| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Benny, Jack |
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| A twentieth-century American comedian best known for his weekly radio and television programs. Benny was admired for his sense of timing and for his deliberately slow delivery. His shows contained many “running gags”—jokes continuing from one show to another—often concerning his age, his stinginess, and his inability to play the violin. | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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