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'''Charlie Manna''' (October 6, 1920 – November 9, 1971) was an American [[standup comedian]], active in the 1960s. He was a [[New York City|New York]] resident, who studied opera for five years before turning to comedy. He died in 1971 from cancer. He first appeared at the [[Green Mansions (resort)|Green Mansions]] resort, near the [[Catskills]] [[Borscht Belt|resorts]]. He appeared on many theatrical and television [[variety show]]s of the era, including the [[London Palladium]], ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', the ''[[Steve Allen Show]]'', [[Jackie Gleason]]'s ''[[Stage Show (TV series)|Stage Show]]'', the ''[[Tonight Starring Jack Paar|Jack Paar Show]]'', and ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]''. He performed at local venues like the [[Radio City Music Hall]], the [[Bon Soir (club)|Bon Soir]] supper club, the [[Blue Angel (New York City nightclub|Blue Angel]], the [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana]] and Montreal's [[El Morocco]]. He appeared in theatrical performances, including ''[[Shoestring '57]]'' and ''[[Sticks and Stones (theatre)|Sticks and Stones]]'' with [[Hermione Gingold]]. |
'''Charlie Manna''' (October 6, 1920 – November 9, 1971) was an American [[standup comedian]], active in the 1960s. He was a [[New York City|New York]] resident, who studied opera for five years before turning to comedy. He died in 1971 from cancer. He first appeared at the [[Green Mansions (resort)|Green Mansions]] resort, near the [[Catskills]] [[Borscht Belt|resorts]]. He appeared on many theatrical and television [[variety show]]s of the era, including the [[London Palladium]], ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', the ''[[Steve Allen Show]]'', [[Jackie Gleason]]'s ''[[Stage Show (TV series)|Stage Show]]'', the ''[[Tonight Starring Jack Paar|Jack Paar Show]]'', and ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]''. He performed at local venues like the [[Radio City Music Hall]], the [[Bon Soir (club)|Bon Soir]] supper club, the [[Blue Angel (New York City nightclub|Blue Angel]], the [[Copacabana (nightclub)|Copacabana]] and Montreal's [[El Morocco]]. He appeared in theatrical performances, including [[Michael Stewart (playwright)|Michael Stewart's]] ''[[Shoestring '57]]'' and ''[[Sticks and Stones (theatre)|Sticks and Stones]]'' with [[Hermione Gingold]]. |
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He was well known for a routine in which an astronaut balks at being launched until someone finds his box of crayons, containing "a green, an orange and two blacks". |
He was well known for a routine in which an astronaut balks at being launched until someone finds his box of crayons, containing "a green, an orange and two blacks". |
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Revision as of 01:25, 3 February 2011
Charlie Manna (October 6, 1920 – November 9, 1971) was an American standup comedian, active in the 1960s. He was a New York resident, who studied opera for five years before turning to comedy. He died in 1971 from cancer. He first appeared at the Green Mansions resort, near the Catskills resorts. He appeared on many theatrical and television variety shows of the era, including the London Palladium, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, the Steve Allen Show, Jackie Gleason's Stage Show, the Jack Paar Show, and The Garry Moore Show. He performed at local venues like the Radio City Music Hall, the Bon Soir supper club, the Blue Angel, the Copacabana and Montreal's El Morocco. He appeared in theatrical performances, including Michael Stewart's Shoestring '57 and Sticks and Stones with Hermione Gingold.
He was well known for a routine in which an astronaut balks at being launched until someone finds his box of crayons, containing "a green, an orange and two blacks".
Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller credited Manna with helping improve her standup routine when she was starting in the business, "It was at New York's Bon Soir nightclub during the early sixties that the comic Charlie Manna gave me the greatest advice about how to get on: quickly tell five of your hottest jokes and then run with them. Get the audience laughing for real, don't make it a phony deal."[1]
Recordings released by him include "Manna Overboard!!", (Decca Records, 1961), produced by Michael Ross, written by Ross and Bruce Howard, recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4764906
- ^ "Manna Overboard!!", Charlie Manna, Decca Records DL 4159, 1961