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top banana

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) The boss, the leader. 2 (context idiomatic dated English) The principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.

WordNet
top banana
  1. n. the leading comedian in a burlesque show

  2. the most important person in a group or undertaking [syn: kingpin, bigwig]

Wikipedia
Top Banana (video game)

Top Banana is an environmentally-themed platform game produced by Hex and Psycore for the Acorn Archimedes in 1991 and ported to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1992. The chief artist and coder was Miles Visman, with supporting graphics and sound by Karel Dander, and supporting graphics by Sophie Smith, Robert Pepperell and Matt Black. The game was released using recycled cardboard packaging, and is regarded as an early example of environmentally aware computer gaming.

Top Banana

Top Banana may refer to:

  • Top Banana (video game)
  • "Top Banana" (Arrested Development episode)
  • Top Banana (musical), a long-running Broadway play with comedian Phil Silvers
    • Top Banana (film), a 1954 film made from the play
  • Top Banana, a custom car and a winner of the 1969 Ridler Award; see
  • Top Banana, a Jelly Belly variant
  • Top Banana, a novel by Bill James
Top Banana (musical)

Top Banana is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and book by Hy Kraft which premiered on Broadway in 1951. The show was written as a star vehicle for comedian Phil Silvers, who played the host of a television variety show program. Silvers won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical in 1952.

Top Banana (film)

'Top Banana ' is a 1954 musical film based on the musical of the same name, starring Phil Silvers, and featuring Rose Marie, Judy Lynn, Jack Albertson and Joey Faye, all of whom reprised their roles from the Broadway production of the musical.

The film was shot in 3-D but was released by United Artists "flat".