Although his time in the national spotlight amounted to only about a decade, Clerow "Flip" Wilson was one of the great comic voices of the 20th century, a compact fireball whose early-1970s NBC ...
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson ...
As legend goes, when television host Johnny Carson asked comedian Redd Foxx to name the funniest comic around in 1965, Foxx immediately said “Flip Wilson.” Clerow “Flip” Wilson, a native of New Jersey ...
The first episode of The Flip Wilson Show aired at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, 1970, joining NBC staples like Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, The Dean Martin Show, and, of course, The Tonight Show ...