Comic James Gregory — recognized for dubbing himself “The Funniest Man in America” — has died … in response to a publish from his household.
The publish — made on Gregory’s official Fb — says James handed away Thursday from cardiac problems.
James took up comedy within the early ’80s when he as 36 after years of working as a salesman … and, he grew to become the primary comic to take the stage on the legendary Punchline membership in Atlanta. Whereas he was referred to as a Southern comic, he traveled all throughout the nation performing exhibits for the following 4 many years.
His greatest claims to fame got here when he dubbed himself “The Funniest Man in America” within the ’80s … and, later he took the URL area “funniestman.com” — cementing himself in his followers minds because the funniest man.
In reality, it appears JG wished to maintain folks laughing for a few years to return … as a result of he had two exhibits in Hoover, Alabama scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
Followers of his can study much more about him in his upcoming autobiography, “A Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes: The Life and Occasions of ‘The Funniest Man in America'”, set for launch in November.
Gregroy’s survived by his three nieces and different prolonged household. He was 78.
RIP