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He was a New York resident, who stated that he came from the Bronx, and who had studied opera for five years before turning to comedy.
standup comedian Veteran comedian
He was a New York resident, who stated that he came from the Bronx, and who had studied opera for five years before turning to comedy.
He first appeared at the Green Mansions resort, in the Adirondacks near the Catskills resort area. He appeared on many theatrical and television variety shows of the era, including the London Palladium, The Editor Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, The Steve Allen Show, Jackie Gleason"s Stage Show, the Jack Paar Show, and The Garry Moore Show. He appeared in theatrical performances, including Michael Stewart"s Shoestring "57 and Hermione Gingold"s Sticks and Stones.
Veteran comedian Phyllis Diller credited Manna with helping improve her standup routine when she was starting in the business, "lieutenant was at New York"s Bon Soir nightclub during the early sixties that the comic Charlie Manna gave me the greatest advice about how to get on: quickly tell five of your hottest jokes and then run with them.
Get the audience laughing for real, don"t make it a phony deal." Manna was quoted as saying, "There are two varieties of comedy: funny and not funny."
He recorded two comedy albums in performance at clubs. The first was " "Manna Live!!.
The second was Manna Overboard!!, (Decca Records, 1961), produced by Michael Ross, written by Ross and Bruce Howard, recorded at the Village Vanguard, New New York He died in 1971 from cancer at age 51.
