Jackie Mason

A New Jersey police informant steals money from a sting operation and runs off to Florida with the case detective hotly on his tail.

When a nouveau riche millionaire is denied membership at an elite country club, he gets even by buying it out and converting it into a theme park.

In the late 1950s, a fresh style of stand-up comedy emerged tackling previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, politics, and drugs. Here are those comedians who took the big risks years ago and paved the way for today's crop of maverick comics.