O. K. Sato (March 13, 1871 - March 23, 1921) was an American vaudeville performer who flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, his act was notable for its juggling of the comedic style and may be described as helping define the so-called "tramp" juggling style epitomized by which American comedian, actor, juggler and writer, his comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character, born as William Claude Dukenfield ?
W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children.
Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects, or conventional objects in humorous ways. The stages and films term "prop", an abbreviation of "property", refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance. Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians, the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era. The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue "Hellzapoppin".