Matthew Corbett Monica (June 1, 1930 â€" July 22, 1998) was an
American comedian who appeared 18 times on The Ed Sullivan Show. He
also was a frequent guest host of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,
and was one of 'The Comics' at the Carnegie Deli in Woody Allen's 1984
film Broadway Danny Rose.One of the more successful Borscht Belt
comedians, Monica resided in New York City and New Jersey in the
1950s, and worked his way up from suburban clubs to the Copacabana and
the Latin Quarter prior to his first television appearances.Monica
appeared with Frank Sinatra so often that he became a junior member of
the Rat Pack, and later became Joey Bishop's sidekick, from 1963 to
1965, as Larry Corbett, Mr. Bishop's friend and writer on The Joey
Bishop Show.In the 1970s and 80s he appeared mostly in night clubs and
showrooms across the country, including Las Vegas. He opened for
headliners like Paul Anka, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne,
Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, Sandler & Young and Jerry Vale. As his
career wound down he was noted for touring for many years with Steve
Lawrence and Eydie Gormé.
American comedian who appeared 18 times on The Ed Sullivan Show. He
also was a frequent guest host of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,
and was one of 'The Comics' at the Carnegie Deli in Woody Allen's 1984
film Broadway Danny Rose.One of the more successful Borscht Belt
comedians, Monica resided in New York City and New Jersey in the
1950s, and worked his way up from suburban clubs to the Copacabana and
the Latin Quarter prior to his first television appearances.Monica
appeared with Frank Sinatra so often that he became a junior member of
the Rat Pack, and later became Joey Bishop's sidekick, from 1963 to
1965, as Larry Corbett, Mr. Bishop's friend and writer on The Joey
Bishop Show.In the 1970s and 80s he appeared mostly in night clubs and
showrooms across the country, including Las Vegas. He opened for
headliners like Paul Anka, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne,
Dean Martin, Liza Minnelli, Sandler & Young and Jerry Vale. As his
career wound down he was noted for touring for many years with Steve
Lawrence and Eydie Gormé.
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