Stanley Myron Handelman (November 21, 1929 – August 5, 2007) was an American stand-up comedian who, during a ten-year period between 1965 and 1975, appeared on numerous television variety shows.

His stooped, resigned appearance and surreal sense of humor ("I just got up from a sick bed.

I don't know what's wrong with it—it just lies there") made him a highly-recognizable celebrity on the talk show circuit and resulted in about ten appearances on Johnny Carson.

After the demise of the TV variety shows, he accepted a handful of acting roles and subsequently taught the art of stand-up comedy in Los Angeles.

[citation needed] He died on August 5, 2007, in his Panorama City, California home in the San Fernando Valley from a heart attack.