Bust Out Laffin' #9

A fast-talking narrator takes credit for launching the careers of Hollywood starlets—from a flapjack-flipping acrobat he spotted through a restaurant window to the leading ladies he's crossed paths with on movie sets—each time claiming his involvement, however indirect or accidental, was the real catalyst behind their rise to stardom. It's a hilarious tall tale of unwarranted self-importance that plays on the egos and tall tales that Hollywood breeds, told with the kind of brash confidence only someone completely delusional about their own importance could muster.

Sheila commands attention at the burlesque house with her signature moves, drawing admirers who'll pay good money for a front-row seat at the Rialto—but when a persistent neighbor rents the apartment next door for an eyeful, Sheila has to decide how much of a show she's willing to give away for free. This 1955 humor piece by Harold Sharp is packed with the kind of cheeky one-liners and sight gags that made burlesque comedy a staple of the funny books.