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The Internet never forgets your comedy fashion choices.

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Patton Oswalt rocked the sweater vest. A teen-age Oswalt may not have won the open mike competition, but he definitely took the prize for most horizontal stripes.

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Во Burnham dresses like he's in high school! Wait, Burnham was in high school? Never mind. That's a pretty sweet tie-dye.

YouTube

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Seinfeld has some serious Saturday Night Fever. What's the deal with the Sweathogs look? And how about those Grape-Nuts? You open the box. No grapes. No nuts. What's the story?

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Steve Martin paid tribute to all varieties of mustard. Google pictures of 1970s kitchen decor and you'll see the color schemes were based on Steve Martin's early stand-up wardrobe.

Comedic Productions Inc.

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Pauly Shore combined Prince with Holly Hobby. Say this for the Weasel-he wasn't afraid to take fashion chances. His many looks in Encino Man appeared as if he was a casualty of a Miami Vice explosion.

Buena Vista Pictures

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM You might ask yourself if Norm is in Talking Heads. Norm MacDonald's appearances on talent show Star Search were memorable for his hilarious take on men's shoulder pads.

Television Program Enterprises

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Jon Stewart had a leather fetish. Years before he donned a conservative suit and tie as host of The Daily Show, Stewart channeled his inner Fonzie as host of his own MTV talk show. Think Andrew Dice Clay with fewer rivets.

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Roseanne Barr is prettyish in pink. How many shades of pink are on the color spectrum? This many.

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Someone stole Jay Leno's Lucky Charms. If you were able to catch Leno after an early stand-up set, he had to give you his pot of gold.

Johnny Carson Productions

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Ricky Gervais wasn't in A Flock Of Seagulls. Gervais was in Seona Dancing, an 80s pop-synth group that had a huge hit in the Philippines. The group's music videos survive as a reminder of the days when Gervais had cheekbones.

Tyne Tees Television

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Even Jim Gaffigan's glasses were pale. Did Gaffigan go to the optometrist and ask for the frames with the lowest concentration of melanin?

Comedy Central

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Chris Rock has a corsage from his prom date. Purple vinyl jacket + Jheri curl + fake lapel flower = 1980s comedy perfection.

Just for Laughs

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM George Carlin should have been an extra on Mad Men. Before Carlin grew out his hair and became a counter-culture hero, he dressed like a young account executive at Sterling Cooper Draper Price.

Ed Sullivan Show YouTube

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COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Andrew Dice Clay's arch- enemy was a magnet. The Diceman's metal-studded jacket weighed approximately 200 pounds, but it made him impervious to bullets, switchblades, and dog bites.

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