Ed Bluestone was an American comedian, writer and actor.
16 Facts About Ed Bluestone
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Ed Bluestone is known for his role on the 1977 revival of the sketch comedy series Laugh-In.
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Ed Bluestone was born in East Orange, New Jersey to a Jewish family.
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Ed Bluestone studied speech and drama at Monmouth College in West Long Branch.
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Ed Bluestone got his start in stand-up in New York City, first in folk clubs and coffee houses in Greenwich Village, before becoming a regular performer at the comedy clubs Catch a Rising Star and The Improv in Manhattan.
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Ed Bluestone is known for his wry, deadpan delivery and for one-liners.
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Ed Bluestone admired comedians such as Woody Allen, Jerry Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield and Richard Pryor.
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Ed Bluestone conceived of the magazine's famous cover from their 1973 Death issue.
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Ed Bluestone produced two pieces for the Death issue titled "23 Ways to Be Offensive at the Funeral of Someone You Didn't Like" and "Telling a Kid His Parents are Dead".
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Each column opened with note from an unnamed "editor" who would provide a bit of information about Ed Bluestone, followed by a curation of Ed Bluestone's stand-up material.
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Ed Bluestone became a paid regular at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
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Ed Bluestone appeared on the variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell in 1975 and appeared on three episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1976.
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Ed Bluestone appeared on the Dean Martin variety series Dean Martin's Comedyworld in 1974 and Dean's Place in 1976, in addition to serving as a roaster on the Gabe Kaplan and Peter Marshall episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast that aired in 1977.
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Ed Bluestone dropped out of the public eye in the early 1980s.
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Ed Bluestone died from complications of a stroke on October 24,2024.
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Ed Bluestone was survived by his ex-wife, brother, and three nieces.