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Who introduced Pigmeat Markham's catchphrase "Here comes the judge" to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in?

Question #148327. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Mar 06 2021.
Originally posted Mar 04 2021 10:33 AM.

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Sammy Davis Jr. first performed "Here Comes the Judge" on Laugh-In, which led to Pigmeat Markham having a role on the first year of Laugh-In. Later Flip Wilson assumed that role.
Markham's most famous routine was "discovered" by the general public only after Sammy Davis, Jr. had performed it as a guest on the March 25, 1968 episode of Laugh-In. Due to the years of racial segregation in the entertainment world, he was not widely known by white audiences, and had almost exclusively performed on the "Chitlin' Circuit" of vaudeville, theaters, and night clubs[1] and appeared in several race films, including William D. Alexander's 1949 revue film Burlesque in Harlem, which documented the Chitlin' Circuit. The phenomenal ripple effect of Davis's version of "the judge" led to Markham's opportunity to perform his signature Judge character himself as a Laugh-In regular during the 1968-69 television season.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigmeat_Markham


Response last updated by gtho4 on Mar 05 2021.
Mar 04 2021, 10:17 PM
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