Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles, credited Lennon/McCartney. The song's title is derived from the name of a street in the band's hometown, Liverpool. The area that surrounds its junction with Smithdown Road is also commonly called Penny Lane. Locally the term Penny Lane was the name given to Allerton Road and Smithdown Road and its busy shopping area.
Thurber Prize for American Humor. The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is given out by the Thurber House. It was first awarded irregularly, but since 2004 has been bestowed annually. In 2015, the finalists were for the first time, all women.
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to honor artistic achievement in comedy..The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day.n 1994 the award was restricted to spoken word comedy albums and moved into the spoken field. From then through 2003, it was awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.