Orson Bean, a veteran actor and crackup artist who became a witty staple of game shows in the 1960s, then tuned in and dropped out amid the countercultural upheaval, later reemerging in droll ...

not to mention half-hour specials on Comedy Central. The six-episode series is carved up into half-hour films that are at once droll and subtly revealing of character; in fact, compared with NBC ...

Steve Allen, the droll comic who composed more than 4,000 ... Both his parents, Billy Allen and Belle Montrose, were vaudeville comedians. After his father died when he was 18 months old, Allen's ...

Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has ...

Dan Greenburg, who gained a national following with his irreverent, mordantly funny books about sex, marriage and Jewish mothers, then reached a far younger audience with chapter books about ...

Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has ...