George C. Shelton (March 4, 1884 – April 24, 1971) was a comedian elected to The Lambs in 1942. He was an actor who did vaudeville shows, appeared in comedy films, and was on the radio show It Pays to be Ignorant and Can You Top This?. He appeared in about 40 films between 1933 and 1947.
He performed with Tom Howard. In 1945, comedy duo Howard and Shelton read the daily newspaper comic strips by invitation of Mayor La Guardia during the 17-day newspaper deliverymen’s strike. Prominent comics from NBC’s Can You Top This? read strips over WNYC to the children of New York City at the behest of Mayor La Guardia during the strike in July 1945.
Shelton died in a nursing home on April 24, 1971. He was 87 years old.