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  1. Nichols and May was an American improvisational comedy duo act developed by Mike Nichols (1931–2014) and Elaine May (born 1932). Their three comedy albums reached the Billboard Top 40 between 1959 and 1962. Many comedians have cited them as key influences in modern comedy.

    • Elaine May

      Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an...

  2. 4 days ago · More: Elaine May Biography Directors Writers Standup Mike Nichols Goings On What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week, online, in N.Y.C., and beyond.

  3. 5 days ago · The writer, director and actor deserves a better biographer than she gets in ‘Miss May Does Not Exist’. Elaine May, despite purported efforts to disappear, is still quite active. Photo by ...

  4. Jan 8, 2005 · Learn about the comedy duo that changed American humor with their improvisational skills and satire. Mike Nichols and Elaine May met at the University of Chicago and became a sensation in clubs, radio, and TV before splitting up in 1961.

  5. Jan 29, 2016 · Elaine May directs the American Masters tribute to Mike Nichols, with whom she became famous, in the late nineteen-fifties, as an improvisational comedy duo. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY...

  6. 2 days ago · Elaine May was a groundbreaking comedian and filmmaker who was held back by the sexism of her times, argues author Carrie Courogen in this first full-length biography. ... she and Mike Nichols ...

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