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Intentionally or not, Funny Stuff succeeds in reclaiming the now degraded term, “influencer.” Here are the real influencers: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Johnny Carson, the cast of In Living Color, Ernie Kovacs, David Letterman, Bob Newhart, Richard Pryor, the cast of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Mae West—and so many more.
The book also resurrects now obscure artists who were superstars in their day, including Rusty Warren (real name Ilene Goldman), who is…
