Video: The Magician of 3,328 Midnights

Celebrating 20 years of "Heere 's Johnny "

From a Norfolk, Neb., high school yearbook, 1943: "To one of the finest comedians that has hit school. If you aren't killed in the war, you'll really make good."

The historical hedge is curious. "One of the finest ..." Is it possible that Norfolk produced some other talent that elected to hang around Main Street or stay down on the farm? Can it be that somewhere in the great Midwest there is a native-born comedian who opens a meeting of the Jaycees with seven minutes of stand-up...

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