Always Quote by Fred Willard

I wanted to be Bob Hope or Red Skelton from the time I was 8 years old.

— Jerry Van Dyke

Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Eddie Cantor... help us keep our balance.

— Hattie McDaniel

I always loved comedy growing up, I didnt watch a lot of drama.

— Renee Rapp

Red Skelton... I broke into tears when I met him.

— Rip Taylor

“Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope" -Red”

— Katherine Applegate

I loved Bob Hope and the way he would turn to the camera and break the fourth wall.

— Fred Willard

I love the basic comedy of growing a moustache.

— Ben Miller

I was influenced by a lot of comedy growing up, I had good parents. They were funny, too. My mom was hilarious; my dad…

— Jermaine Fowler

I wasn't even a big comedy nerd. A lot of the comedians I know - a lot of my friends are comedians - they…

— Demetri Martin

Its consistency of what comedy can do and what comedy can be.Growing up with that show [The Simpsons] shaped my worldview.

— Eric Andre

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

— Wanda Sykes

With Red Skelton, you could fall flat on your face and he'd do his sketch around it.

— Amanda Blake

Looking back, I didn't realize until years later what a huge influence Red Skelton was in my stage demeanor with the band. I mean,…

— Jello Biafra

Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the '60s and '70s, prime time was stuffed with variety shows headlined…

— Tom Shales

“Comedian Red Skelton once defined Congress as "bingo with billions." These days, it's more like Russian roulette.”

— Lauren M. Bloom