Skelton was born in 1913 to a circus-clown-turned-grocer and a cleaning woman. He joined a traveling medicine show when he was 10. He became known for his signature pantomime, goofy antics ...

The Shot. Entertainment’s Darkest Funnyman. Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. Red Skelton, a legendary entertainer, charmed audiences with his clean humor and goofy characters.

Red Skelton 'heartbroken' after CBS axed his show, but refused to give up his wholesome comedy, says widow By Stephanie Nolasco Fox News Published July 19, 2017 5:00am EDT | Updated September 27 ...

Skelton’s radio show debuted in 1941, and 10 years later “The Red Skelton Show” premiered on NBC. Skelton spent 20 consecutive years on NBC and CBS. Only Ed Sullivan, who spent 24 straight ...

Without warning, Red Skelton bounces out of an easy chair and starts moonwalking around his New York hotel room. He`s waving his arms, chomping on an unlit cigar and kicking out his feet when sudde… ...

Red Skelton, the late vaudeville-inspired comic who shaped the art of silly, has gone viral. The man whose career spanned five decades starting with 1930s radio is now a hit on YouTube.

WHEN RED SKELTON died the other day at age 84, baby boomers did something they loathe: They felt their age. Skelton’s act, of course, traced back much farther than the boomers, the oldest of … ...

Comedian Red Skelton did more than just act like a clown on stage. He dressed like one, too. And wow, what a stage he had. Richard "Red" Skelton was born July 18, 1913, in Vincennes, Indiana. His ...

While I never had the opportunity to interview legendary funnyman Red Skelton, I still have the feeling that I knew the late, great Hoosier-born comedian because of the wonderful Philips Family of … ...

But maybe the root of my inability to get with Red Skelton lies in another area. In Vegas, in January 1972, he announced his retirement forever from show business.

Claim: In 1969, comic Red Skelton lamented on his weekly television show that the Pledge of Allegiance might someday be considered a "prayer" and eliminated from public schools. Status: True ...