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Best-known for authoring the children’s classic “On Top of Spaghetti,” folksinger and songwriter Tom Glazer was born in Philadelphia on September 2, 1914 After the death of his carpenter father four years later, he and his siblings were raised by their mother and assorted relatives, sometimes living in an orphanage

Tom Lehrer was one of comedy’s great paradoxes — a respected Harvard mathematics professor by day, he also ranked among the foremost song satirists of the postwar era, recording vicious, twisted parodies of popular musical trends which proved highly influential on the “sick comedy” revolution of the 1960s

Prank caller Tom Mabe was working in his Louisville, KY office when he began his personal crusade against telemarketers, fabricating elaborate stories to exasperate the phone solicitors to the point where they hung up on him

Tony Hancock Biography, Photos, Pictures

Know for his clever turns of phrase and his two favorite words, “flippin’ kids,” British comedian Tony Hancock always wanted to entertain, thanks to his father, who acted and sang semi-professionally

Triple M's Kidsworld Biography, Photos, Pictures

Named after their record label, Triple M Entertainment, the Atlanta-based children’s group Triple M’s Kidsworld featured the five Triplett brothers Michael, Mosi, Mishijah, Taylor and Miles, who ranged from 4 to 10 years old

Two Jew Revue Biography, Photos, Pictures

Steve Goodie (b 11/4/65) and Jacob Kantor (b 7/18/71), two Jewish songwriting comedians, teamed up as a novelty duo in Los Angeles in February of 1998 as the guitar strumming “Two Jew Revue

The biggest phenomenon to hit children’s television since the advent of Barney, the Teletubbies were created by producers Anne Wood and Andy Davenport, and made their televised debut on the BBC on March 30, 1997