Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (born 1866)

Fred Karno

British comedian (1866–1941)

Frederick John Westcott, best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularising the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. During the 1890s, in order to circumvent stage censorship,…