0 6 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁recording ▁artist , ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁created ▁a ▁character ▁that ▁was , ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁" an ▁unlikely ▁persona ▁... ▁part ▁English ▁royal ty , ▁part ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie ." ▁▁ ▁Michael ▁Pack en ham , ▁writing ▁in ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Sun , ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" a ▁magnific ent ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁... ▁Buck ley ' s ▁work , ▁his ▁very ▁presence , ▁project ed ▁the ▁sense ▁that ▁life ' s ▁most ▁imm ort al ▁truth s ▁lie ▁in ▁the ▁in ext ric able ▁we aving ▁together ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁ir ony — aff ection ▁for ▁all ▁human ity ▁married ▁to ▁laugh ter ." ▁ ▁Buck ley ' s ▁unique ▁stage ▁persona ▁anticip ated ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Beat ▁Generation ▁sens ibility , ▁and ▁influenced ▁contemporary ▁figures ▁as ▁various ▁as ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁Len ny ▁Bruce , ▁W avy ▁Gra vy , ▁Del ▁Close , ▁and , ▁even ▁after ▁Buck ley ' s ▁death , ▁Ken ▁K ese y , ▁George ▁Harrison , ▁Tom ▁Wa its , ▁Frank ▁Z appa , ▁Robin ▁Williams , ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁Buff ett . ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Chron icles , ▁said ▁" B uck ley ▁was ▁the ▁hip ster ▁be b op ▁pre