Norm Crosby

Norm Crosby was an American comedian who built a solo stand-up career in the 1950s, cultivating a working-class, neighborly stage presence and mixing malapropisms into his routines, which earned him the nickname The Master of Malaprop. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show in December 1964, then co-starred on The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show in 1968. He also did two guest turns on Adam-12. In the 1970s he co-hosted the Canadian variety series Everything Goes and contributed to many Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, and from 1978 to 1981 he hosted The Comedy Shop. He later became a pitchman for Natural Light beer and guested on game shows. From 1983 to 2010 he took part in the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, and he received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Among his film credits was Eight Crazy Nights (2002).