13 Things You Didn't Know About Comedians (PHOTOS)

13 Things You Didn't Know About Comedians
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Actor Demetri Martin poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at Village at the Lift on January 20, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 20: Actor Demetri Martin poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at Village at the Lift on January 20, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

It’s easy to just think of comedians as their on-stage personas, but they are so much more than that. In fact, it's often their fascinating backgrounds and intriguing experiences that help them to create the material we find most hilarious.

We’ve already done two rounds of facts about comedians you may not have known, and now it's time for our round three.

Find out 13 things you (probably) didn't know about Mel Brooks, John Cleese, Ellen Degeneres and more below, and tell us what surprised you the most in the comments.

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