-best-ad/

...Ray Romano to SNL, Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby:
https://www.wbur.org/npr/137630206/ray-romano-stand-up-sitcoms-and-real-life-humor

...Ray Romano to Larry Miller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YaIrS7Zv7U

...Rebel Wilson to Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French:
https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/interviews/rebel-wilson-on-winning-battles-producing-films-and-dating-in-hollywood/news-story/c37682f323ba947cf8cc5cea61aca276

...Red Skelton to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton#Burlesque_to_vaudeville_(1929–1937)

...Rhys Darby to Jim Carrey, Rowan Atkinson, Monty Python, Spike Milligan, and Peter Sellers:
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-04-02/rhys-darby-on-his-love-for-british-comedy-and-those-flight-of-the-conchords-reunion-rumours/

...Rhys Darby to John Clarke:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/what-murray-did-next-kiwi-stand-up-comic-rhys-darby-steps-out-of-the-shadows-of-flight-of-the-1767729.html

...Richard Ayoade to Monty Python and Woody Allen:
https://www.joe.ie/news/joe-meets-star-of-the-it-crowd-and-director-extraordinaire-richard-ayoade-421613

...Richard Belzer to Jerry Lewis:
https://vimeo.com/11820880

...Richard Lewis to David Brenner:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/arts/television/david-brenner-favorite-on-tonight-show-dies-at-78.html

...Richard Lewis to Jerry Lewis:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/video/all-interviews/my-comedian-hero-richard-lewis/82/

...Richard Lewis to Buster Keaton:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItnR_NhcWKE

...Richard Lewis to Lenny Bruce:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-comedy-survey-45889/

...Richard Pryor to Redd Foxx:
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-12/local/me-105_1_redd-foxx/2
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-12-me-105-story.html

...Richard Pryor to Paul Mooney:
https://www.popmatters.com/interview-with-paul-mooney-2496172948.html

...Richard Pryor to Bill Cosby:
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5048430

...Richard Pryor to Dick Gregory:
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/dick-gregory-quotes

...Richard Pryor to Moms Mabley, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Red Skelton:
http://blog.bam.org/2013/02/life-with-richard-pryor-interview-with.html

...Ricky Gervais to Christopher Guest and Garry Shandling:
https://ew.com/article/2006/09/01/what-makes-office-boss-tick-ricky-gervais-his-comedy-idols/

...Ricky Gervais to Laurel and Hardy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnfoOBSb0Y

...Ricky Gervais to The Muppets:
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26746728

...Riki Lindhome to The State:
https://www.vulture.com/2011/01/garfunkel-oates-get-all-over-your-face.html

...Rip Taylor to Charlie Chaplin, Redd Foxx, Mickey Rooney and the Marx Brothers:
http://hwof.com/star/live-theatre/rip-taylor/572

...Rita Rudner to Woody Allen and Jack Benny:
http://www.chicagonow.com/comedians-defying-gravity/2017/04/talking-with-rita-rudner-about-the-science-of-comedy-her-record-breaking-career-and-her-upcoming-skokie-appearance/

...Rob Corddry to The State:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/q-and-a/a46686/rob-corddry-interview-ballers-childrens-hospital/

...Rob Corddry to Jon Stewart:
https://ew.com/article/2015/08/06/rob-corddry-jon-stewart-daily-show-interview/

...Rob Delaney to Bill Cosby and Chris Rock:
https://www.popmatters.com/the-best-twitter-comic-on-the-planet-an-interview-with-rob-delaney-2495877264.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

...Robert Klein to Rodney Dangerfield, Lenny Bruce, and Jonathan Winters:
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/julie-hinds/2017/03/30/robert-klein-starz-documentary-comedy/99739660/

...Robert Smigel to SNL:
https://www.avclub.com/robert-smigel-1798208376

...Robin Williams to Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, and Peter Sellers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LaJDOD5cJI

...Robin Williams to Jonathan Winters:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-apr-13-la-me-winters-20130413-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/arts/television/robin-williams-recalls-the-lessons-of-jonathan-winters.html?_r=0

...Robin Williams to Lenny Bruce and Nichols and May:
"Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s" by Gerald Nachman, pg. 43

...Robin Williams to Mort Sahl:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-robinwilliams-sahl/mort-sahl-tells-of-time-robin-williams-was-his-one-fan-idUSKBN0GF10Q20140815

...Rodney Dangerfield to Lenny Bruce and Joe Ancis:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rodney-dangerfield-he-whines-that-we-may-laugh-236327/

...Ron Funches to Bill Burr, Tig Notaro, and Dave Chappelle:
https://www.amny.com/entertainment/stand-up-comic-ron-funches-talks-influences-and-sitcom-ideas-1.13712072

...Roseanne Barr to Phyllis Diller:
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/341232/Roseanne-Barr-Phyllis-Diller-was-a-genius

...Ross Noble to Billy Connolly and Jonathan Winters:
https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/comedy-as-a-noble-calling-1-1131494

...Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In to Olsen and Johnson and Ernie Kovacs:
"From Beautiful Downtown Burbank: A Critical History of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" by Hal Erickson, pg. 33

...Rowan Atkinson to Jacques Tati, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller, and Monty Python:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-mr-bean-rowan-atkinson-20150326-column.html

...Roy Chubby Brown to Bob Hope:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-telegraph-first-edition/20170825/282441349216730

...Roy Chubby Brown to Ken Dodd and Bernard Manning:
http://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/031066533-interview-part-2-roy-chubby-brown-chats-public-criticism-punching-women-and-family

...Russell Brand to Stewart Lee:
https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/2183

...Russell Brand to Bill Hicks and Richard Pryor:
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/arts/television/27bran.html

...Russell Brand to Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, and Tenacious D:
https://www.spin.com/2010/05/qa-russell-brand-speaks-greek-dirty-lyrics-more/

...Russell Peters to George Carlin, Don Rickles, and Eddie Murphy:
http://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/somebody_gonna_laugh.aspx

...S.J. Perelman to George Ade:
https://shepquest.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/jean-shepherd-intros-forewords-part-1-of-2/

...Sacha Baron Cohen to Monty Python:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/07/sacha-baron-cohen-bruno-profile

...Sacha Baron Cohen to Peter Sellers:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/07/sacha-baron-cohen-bruno-profile

...Sacha Baron Cohen to Peter Cook:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/07/sacha-baron-cohen-bruno-profile

...Sacha Baron Cohen to Mel Brooks:
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/interviews/a11010/sacha-baron-cohen-what-ive-learned/

...Sam Kinison to Richard Pryor and Rudy Ray Moore:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-devil-and-sam-kinison-63844/

...Samantha Bee to Lucille Ball, SCTV, Mary Tyler Moore, and Betty White:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwLpSel4kg

...Samantha Bee to Joan Rivers:
https://www.vogue.com/article/comedian-samantha-bee-interview-full-frontal-talk-show

...Samantha Bee to Jon Stewart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22xf96E2xc

...Samanta Bee to Carol Burnett:
https://www.nywift.org/2013/11/24/womenincomedy/

...Sandra Bernhard to Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, and Lily Tomlin:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/02/entertainment_bernard/bernhard.htm

...Sandra Bernhard to Paul Mooney and Lotus Weinstock:
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/sandra-bernhard-on-the-pleasure-and-peril-of-being-a-big-personality/

...Sarah Silverman to Steve Martin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-NZyGZoSp0

...Sarah Silverman to Garry Shandling:
http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/65351/

...Sarah Silverman to Joan Rivers:
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/sarah-silverman-on-comedy-drama-and-getting-punched-in-the-face/

...Scott Aukerman to David Letterman:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/how-david-letterman-changed-comedy.html?mid=twitter_vulture

...Scott Aukerman to Bob Hope, Paul Reubens, Andy Kaufman, Zucker Abrahams Zucker, David Cross, and Bob Odenkirk:
https://film.avclub.com/scott-aukerman-s-ultimate-24-hour-comedy-marathon-1798239448

...Sean Lock to Lee Cornes:
https://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/tag/sean-lock/

...Sean Lock to Dave Allen:
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/0323/444188-locks/

...Sesame Street to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In:
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Rowan_%26_Martin%27s_Laugh-In

...Seth MacFarlane to Monty Python:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-macfarlane-london-broadway-sing-392288

...Seth MacFarlane to Mel Brooks:
https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/seth-macfarlane-talks-funny/88539

...Seth MacFarlane to Woody Allen, Norman Lear, and Jackie Gleason:
https://variety.com/2007/scene/awards/seth-macfarlane-1117966166/

...Seth Meyers to Dennis Miller, Monty Python, P.G. Wodehouse, and Woody Allen
https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2014/Seth-Meyers-on-the-Forces-that-Made-Him-Funny/

...Seth Meyers to David Letterman:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/showbiz/tv/david-letterman-retiring-reax/index.html

...Seth Rogen to Adam Sandler:
https://parade.com/27564/jeannewolf/0727-seth-rogen-funny-people/

...Seth Rogen to SCTV and The Kids in the Hall:
https://fhww.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/108-seth-rogen-evan-goldberg.pdf

...Sid Caesar to Henry Morgan:
"The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy" by Kliph Nesteroff, chapter two

...Sid Caesar to Charlie Chaplin:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/video/all-interviews/my-comedian-hero-sid-caesar/66/

...Sid Caesar to the Ritz Brothers:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/funniest-man-ever-was-harry-ritz-just-ask-mel-brooks

...Sid Caesar to Danny Kaye and Buster Keaton:
https://www.thejc.com/culture/interviews/interview-sid-caesar-1.18603

...Sinbad to Alan King:
https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/performing_arts/eye-of-the-tiger-sinbad-takes-to-the-stage-to/article_1dbcf505-b175-567d-a160-019b1605d641.html

...Sinbad to Red Skelton, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Flip Wilson, Sid Caesar, and Jonathan Winters:
https://www.pe.com/2015/08/20/spotlight-29-sinbad-looks-on-the-funny-side-of-life/

...Sinbad to Nipsey Russell:
https://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/the_arts/performing_arts/eye-of-the-tiger-sinbad-takes-to-the-stage-to/article_1dbcf505-b175-567d-a160-019b1605d641.html

...Sinbad to Bill Cosby:
https://whatsnxt.com/article/comedian-sinbad-brings-his-funny-take-life-hollywood-casino

...S.J. Perelman to George Ade:
"Conversations with S.J. Perelman" by Sidney Joseph Perelman, pg.53

...SNL to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In:
https://www.spin.com/featured/lorne-michaels-snl-90s-interview/

...Soupy Sales to Laurel and Hardy, the Ritz Brothers, and the Marx Brothers:
"Soupy Sez!: My Life and Zany Times" by Soupy Sales, Charles Salzberg, pg. 23

...Stephen Colbert to Mad Magazine:
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/arts/111658-interview-al-jaffee/?page=3#TOPCONTENT

...Stephen Colbert to Mick Napier:
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/stephen-colbert-second-city-late-show/Content?oid=18958403

...Stephen Colbert to Dean Martin:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060203050244/http://www.avclub.com:80/content/node/44705/2

...Stephen Colbert to George Carlin, Don Novello, Steve Martin:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0710/14/lkl.01.html

...Stephen Colbert to Monty Python:
https://ew.com/article/2005/03/21/stars-describe-monty-pythons-influence/

...Stephen Colbert to David Letterman:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/watch-stephen-colberts-david-letterman-tribute-on-late-show-44869/

...Stephen Colbert to Dana Carvey and Robert Smigel:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/stephen-colbert-dana-carvey-cosby-pee-tape-718235/

...Stephen Colbert to Jon Stewart:
https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/09/stephen-colbert-jon-stewart-legendary-friendship/

...Stephen Colbert to Bill Cosby:
http://gothamist.com/2017/09/30/seinfeld_and_colbert_debate_separat.php

...Stephen Lynch to Christopher Guest:
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/11188/stephen-lynch/

...Stephen Merchant to Woody Allen, Bob Hope and Eddie Izzard:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/stephen-merchant-the-office-boy-299623.html

...Steve Carell to Peter Sellers and Steve Martin:
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/chat?id=47379

...Steve Coogan to Monty Python, Armando Iannucci, Jacques Tati, and Stewart Lee:
https://www.avsforum.com/forum/34-hdtv-programming/1951113-hot-off-press-latest-tv-news-information-5.html

...Steve Martin to Red Skelton:
"Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" by Steve Martin

...Steve Martin to Nichols and May, Lewis Carroll, Lenny Bruce, and Tom Lehrer:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/10/29/in-the-bird-cage

...Steve Martin to Jack Benny, Jerry Lewis, and Laurel and Hardy:
https://www.masterclass.com/classes/steve-martin-teaches-comedy/chapters/steve-s-comedic-inspirations#transcript

...Steve Martin to Cary Grant, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, and Jackie Gleason:
https://www.davidsheff.com/steve-martin

...Steven Wright to George Carlin and Woody Allen:
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/arts/television/10keep.html

...Steven Wright to Barry Crimmins:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2018/03/01/comedians-and-fans-mourn-loss-barry-crimmins-founder-boston-comedy-scene/E3WRpXXMlbqXo1DTVKqKrL/story.html

...Stewart Lee to Ted Chippington:
http://www.albionmagazineonline.org/albion-winter-2018-books-how-i-escaped-my-certain-fate-and-content-provider.html

...The Lonely Island to Tenacious D:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090216145808/http://incredibad.com/info.html

...The Kids in the Hall to Monty Python:
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/the-kids-in-the-halls-scott-thompson-on-why-their-comedy-is-timeless-7379017

...The Marx Brothers to W.C. Fields:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/groucho-marx-profile-things-you-might-not-know/

...The Marx Brothers to Al Shean:
https://travsd.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/on-the-marx-brothers-writers/

...The Marx Brothers to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers#Stage_beginnings

...The Muppets to Ernie Kovacs and Pogo:
https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/22/17765296/jim-henson-muppets-snl-happytime-murders

...The Muppets to Edgar Bergen:
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Edgar_Bergen

...The Simpsons to National Lampoon:
https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/q-a-al-jean-drunk-stoned-brilliant-dead/

...The Simpsons to Monty Python:
https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/monty-python-yesterday/article/10-comedies-wouldnt-exist-without-monty-python/
https://filmschoolrejects.com/and-now-for-something-comfortably-familiar-monty-python-coming-to-netflix/

...The Simpsons to Garry Shandling:
https://whatson.sling.com/entertainment/documentary/judd-apatow-garry-shandling-hbo/

...The Simpsons to Mad Magazine:
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/05/the-lasting-impact-of-al-feldsteins-mad-magazine-on-modern-comedy/361522/

...The State to National Lampoon:
https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/david-wain-brings-the-history-of-national-lampoon-to-life-with-a-futile-and-stupid-gesture.html

...The State to Monty Python and Steve Martin:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-wain-showalter-wet-hot-american-summer-20150730-story.html

...The Unknown Comic to Paul Gilbert:
http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2015_06_21_archive.html

...The Wayans' to Zucker Abrahams Zucker, Richard Pryor, and Monty Python:
https://www.westword.com/arts/keenen-ivory-wayans-on-dave-chappelle-in-living-color-and-jehovahs-witnesses-5798574

...Tiffany Haddish to Richard Pryor, the Wayans', Dane Cook, Roger Rabbit, and Charles Fleischer:
https://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/tiffany-haddish-girls-trip-interview-1201856785/

...Tig Notaro to Paula Poundstone, Richard Pryor, Gilda Radner, Amelia Bedelia, and Joan Rivers:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/amelia-bedelia-is-one-of-tig-notaros-influences.html

...Tig Notaro to Ellen DeGeneres:
https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/tig-notaro-on-the-influence-of-ellen-degeneres.html

...Tim & Eric to Monty Python, Chris Morris, and Look Around You:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/awesome-absurdities-of-daily-life-1.604928

...Tim & Eric to David Cross and Bob Odenkirk:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/sex-drugs-comedy-how-eric-wareheim-became-a-hedonistic-alt-comic-legend-199019/

...Tim & Eric to Soupy Sales, Abbott and Costello, and the Smothers Brothers:
https://www.pollstar.com/article/talking-it-up-with-tim-and-eric-18010

...Tim & Eric to Andy Kaufman:
https://nofilmschool.com/2012/11/tim-heidecker-transcends-tim-eric-comedy

...Tim Allen to SNL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUGvOlOug_Q

...Tim Conway to Laurel and Hardy:
https://www.amazon.com/Conway-Harvey-Korman-Together-Again/dp/B001DR9NB6

...Tina Fey to Carol Burnett:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=x5gYNWYmBM4

...Tina Fey to Julia Louis-Dreyfus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqgcGqiAMIo

...Tina Fey to Gilda Radner:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/04/19/tina-fey-chokes-up-while-talking-gilda-radner-love-gilda-premiere/531296002/

...Todd Barry to David Letterman:
https://aux.avclub.com/todd-barry-on-meeting-seinfeld-first-jokes-and-fifth-1798269933

...Todd Barry to Andy Kaufman:
https://theinterrobang.com/24-comedians-talk-comedian-thankful/

...Tom Green to David Letterman:
http://www.ottawacomedy.com/fusionbb/custompb/green.php

...Tommy Davidson to Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Sammy Davis Jr.:
http://vegas2la.com/tommy-davidson/

...Tracy Morgan to Andrew Dice Clay:
https://www.jaehakim.com/interviews/speaking-with-tracy-morgan/

...Tracy Morgan to Redd Foxx and Eddie Murphy:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a6942/tracy-morgan-news-0310/#ixzz14tFfx6jh

...Trey Parker and Matt Stone to Monty Python:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/9895520/The-Book-of-Mormon-Trey-Parker-and-Matt-Stone-interview.html

...Trey Parker and Matt Stone to Norman Lear:
https://www.5280.com/2012/08/the-5280-interview-trey-parker-and-matt-stone/

...Trevor Noah to Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby:
https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/double-the-laughs-with-trevor-noah-and-dave-chappelle-at-dubai-comedy-festival-1.17911

...Trevor Noah to Eddie Izzard:
https://www.ft.com/content/c1b27bae-c1fd-11e6-81c2-f57d90f6741a

...Trevor Noah to Jon Stewart:
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/arts/television/trevor-noah-daily-show-jon-stewart.html

...Vaudeville to Concert Saloons, Dime Museums, Minstrel Shows, and Tony Pastor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville

...W. Kamau Bell to Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Bill Cosby, and Eddie Murphy:
http://www.wkamaubell.com/blog/2010/11/the-feministing-five-w-kamau-bell

...W. Kamau Bell to Zucker Abrahams Zucker, Henry Rollins, and Chris Rock:
https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2017/W-Kamau-Bell/

...W.C. Fields to Vaudeville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields#Entry_into_vaudeville

...Wanda Sykes to Joan Rivers, Lucille Ball, Moms Mabley, and Whoopi Goldberg:
http://beatroute.ca/2016/02/04/wanda-sykes-a-conversation-with-a-true-champion-in-comedy-today/

...Weird Al Yankovic to Stan Freberg, Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, and Allan Sherman:
https://variety.com/2014/scene/spotlight/al-yankovic-stan-freberg-1201340095/

...Weird Al Yankovic to Mad Magazine:
https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/61-comedians-recall-their-favorite-first-jokes.html

...Whoopi Goldberg to Moms Mabley and Lenny Bruce:
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/1984/07/whoopi-goldberg-comedy-profile

...Whoopi Goldberg to Nichols and May:
https://www.thewrap.com/mike-nichols-death-abc-the-view-whoopi-goldberg-overcome-with-tears-while-remembering-mentor-video/

...Whoopi Goldberg to Richard Pryor:
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/arts/television/whoopi-goldbergs-documentary-on-moms-mabley.html

...Will Rogers to George Ade:
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949804,00.html

...Will Ferrell to Steve Martin and Peter Sellers:
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/16729/will-ferrell-interview-megamind-anchorman-and-playing-a-villain

...Woody Allen to Danny Simon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Simon

...Woody Allen to Mort Sahl:
http://www.duckprods.com/projects/mortsahl/ms-woodyallen.html

...Woody Allen to the Marx Brothers:
https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/woody-allen-discusses-his-work-comedic-writer-and-performer

...Woody Allen to Bob Hope:
https://www.thenation.com/article/bob-hope-prisoner-war/

...Wyatt Cenac to Bill Murray, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Sarah Silverman, Colin Quinn, Chris Rock and Lucille Ball:
https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/wyatt-cenac-doesnt-want-leave-new-york

...Zach Galifianakis to Bill Murray, David Letterman, and W.C. Fields:
https://ew.com/article/2009/06/04/zach-galifiankis-talks-the-hangover-his-70acre-farm-and-between-two-ferns/

...Zucker Abrahams Zucker to Mad Magazine:
https://film.avclub.com/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-an-oral-history-of-airplan-1798279218