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Professor Irwin Corey

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Comedian

The Resume

    (July 29, 1914-February 6, 2017)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    'World's Foremost Authority'
    Known for his double-talk and non-sequitors
    Appeared in the films 'How to Commit Marriage' (1969), 'Car Wash' (1976), 'Thieves' (1977), 'Stuck on You' (1983), 'Jack' (1996) and 'The Curse of the Jade Scorpion' (2001)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a supporter of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Fidel Castro and the American Communist Party.
    He claimed that he was still being blacklisted in the 2000s.
    He got discharged from the Army during WWII by convincing a psychiatrist he was gay.
    He ran for President on Hugh Hefner's Playboy ticket (1960).
    On talk shows, he would constantly overrun his allotted time.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
    His refusal to recognize time limits became a part of his act, as his appearances would end with stagehands chasing him off-stage and into the audience.
    Due to poverty, his parents were forced to place him and five siblings in the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York.
    During the 30s, he was a featherweight Golden Gloves boxing champ.
    Lenny Bruce called him 'One of the most brilliant comedians of all time.'
    Thomas Pynchon asked him to accept the National Book Award won by 'Gravity's Rainbow.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 72 Votes: 65.28% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 57 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 57 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 110 Votes: 70.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 55 Votes: 65.45% Annoying