There are a lot of ways to be funny. There are numerous ways to get a laugh.
Many take the broad approach. The Three Stooges, for example, appear with eyes popping, arms akimbo and so forth. Other people, like Bob Hope and French actor Jacques Tati, reacted to what was going on about them to get people to laugh.
The search for photos of comedy legends also showed a surprising number of photos in which they were dancing: Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Lewis—even Johnny Carson tries out some steps on stage with soul legend James Brown.
Take a look back at these comedy legends through these 32 fascinating vintage pictures:
Bob Hope with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, 1950. (Howard Sochurek)
Bob Hope during the rehearsals for the 1958 Academy Awards. (Leonard McCombe)
Bob Hope on the set of the 1958 television movie version of Roberta. (Francis Miller)
Comedian Bob Hope with Soupy Sales and Shirley MacLaine, their faces covered with remnants of cream pies, 1962. (Allan Grant)
A Milton Berle joke slayed Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, and publicist Warran Cowan. “Show Miltie a curtain, he takes a bow,’” said Dean. (Allan Grant)
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