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Argus Hamilton

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In the summer of 1979, he was the first comedian to move in the iconic Cresthill house in Beverly Hills (the house where many comedians from the Comedy Store would crash), and lived there until 1982 when he went to rehab
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is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and host of The Comedy Store Tonight starring Argus Hamilton. Hamilton began his stand-up comedy career at
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During the 1980s, Argus Hamilton struggled with an addiction to drugs and alcohol.
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Argus Hamilton comes from a family of Methodist ministers. He studied at the
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Poteau, Oklahoma
Genres
Character comedy
observational comedy
wit
political satire
black comedy
sarcasm
American culture
American English
human behavior
American politics
psychology
pop culture
http://www.argushamilton.com/argus.htm
The Comedy Store
Robin Williams
Will Rogers
University of Oklahoma
Thomas F. Wilson
The Tonight Show
The Richard Pryor Show
Laugh-In



"Humorist Argus Hamilton – Interviewed by Dr. Bob Blackburn"
"Argus Hamilton"
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