If you asked someone to give their Mount Rushmore of female comics it would start with this woman's name in an era dominated by male comedians she would not only hold her own but make a name for herself that would last decades,in a business that was set up to chew you up and spit you out she would become known as a survivor,as the years would pass her brass in your face style showed she could hold her own with anyone in the game and be remembered as not only a legend but a pioneer to today's female comics.

The underground,A cult following,I've heard that who did it? Oh it was him! Join us as we take a look at a comic whose dark humor worked out playing the dive bars of america would earn him a following of people nation wide, in a time where everyone was offended by something a group of people who could be offended by nothing would fill small venues to hear his take on off subjects such as suicide,pedophiles,drugs ,and other dark jokes.Regarded by his peers as one of the best and fearless!

The legends a group of comics you grew up with that were the best of what they do from your generation Pryor,Carlin,Cosby,Martin,Dangerfield would be the names you'd most commonly hear,ask your parents the legends Bob Hope,George Burns,Lucille Ball,Grouch Marxx who will the next generation call the legends? Most would say it will start with this man Chris Rock.

Being a big guy in comedy,the classic fat joke an all time classic,we take a look at a comic who found a new angle on on one of the most used subjects in comedy.However the laughter was there to cover a weight problem that would almost take his life,but that power of laughter would allow him to lose the weight he needed and extend his career to mega status.Join us as we take a look at the many levels of weight and laughter!

Depression a serious illness,comedy a way to cope with it? A defense mechanism? A way to bring laughter where there is none? A long list of comics would be remembered for using comedy to hide pain John Belushi,Chris Farley,Sam Kinison,and yes Freddie Prinze a Comic who would reach the top but all the fame and success could not hide the pain he hid,join us as we look at the pain behind the laughter.

Who stepped first on Plymouth rock?Who played the first electric guitar?Who stepped first on the moon?And yes who was television's first star................Comedy legend Milton Berle a name that would span the decades the person who first set the bar for others to shoot for.A personality a member of your family one night a wee through television.When radio was the thing and television was thought of as a fad he would let the nay Sayers know it was here to stay!

Respect responsibility determination words that were once a lifestyle not a punch line,a comic who at a young age knew what he wanted and did not ask anyone to hand it to him,he would work hard and pay his dues from sidewalk performer to short film to radio to tv to movies he would leave behind a 100 year legacy.

A look at a comedian who like most comics would uses laughter to hide pain,a defense mechanism to deal with a dark past.While dealing with his parents divorce at a young age alone in his his room he would create characters sketches and interview himself and built a persona in improv that would go on to entertain generations,the decades would pass but he would remain a master at what he does,many would imitate but they could never duplicate.

A career spanning from the 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 2000s 6 decades of staying on top from acting to directing from black and white tv to internet shows from working with the likes of Buddy Hackett and Jackie Gleason to Louie CK and Andrew Dice Clay he would start aggressive at the age of 15 and never look back giving some of the greatest catch phrases ever,simple said hes done it all!

A look at a comic who would be arrested for what he believed in,comedy free speech when telling a dirty joke in public would be considered a ''lewd act'' and an arrest able offense he would go on stage tell it like it is and wait to be arrested coming off stage,he would force a movement that the supreme court would have to visit the situation and pave the way for comics of today to do what they want,he would go down as the comic the legends looked up to.