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I agree.FISHER AND MARKS ron erickson 12/19 The days of baggy-pants comedy are said to be fast returning and with increasing popularity of the solid style of humor, two of the finest exponents of the funny face and fast hat change appear destined to be the most sought after. A1 Fisher and Lou Marks (Fisher and Marks), now appearing in the Celebrity Theatre of the Sands Hotel, grew up together in South Philadelphia. After high school, the two went their separate ways, Fisher planning to enter the priesthood and Marks going into military service. Soon Fisher was also called into service and after being discharged four years later, began in the entertainment business. When Marks left the Army, he wandered for awhile and finally found a job as a waiter at the Latin Casino. One night, Marks glanced up on stage and there stood his old friend, A1 Fisher. So when the show began, Lou began to heckle and before long the audience was roaring approval of the two. A few nights later, Lou Marks joined the group and from there the team was developed. Since that time, nearly twenty years ago, the tall handsome Fisher and short round Marks have played the finest niteries in the nation -- Copacabana in New York, 500 Club in Atlantic City, Eden Roc in Miami, The Surf in Boston, Palladium in London and a host of other places. They have also worked on television both in the United States and Europe and in 1960 were awarded the commendation as the best