For five decades, Bob Hope entertained U.S. service members around the world, offering a break from reality through his ...

Bob Hope started out on the vaudeville circuit ... So he has all these writers churning out hundreds of jokes. Was Hope himself funny? I thought about that a lot as I was writing the book.

For half a century and through four major U.S. wars, comedian and actor Bob Hope entertained American troops with his famous USO shows. He delighted homesick service members on- and off-stage with ...