Bob Hope at one time was the hottest thing in comedy, a fresh face with a fresh delivery. Really. He was cutting edge in the 1930s, practically inventing the monologue as a delivery system for jokes.

Bob Hope: I guess you've heard that the sale of American wheat to Russia is final. The papers were just signed by President Kennedy and Betty Crocker. And in the '70s, he made inflation funny.

Some might argue that Bob Hope wasn't the funniest man alive, but no one could argue that Bob Hope wasn't the greatest funny man alive. It was the full man, not a portfolio of wisecracks, that… ...

If you’re one of those who’ve grown up on Bob Hope TV specials wondering what’s so funny, the answer may well be Bob Hope movies. Don’t laugh-yet. There are serious students of film ...

At one time, Bob Hope was the hottest thing in comedy, a fresh face with a fresh delivery. Really. He was cutting edge in the 1930s, practically inventing the monologue as a delivery system for jokes.

While more recent generations are familiar with Bob Hope through his television specials, many are barely aware that he also starred in 53 movie comedies over a 34-year period, some of them ...

The world knew him as an unusually durable and extravagantly wealthy entertainer, but Bob Hope — who in his 100 years conquered every show business arena from vaudeville to Broadway and radio to ...