Bert Williams: The Funniest Man We Never Saw, the Saddest Man We Never Knew

“The Funniest Man We Never Saw, The Saddest Man We Never Knew” – W.C. Fields Known during his lifetime as “the funniest man in America,” Egbert “Bert” Austin Williams enjoyed fame as the straight man and ballad singer of the African American comedy team of Williams and Walker. Together, the two men became one of…