1.   Rockwell, a veteran standup comedian who has performed in Boston and who now describes himself as a real estate developer, proposed to Conger on bended knee.

2.   The veteran comedian and screenwriter has a new play in the pipeline, and her producer is looking to make it her first play on Broadway.

3.   The movie is about two veteran Vaudeville comedians who reunite for a television special after going their separate ways following a fight.

4.   Veteran comedians Jonathan Winters and Dom De Luise turned the role down.

5.   Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller has a cameo turn as herself.

6.   Notables supporting the presumptive Republican challenger Senator Bob Dole included veteran comedian Bob Hope and James Bond producer Albert Broccoli.