In less than 24 hours, the world lost two comedic icons. Jerry Lewis, a comedy titan, film producer and screenwriter who entertained audiences with his uniquely zany brand of comedy, died Sunday at the age of 91. Dick Gregory, the performer, writer, and activist who mined humor from the civil rights movement, died Saturday at the age of 84. Here, we look back at their achievements.
Remembering Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory, pioneering comedians
Nation
Aug 20, 2017 04:53 PM EDT
Transcript
Read the Full Transcript
Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.
Audio
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio.
Improved audio player available on our mobile page