By the middle of the decade, some of the 1950s generation of American comedians, such as Jerry Lewis, went into decline, while Peter Sellers found success with international audiences in his first American film The Pink Panther.
Sredinom desetljeća, neki od najpoznatijih komičara pedesetih, kao što je Jerry Lewis, potonuli su u zaborav, dok je Peter Sellers ostvario međunarodni uspjeh u svom prvom američkom filmu, Pink Panther.