Jonathan Winters was a crowd all by himself, guaranteeing that his multitude of characters, breakneck improvisations and kinetic clownishness kept generations of fans laughing. Winters, who died ...
The character was the forerunner of Johnny Carson’s Aunt Blabby. Appearances on Paar’s show and others followed and Winters soon had a following. And before long, he was struggling with depression and ...
A devotee of Groucho Marx and Laurel and Hardy, Winters and his free-for-all brand of humor inspired Johnny Carson, Billy Crystal, Tracey Ullman and Lily Tomlin, among many others. But Williams and ...