QUIZ: Can You Name These Iconic Comedy Legends?

What multi-faceted genius inspired years of cranky characters?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Although Jackie Gleason’s talents as an actor, writer, and composer weren’t always applied to comedic avenues, he nonetheless became a household name by creating and portraying the ill-tempered bus driver Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners. That character served as the direct inspiration for Fred Flintstone and, by extension, a succession of TV dads that spanned decades.
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What multi-faceted genius inspired years of cranky characters?

  • Oliver Hardy
  • Jackie Gleason
  • Lou Costello
  • Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle
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