Jean Carroll
Who Jean Carroll is
Jean Carroll was an American stand-up comedian, born in Paris and raised in the Bronx, New York. She wrote the material for Carroll & Howe, a dance-comedy act with Buddy Howe in which she held the spotlight; the two performed together until 1943, when she took the act solo, and critics called her style comic monology.
She starred in her own television sitcom, The Jean Carroll Show, in 1953, made more than twenty appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, and recorded the comedy album Girl in a Hot Steam Bath for Columbia in 1960. She was, in the words of NYU Press's description of her 2024 biography, "the first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand-up comedy."
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At a glance
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 2010
- From
- Paris
- Albums
- Girl in a Hot Steam Bath
- On screen
- Carroll & Howe, The Jean Carroll Show and The Ed Sullivan Show
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Girl in a Hot Steam Bath album, Columbia CL 1511, 1960
On screen
- Carroll & Howe dance-comedy act with Buddy Howe, to 1943
- The Jean Carroll Show television sitcom, ABC, 1953
- The Ed Sullivan Show more than twenty appearances
Career timeline
- 1911Born
- 1943Carroll & Howe (dance-comedy act with Buddy Howe, to 1943) On screen
- 1953The Jean Carroll Show (television sitcom, ABC, 1953) On screen
- 1960Girl in a Hot Steam Bath (album, Columbia CL 1511, 1960) Album
- 2010Died
Questions and answers
What TV shows and films is Jean Carroll in?
Carroll & Howe (dance-comedy act with Buddy Howe, to 1943), The Jean Carroll Show (television sitcom, ABC, 1953) and The Ed Sullivan Show (more than twenty appearances).
Where are they from?
Born in Paris.
How old were they?
They were born in 1911 and died in 2010.
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Sources
- The Ed Sullivan Show (SOFA Entertainment) — Jean Carroll artist page ↗ Born Celine Zeigman in Paris in 1911; came to the Bronx as a toddler; wrote the material for the act Carroll & Howe; performed together until 1943, then took…
- NYU Press — First Lady of Laughs: The Forgotten Story of Jean Carroll, America's First Jewish Woman Stand-Up Comedian, by Grace Kessler Overbeke (2024), book page ↗ The first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand-up comedy; the comedy album Girl in a Hot Steam Bath; her own ABC sitcom; twenty-nine…
- Internet Archive — Girl In A Hot Steam Bath, LP (Columbia CL 1511, 1960), Unlocked Recordings ↗ Jean Carroll; Columbia CL 1511; 1960; comedy (as of 10 November 2026)
- Wikipedia ↗ died 1 January 2010
Updated · the record checked 10 November 2026