<P> `` Make ' Em Laugh '' is a song first featured in the 1952 film Singin ' in the Rain , frenetically performed by Donald O'Connor . Written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed , the song is closely based on Cole Porter 's `` Be a Clown '' . It finished at # 49 in AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema . </P>
<P> `` Make ' Em Laugh '' is a song first featured in the 1952 film Singin ' in the Rain , frenetically performed by Donald O'Connor . Written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed , the song is closely based on Cole Porter 's `` Be a Clown '' . It finished at # 49 in AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema . </P>
who sang make em laugh in singin in the rain
who sang make em laugh in singin in the rain
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor