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.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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human ⓘ ventriloquist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
talk shows
ⓘ
variety shows ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| 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
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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
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ventriloquism ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| style |
camp humor
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risqué comedy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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Continental Baths