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Irwin Corey

Irwin Corey.

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Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Francisco club the hungry i. Lenny Bruce described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time."

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Influences

Influenced by: Charlie Chaplin.

Influenced: Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, Jonathan Winters, Mort Sahl, Shelley Berman and Tom Smothers.

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