{"id":300361,"date":"2024-05-11T20:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T01:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/comedian-james-gregory-the-funniest-man-in-america-dead-at-78"},"modified":"2024-05-11T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T01:10:13","slug":"comedian-james-gregory-the-funniest-man-in-america-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/comedian-james-gregory-the-funniest-man-in-america-dead-at-78","title":{"rendered":"Comic James Gregory, 'The Funniest Man in America,' Lifeless at seventy eight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Comedian James Gregory<\/strong> — known for dubbing himself “The Funniest Man in America” — has died … according to a post from his family.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The post — made on Gregory’s official Facebook — says James passed away Thursday from cardiac complications.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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James took up comedy in the early ’80s when he was 36 after years of working as a salesman … and, he became the first comedian to take the stage at the legendary Punchline club in Atlanta. While he was known as a Southern comedian, he traveled all across the country performing shows for the next four decades.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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His biggest claim to fame came when he dubbed himself “The Funniest Man in America” in the ’80s … and, later he took the URL domain “funniestman.com” — cementing himself in his fans’ minds as the funniest man.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In fact, it seems JG wanted to keep people laughing for many years to come … because he had two shows in Hoover, Alabama scheduled for Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Fans of his can learn even more about him in his upcoming autobiography, “A Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes: The Life and Times of ‘The Funniest Man in America'”, set for release in November.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gregroy’s survived by his three nieces and other extended family. He was 78.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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