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We want to you buy extra war bonds. >> when the war started, bob hope became the voice of america. people turned to him to make jokes about what was going on. he was not the first topical comedian. but what bob did was take that topical monologue and add to it the vaudeville rhythms, the joke-telling rhythms. >> how do you do, fellows? this is bob "command performance" hope telling each nazi thats in russia today that crimea doesnt pay. >> it was a very dark time, generally. but bob could always...

Before. and, you know, the things that are happening in the headlines give rise to brand new jokes. >> we interrupt this broadcast to bring you this important bulletin from the united press. flash. the white house announces japanese attack on pearl harbor. >> world war ii was the most uniting war in the history of the united states. it was natural that the biggest comedian in america would participate in the war effort. >> id like to stop the show for a few minutes here and explain exactly why w...

People turned to him to make jokes about what was going on. he was not the first topical comedian. but what bob did was take that topical monologue and add to it the vaudeville rhythms, the joke-telling rhythms. >> how do you do, fellows? this is bob "command performance" hope telling each nazi thats in russia today that crimea doesnt pay. >> it was a very dark time, generally. but bob could always shrug his shoulders and say, well, lets tackle this. all right. lets talk about it. and somewhere ...

Jokes about what was going on. he was not the first topical comedian. but what bob did was take that topical monologue and add to it the vaudeville rhythms, the joke-telling rhythms. >> how do you do, fellows? this is bob "command performance" hope telling each nazi thats in russia today that crimea doesnt pay. >> it was a very dark time, generally. but bob could always shrug his shoulders and say, well, lets tackle this. all right. lets talk about it. and somewhere in talking about it, hed find...

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