CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE


Charles Farrar Browne
Charles Farrar Browne
  • Born: April 26, 1834
  • Died: March 6, 1867
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Humorist

Charles Farrar Browne was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. His birth name was Brown but he added the "e" after he became famous.