Tennis for Two, arguably the first video game, was a two player game, as was its successor Pong. The first commercially available game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, had two controller inputs. Since then, most consoles have been shipped with two or four controller inputs.
Actress Beth Howland, who played Vera on 'Alice,' dies at 74. The actress who was best known for her role as a ditzy waitress on the 1970s and '80s CBS sitcom Alice has died. Beth Howland was 74. Her husband, actor Charles Kimbrough, tells The Associated Press that Howland died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, on Dec. 31.
Amy Schumer. Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007.