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.

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 allowed him to achieve greatness. He succeeded in a generation of ...

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 ...

Funny hat, funny suits ... As a kid, I listened to Bob Hope on radio, often when he played the disrespectful guest on "The Bing Crosby Show." I read Bob Hope comic books. There were the road ...

When Bob Hope passed away in 2003 at age 100 ... And there was so much there. There were funny letters, but also moving letters. It spanned the whole human experience. And it really showed ...

Bob Hope is now with his friends, including Lucille Ball, who was one of his regular leading ladies. I grew up being entertained by Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Ernie Kovacs ...

Bob Hope lived to be 100 ... They were on call at all hours and could be woken up if Hope needed some funny lines for the VIPs he was golfing with the next day. During World War II, he also ...

Two really funny people in a movie! Specifically, comedy duos. There has been many a comedy movie built around duos, oftentimes in a series of films. Back in the day, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby made ...

"Just as youngsters learn to play sports by watching their idols, comedians and writers learn to be funny by imitating their idols," he explained. "Bob Hope admits that he copied the style of ...

According to his website, Perret wrote jokes for Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett ... of humor and experience to determine what’s funny. But basically, we’re only guessing.” ...