Dark-Humored comedian Charlie Callas died at 83 (ContributorNetwork)

Celebrity deaths can be difficult to treat and certainly come as a great loss to the business of entertainment. This year we have lost a lot of icons of the show, but it gives us time to reflect on how well they have done throughout their lives. This week, another famous entertainer and brings back memories of his life and the legacy he leaves behind.

The New York Times is reporting that comedian "zany" Charlie Callas died Thursday, 27 January, aged 83. Callas died in Las Vegas, Nevada in hospice care, but he leaves behind a great legacy. Callas was a comic that was all the television from the 1960s through the 1980s. Often appeared on various talk shows, like "The Andy Williams Show", "The ABC Comedy Hour" and "Johnny Carson." Callas spent over four decades on television, in several films and also spent time Casino entertain the crowds.

One of the funniest I have memories of Callas is when he appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Carson Back in 1982. In an attempt to draw a laugh from the crowd and be fun, Carson Callas put out of his chair. I thought this was funny, but apparently Carson did, because he was banned from ever returning to the show after that. I think this was one of the most memorable television moments because he was so sudden and unexpected.

The thing that you've started it was Callas wasn't doing well on the show and his jokes are not registering with the public. At that time, Carson did a whistling sound that mimicked a bomb, so it was kind of disrespectful to Callas. Carson did not find the push out of his chair to be comic, but on the other hand he must have known that Callas was unpredictable in nature. When you insert a comic on your show, you never know what might happen; that was the great thing about Callas. Callas thought the shove was fun and so did the audience, so I guess his comedy routine. I think that Carson had just annoyed at the antics of Callas, but he was a comedian and had to annoy people to ride.

I remember watching him appear on "The Andy Williams Show" a lot of different times, and that he would always this twisted sense of humor. One of my favorite things that Callas did to show that it was his parodies, when he showed as "Captain weird." These apparitions parodied all superhero that people had come to idolize over the years, like Superman and Batman.

I loved his parodies because he always put a helical type of humor in them and did really only for a good laugh. He has always put his art and humor in what he did, why I believe parodies of Callas were so good. He had a dark humor that was just very unpredictable and unscripted, and has always made known his feelings. I think I liked Callas on that show so much, because it was like he never cared what he said and just looked for a good joke; He didn't care who he offended.

Whereas the period of time when it was popular, said a lot of things that others were not going to even consider saying. He was always as the rebellious when it came to comedy and, instead of playing safe, went all out and just said that as it was. I will always remember him for his talk and rubbery, nervous but most of all was the kind of humor that had that I reeled in his comedy.

Dennis Hevesi, "Charlie Callas, Zany comedy, dies at 8 3," New York Times

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