Skelton made his film debut in 1938 alongside Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in 1941, on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until 1957. His radio career began in 1937 with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour, which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in 1938. The 'Doughnut Dunkers' pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. He then spent time on a showboat, worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in 1934. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show.

He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 19, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show.

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