Wayland Flowers

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Wayland Flowers was an American ventriloquist and comedian best known for his flamboyant puppet character Madame, a fixture of 1970s and 1980s television and nightclub entertainment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedian
human
ventriloquist
activeInPeriod 1970s
1980s
associatedWith talk shows
variety shows
countryOfActivity United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Flowers NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork nightclub entertainment
television
genre comedy
givenName Wayland NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced later LGBT comedians
later ventriloquists
hasPuppet Madame NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium nightclub shows
television
name Wayland Flowers NERFINISHED
notableCharacter Madame NERFINISHED
notableFor flamboyant puppet character Madame
sassy one-liners delivered by Madame
television appearances in the 1970s and 1980s
notableWork Madame NERFINISHED
occupation comedian
ventriloquist
partOf American LGBT entertainers NERFINISHED
performerOf stand-up comedy
ventriloquism
sexualOrientation gay
style camp humor
risqué comedy
workLocation United States of America
surface form: United States

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The Continental Baths, New York City notablePerformer Wayland Flowers
subject surface form: Continental Baths