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Classic Comedians: The Great Timmie Rogers
It’s a tragedy some people are nearly forgotten. Timmie Rogers was a hugely popular, crowd-pleasing African-American comedian who appeared often on The Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 1960s with his catchphrase tagline: “Oh, yeah!” But he was a quadruple threat: comedian, singer, dancer and composer. He was a smash performer. Details on him on the web are sketchy but here’s a tiny bit.
For comedy fans and aspiring comedians and show biz types, here’s a WONDERFUL bit: Rogers doing a comedy bit with the legendary great comedian Jackie Gleason.
And here he on TV giving a 1970s sitcom his personal comedic touch:
