What English playwright born in 1572 is thought to be a possible author  of "Guy Earl of Warwick"?
The Tragical History of Guy Earl of Warwick The Tragical History of Guy Earl of Warwick or The Tragical History, Admirable Atchievments and Various Events of Guy Earl of Warwick ("Guy Earl of Warwick") is an English history play, with comedy, of the late 16th or early 17th century. The author of "Guy Earl of Warwick" is not known, although Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker have been proposed. The play is about the adventures of legendary English hero Guy of Warwick in Europe and the Holy Land, and about the relationship between Guy and his wife, Phillis. "Guy Earl of Warwick" is notable because one of the characters - Guy's servant and comic sidekick Philip Sparrow - is considered by some scholars to be an early lampoon of William Shakespeare.
Richard Tarlton Richard Tarlton or Tarleton (died September 1588), was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons". He helped to turn Elizabethan theatre into a form of mass entertainment paving the way for the Shakespearean stage. After his death many witticisms and pranks were attributed to him and were published as "Tarlton's Jests".