Fractured Funny People II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Robin Williams

Robin Williams was an improvisational comedian who had success on TV with "Mork & Mindy" and in several movies including "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987) and "Dead Poets Society" (1989).

Answer: Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld made his eponymous TV show, a "show about nothing", last for nine seasons on the NBC network. He is also a stand-up comedian, writer and producer.

Answer: Sarah Silverman

Nominated for an Emmy in 2009 for her Comedy Central Network show "The Sarah Silverman Program" (2007-2010), she regularly lampoons sexism, racism and religion. Reviews of her work range from "an offbeat gem" to " a pixie with a potty mouth".

Answer: Jackie Gleason

Gleason was part of the first generation of television comedians. His program "The Honeymooners", about working-class people living in Brooklyn, New York, became a TV legend.

Answer: Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin began as a stand-up comedian and off-Broadway actor in the 1960s. Her big break came as a cast member of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" from 1970 to 1973. She has done much film work and often returned to the stage.

Answer: Jonathan Winters

Though capable of playing a dramatic role, Winters was best known as an improvisational comedian. He had his own TV show as well as movie roles and television guest appearances. Among those he influenced were George Carlin, Jim Carrey and Robin Williams, who said he stood speechless the first time he saw Winters perform, never having seen anyone like him.

Answer: George Lopez

A comedian, actor and talk show host, George Lopez often pokes fun at the Mexican-American culture. Lopez has done some film work and has written an autobiography "With You Crying".

Answer: Roseanne Barr

Another comedian who began on the stand-up stage, Roseanne Barr had a successful television sitcom "Roseanne" from 1988 to 1997. She won an Emmy and Golden Globe award, and was a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 2012 for the Peace and Freedom Party.

Answer: Joan Rivers

Rivers began her professional career in plays and stand-up comedy. She became a writer and participant on "Candid Camera". After appearing on "The Tonight Show" with Jack Parr and then Johnny Carson, she got her own talk show in 1986; she was the first American woman to host a late night talk show. She received a Grammy for a comedy album and a Daytime Emmy for another of her talk shows.

Answer: Peter Sellers

The son of variety show performers, Peter Sellers made his first stage appearance at age two weeks, when his father brought him onstage. After landing a part on "The Goon Show" on BBC Television, he went on to do much work on television and movies, becoming perhaps best known as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in "The Pink Panther" movies.