Jason Sudeikis' uncle earned Emmy nominations six years running after getting started on Second City in his hometown of Chicago.

In comedy, if a joke isn't working, you can fiddle with the setup or tinker with the punchline. On "Cheers," the iconic "Norm entrance" was the setup/punchline structure whittled to pure simplicity.

When word spread on Tuesday about the passing of George Wendt, who played Norm on 'Cheers', Boston turned out to make sure he knew that there, everyone knew his name.