Red Skelton jokes on taxes
Red Skelton jokes on taxes – from San Fernando Red: A Man with a Heart of Stolen Gold
Red Skelton jokes on weddings
President Johnson’s daughter’s wedding Married life for the President’s daughter Gertrude and Heathcliffe Wedding ceremony Wedding in France [In France, Red was walking by a wedding. He explains to the audience that “Je ne sais…
Red Skelton on Good Morning America
Red Skelton on Good Morning America, March 19, 1984
Red Skelton on Good Morning America – an interview prior to his HBO London show, A Royal Command Performance
Services Set Today for Red Skelton’s Son
Services Set Today for Red Skelton’s Son – originally published in Desert Sun, May 13, 1958 HOLLYWOOD. Funeral services were scheduled today for Red Skelton’s 9-year-old son, Richard, who died Saturday night after a long…
Red Skelton Marries Former Model
Red Skelton Marries Former Model – originally printed in the Lewiston Morning Tribune – Mar 10, 1945
Hollywood, March 9 — (AP) Pfc. Richard (Red) Skelton, radio comedian who almost got married a year ago, made it today with 23-year-old Georgia Maureen Davis former photographer’s model from Casper, Wyo. as his bride.
Red Skelton’s Son Dies Thinking of Mother
Red Skelton’s Son Dies Thinking of Mother – originally published in the Pittsburgh Press-Gazette, May 12, 1958
Writer tells how comedian and wife spent grief-filled hours after death
(Associated Press Hollywood Writer James Bacon is a long-time friend of Red and Georgia Skelton. He was with them Saturday night in their Bel-Air home when they returned from UCLA Medical Center, less than one hour after their son, Richard, lost his valiant fight with leukemiaemia.)
Army Jokes by Red Skelton
Army jokes I could have been an officer in the Army, but they never came around the guard house to see the good work I was doing. I’ll never forget, I used to say, “Why…
San Fernando Red [Red Skelton’s con artist character]
San Fernando Red is Red Skelton’s likable con artist character. He’s typically accompanied by his female accomplice, Ruby. Depending on the sketch, he’s either a corrupt politician, or a con artist. He’s not above bilking widows, blackmailing politicians, or selling worthless items.
Willy Lump Lump – Red Skelton’s inebriate character
One of Red Skelton‘s “core” characters is Willy Lump Lump. Willy’s perpetually drunk, much to the chagrin of his suffering wife. How he started drinking varies, depending on the episode. Once, his wife said that it began with rum-filled chocolates that they received as a wedding gift. In another story, it goes back to when she was dating Willy. And she got him liquored up, so that he would propose to her!
Gertrude and Heathcliffe’s animal friends
Gertrude and Heathcliffe’s animal friends. Jokes from Red Skelton’s opening monologue on The Red Skelton Show