If you find the Marx Brothers unfailingly funny, Lee Siegel is not your man. In fact, Siegel argues in what he calls his “biocommentary” on Groucho that the brothers often seemed to aim at something ...

Frank Ferrante has been playing Groucho Marx for more than 35 years, but he is much more than an impersonator. He is a serious actor and a true student of both the history of comedy and its ...

Viewers of ’60s-era television were often gifted with an appearance by Groucho Marx on “The Dick Cavett Show.” Marx, who died in 1977 at the age of 87, made many appearances on “The Dick Cavett Show,” ...

“How many of you are actually Marx brothers fans and how many of you were dragged here against your will like I was?” Frank Ferrante was doing the asking, during the opening night performance of “An ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Early in the summer of 1961, a young writer for "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" went to the funeral of playwright, humorist and writer of Marx Brothers' musicals, George S. Kaufman. There ...

Groucho Marx has been dead since 1977, but to hear his grandson talk about him, one can imagine a smile on his face, those remarkable eyebrows raising “He and I became very close in his later years,” ...

In our ever-expanding media universe, wonderfully entertaining things are naturally bound to get lost or overlooked. With so many choices available, it isn’t obvious that there may be something ...

It was in October 1995 that Bill Marx, son of Harpo Marx, performed a stage concert at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster. Earlier this year, Bill Marx, now 87 years old, spent his ...

Dick Cavett remembers his friendship with Groucho Marx, from the moment they met to the “magical hours” they spent together on television. Good news. The expert author and producer/director of ...