Laurel and Hardy "nutty burglar" or as a Charlie Chaplin imitator. Oliver Hardy (January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was born Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia. By his late teens, Hardy was a popular stage singer and he operated a movie house in Milledgeville, Georgia, the Palace Theater, financed in part by his mother. For his stage name, he took his father's first name calling himself "Oliver Norvell Hardy" while offscreen his nicknames were "Ollie" and "Babe". The nickname "Babe" originated from an Italian barber near the Lubin Studios in Jacksonville, Florida who would rub Hardy's face with talcum powder and say
Balot (comedian) Balot (comedian) Jaime Llave (March 22, 1926 – November 27, 1996) better known by his screen name Balot, was a Filipino comedian, film, television and stage actor in the Philippines. Balot started his career as a Bodabil stage actor at the Manila Grand Opera House. He shifted to movies first appearing in a love story-drama movie titled "Aklat ng Pag-ibig". His popularity increased after he started doing comedic roles. He was cast as one of the regulars on the original Super Laff-In TV show on ABS-CBN station in 1969. The popular sketch comedy show abruptly ended after Martial law was