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Anniversary of Lucille Ball’s birthday greeted with new statue, all-star comedy fest and prep for a national comedy museum in her New York hometown

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 6, 2016August 6, 2016

Lucille Ball would have turned 105 today. To celebrate, Ball’s hometown of Celeron, N.Y., unveiled a brand-new statue of the iconic TV comedy legend today …

Cate Blanchett to star as Lucille Ball in authorized biopic

by Sean L. McCarthySeptember 3, 2015September 3, 20151

Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett will portray the lovable Lucille Ball in a new big-screen biopic authorized by Ball’s children, Lucie Arnez and Desi Arnez …

Comedy’s mirror routine over the years in TV and movies: From The Marx Brothers to The Muppets, with Bugs and Lucy in between

by Sean L. McCarthyMarch 21, 2014March 24, 2014

Kermit the Frog employs the ol’ mirror routine gag — spoiler alert! — in a scene during the new Muppets Most Wanted movie, in cinemas …

LIFE celebrates Lucille Ball at 100 with gallery of unpublished photos

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 4, 2011August 5, 20111

Lucille Ball would have turned 100 on Saturday, Aug. 6. To celebrate her legacy, LIFE magazine at life.com has posted a gallery of never-before-published photographs …