ential ▁sur real ▁hum our ▁of ▁the ▁Go on ▁Show ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁Go ons ' ▁influence ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁radio ▁and ▁recording ▁tr oupe ▁the ▁F ires ign ▁Theatre . ▁American ▁cinema ▁has ▁produced ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁glob ally ▁ren owned ▁comedy ▁artists , ▁from ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y , ▁the ▁Three ▁Sto og es , ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cost ello , ▁Dean ▁Martin ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Lewis , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁to ▁perform ers ▁like ▁George ▁Car lin , ▁Robin ▁Williams , ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Mur phy ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁Hollywood ▁attract ed ▁many ▁international ▁tal ents ▁like ▁the ▁British ▁com ics ▁Peter ▁S ellers , ▁D ud ley ▁Moore ▁and ▁Sach a ▁Baron ▁C ohen , ▁Canadian ▁com ics ▁Dan ▁A yk ro yd , ▁Jim ▁Car rey , ▁and ▁Mike ▁My ers , ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁com ed ian ▁ ▁Paul ▁Hog an , ▁famous ▁for ▁Cro cod ile ▁D und ee . ▁Other ▁cent res ▁of ▁cre ative ▁com ic ▁activity ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁cinema ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Bol lywood , ▁and ▁French ▁far ce . ▁ ▁American ▁television ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁an ▁influ ential ▁force ▁in ▁world ▁comedy : ▁with ▁American ▁series ▁like ▁M * A * S * H , ▁Se inf eld ▁and ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁ach ieving ▁large ▁follow ings ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁British ▁television ▁comedy ▁also ▁remains ▁influ