June 6

This Day in Humor with Mike Durrett

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Born 1946: Chelsea Brown, comedian, actress, "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In."

Born 1954: Harvey Fierstein, actor, "Torch Song Trilogy," "Mrs. Doubtfire," Broadway's "Hairspray."

Born 1955: Sandra Bernhard, comedian, actress, "The King of Comedy," "Roseanne."

Born 1959: Colin Quinn, comedian, "Saturday Night Live."

1971: For more than three decades, it was the great comedians' showcase, but on this date the final episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" was broadcast from The Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York (David Letterman's CBS home).

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