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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

Animation, Comedy

1h

April 7, 1970 (55 years ago)

Overview

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.

ActorAge thenAge now
Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Self (voice)

Birthday: February 14, 1894

76 December 26, 1974 (80)
George Burns

George Burns

Self (voice)

Birthday: January 20, 1896

74 March 9, 1996 (100)
Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

Self (voice)

Birthday: July 17, 1917

52 August 20, 2012 (95)
George Jessel

George Jessel

Self (voice)

Birthday: April 3, 1898

72 May 23, 1981 (83)
Jack E. Leonard

Jack E. Leonard

Self (voice)

Birthday: April 24, 1911

58 May 9, 1973 (62)
Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Self (voice)

Birthday: September 30, 1890

79 August 19, 1977 (86)
Tom Smothers

Tom Smothers

Self (voice)

Birthday: February 2, 1937

33 December 26, 2023 (86)
Flip Wilson

Flip Wilson

Self (voice)

Birthday: December 8, 1933

36 November 25, 1998 (64)
Henny Youngman

Henny Youngman

Self (voice)

Birthday: March 16, 1906

64 February 24, 1998 (91)
Paul Frees

Paul Frees

W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)

Birthday: June 22, 1920

49 November 2, 1986 (66)