Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Norm Crosby Performs on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in 1970

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.

Norm Crosby was a Jewish comedian from Boston who served time on the Borscht Belt circuit and in Las Vegas hotels. He was known mainly as a source of malapropisms that he integrated into his comedy routines. 

Crosby became a frequent guest on TV talk and variety shows, including Dean Martin’s, and subsequently was a perfect choice as a regular roaster on the hugely popular Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts of the ‘70s, writing lines like: “Wilt Chamberlain is an insulation to young people all over the world. Wherever he appears, after every game the kids give him a standing ovulation.”

 

Here is a performance by Crosby on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in 1970.

Enjoy!