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comedy artists

8 published comedy artists, led by Jackie Chan, Tom Hanks and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

At a glance

8 published comedy artists; 101 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 4 tier 2 · 4 tier 3
8
Release groups
417
Studio albums
119
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
101
Timeline events
169
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
41.8 years
Full biographies
8
Biography words
37,257

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s1
1970s2
1980s3
2000s1
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most comedy artists. United States leads with 7.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with comedy. The most shared is folk music, with 3 artists in both.

Covers from comedy

101 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Henry Mancini has the most release groups (235); Henry Mancini the longest career (67 years); Tom Hanks the most awards (42).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Henry Mancini235
"Weird Al" Yankovic94
Loudon Wainwright III55
Jackie Chan22
Garfunkel and Oates6

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Henry Mancini67
Loudon Wainwright III55
"Weird Al" Yankovic45
Jackie Chan42
Tom Hanks36

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Tom Hanks42
Henry Mancini18
"Weird Al" Yankovic11
Jackie Chan10
Topp Twins1

Most famous comedy artists

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