Redd Foxx was a guest on a 1965 episode of The Tonight Show. Johnny Carson asked the renowned comedian: “Who is currently the funniest comedian?” Foxx — without hesitation — answered, “Flip Wilson.” At the time, Flip Wilson was a regular at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater. The budding comic — who had honed his skills …

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Ross Bagdasarian was a pretty ambitious guy. In 1939, 20-year old Ross co-wrote the song “Come On-a My House” with his cousin, author William Saroyan. After shopping the song around , it became a million-selling hit for ingenue Rosemary Clooney. It reach number one on the Billboard charts and launched Clooney’s career. Ross also was …

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