Joseph Levy Browning (July 28, 1880 – November 14, 1957) was an American vaudeville comedian.

[1] By 1908, he was performing in vaudeville as part of a blackface minstrel group that also included Willard Terre, Frank Carlton, and Al Lavan.

When the group split up, he formed a duo with Lavan, performing parodies and sketches, and then partnered Henry Lewis from around 1910 to 1915 in an act called "The Explorers" featuring crosstalk and songs.

[2] For the rest of his career, Browning presented comic monologues and songs as a solo performer.

The songs and monologue are augmented with a smile that never failed and Browning worked a broad grin to perfection...".