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Flip Wilson was discovered by Johnny Carson and Redd Foxx. The Flip Wilson Show appeared on NBC, Thursday nights at 8:00 from September, 1970 until 1974 . It was one of the most popular and successful variety series of the Seventies. People tuned in for Wilson’s hilarious monologues , ad-libs, and for skits where the host [...]

Flip Wilson’s birth name: Clerow Wilson Jr. Born December 8, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was one of 18 children. Died November 25, 1998. Made the cover of Time Magazine and was named ” TV’s first black superstar”. At 16, lied about his age and joined the United States Air Force. In 1954, [...]

Here is Flip Wilson on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” telling his famous joke. Notice how Carson cracks up.