The Grand Ole Opry always used comedians, but in the early days rather than hillbilly characters, the comics were dialect acts.

The Opry hired comedians Lassus and Honey in 1934. After a year on the show, Lassus quit the act. Honey was absent from the airwaves until Eddy Arnold lured him back in 1938. The new act called Jamup and Honey remained with the Opry until 1950, pretty late in the cycle.

Jamup and Honey had their own radio series on WGST in Atlanta in 1948. When the show left the air, the original Jamup retired. Honey recruited veteran burlesque comedian Harry Le Van as his new Jamup and they became regulars on Radio WDVA in Virginia.

The duo played county fairs and auto shows in the early 1950s, touring the South. They even presented wrestling matches on Alabama television.

The act was retired for good after a live performance in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1955.

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