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Comedy Underground With Dave Attell
''Comedy Underground with Dave Attell'' is a stand-up comedy series on Comedy Central. The series has featured fellow comics Jeff Ross, Amy Schumer, Jermaine Fowler, Ari Shaffir, Judah Friedlander, Brad Williams, Jay Oakerson, Nikki Glaser, Kurt Metzger, Ali Wong, Louis Katz, Junior Stopka, Luenell, Russ Meneve, April Macie, Ralphie May, Al Jackson, Jimmy Shubert, Tom Rhodes, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and Artie Lange Artie is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Arthur. Notable people with the given name include: People * Artie Bettles (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer * Artie Butler (born 1942), American popular music arranger, songwrite .... Episodes References External links * Website 2010s American late-night television series English-language television shows Comedy Central original programming 2010s American stand-up comedy television series 2014 American television series debuts 2014 American television series endings Comedy Cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Attell
David Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's ''Insomniac with Dave Attell'', which earned him a cult following. His work has drawn admiration from many comedians. Early life Attell was born in the New York City borough of Queens to a Jewish family. He was raised in Rockville Centre, New York, on Long Island. He graduated from South Side High School. After graduating from New York University in 1987 with a degree in communications, Attell began performing at open-mic nights. Career Attell's first appearance on television was in 1988 on VH1's ''Stand-Up Spotlight,'' which also featured early appearances by Lewis Black, Margaret Cho, Jeff Garlin, Jay Mohr and Wanda Sykes. The show was hosted by Rosie O'Donnell. On November 23, 1993, he made his first appearance on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. The appearance was seen by ''Saturday Night Live'' creator Lorne Michaels, who then recru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Macie
April Macie is an American comedian, television personality, writer, and actress. She won Howard Stern's "Hottest and Funniest Chick" contest and appeared in the fourth season of NBC's reality series ''Last Comic Standing''. Early years Macie was born and raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, before moving to Florida after high school. Career Macie has been to over 68 countries, 16 of those performing stand-up comedy with the USO. She was a finalist on NBC's ''Last Comic Standing'' in 2006. Macie has appeared on E! Entertainment, Fuel TV, HSN, Sirius and XM Radio. Programs she has been on include ''Bob & Tom'', ''Access Hollywood'', and ''The Todd and Tyler Radio Empire'', and she was labeled an "emerging talent to watch" by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005. In the early summer of 2006, she auditioned for ''Last Comic Standing'' and was accepted into the show's cast, but she was voted out in the initial round of competition. Macie is a regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Shubert
Jimmy Shubert (born ) is a stand-up comedian from Philadelphia now living in Los Angeles. He is known for being part of Sam Kinison's "Outlaws of Comedy," as a 2014 finalist on ''Last Comic Standing'', and for acting roles on shows such as ''The King of Queens'', ''Entourage'', and '' ER'', and movies including '' Go'' and '' Mr. and Mrs. Smith''. He has released four stand-up albums produced by Grammy-winner Dan Schlissel, including the 2020 release ''Zero Tolerance'', which reached No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart. Reviewer Richard Lanoie, writing on The Serious Comedy Site, called Shubert "an aggressive, not overly blue comic who has a caustic take on the world," and said "''Zero Tolerance'' more than proves hatShubert is the very best at rant comedy." Early life Shubert was born in Philadelphia. His father was a city homicide detective and his mother worked in special education. He has five brothers. Shubert attended Archbishop Ryan High School and Philadelphia High School f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Norton (comedian)
James Joseph Norton is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast ''UFC Unfiltered'' with Matt Serra and the morning radio show ''Jim Norton & Sam Roberts'' on SiriusXM Radio since 2016, and ''The Chip Chipperson Podacast'' since 2017. He gained initial prominence as third mic on the radio show ''Opie and Anthony'', with Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, from 2001 to 2014. After becoming a stand-up comedian in 1990, Norton spent his early years developing his act. His appearances on ''The Louie Show'' caught the attention of comedian Andrew Dice Clay in 1997, who chose Norton to open for him for his shows. In 2000, Norton made his debut on ''Opie and Anthony'' and joined the show as a third mic in 2001 which increased his national exposure. He went on to have a recurring role on the sitcom ''Lucky Louie'' and featured as a regular panellist on ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn''. Since h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Kelly (comedian)
Robert Kelly is an American stand-up comedian, actor, radio personality, and podcast host. Kelly frequently performs at the Comedy Cellar. He often appeared on ''The Opie and Anthony Show'' on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has also appeared on ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' and ''Premium Blend''. Early life Kelly was born in Medford, Massachusetts, three miles away from Boston. He was raised in a three-bedroom house with thirteen family members. He is of Irish ancestry, and was raised Catholic. Kelly is a self-confessed addict. He began drinking at age ten before he quit alcohol and drugs at fifteen. He has remained sober since. Kelly was arrested as a teenager, and spent time in a youth detention center. Career Kelly discovered stand-up comedy in 1987 while attending the International Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous, after which he began to listen to comedy albums. He performed his first stand-up routine on stage in 1991 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Rel Howery
Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. (born December 17, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. Howery is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series ''The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer Rod Williams in the horror film ''Get Out'' (2017). He also starred in the TV series ''Rel'' (2018–2019), which he also created and co-produced, lasting only one season. Early life Milton Howery Jr. grew up on the West Side of Chicago, the son of Nancy and Milton. He attended Providence St. Mel School from fifth grade to ninth. He then transferred to Crane High School. At Crane, Howery wrote jokes and created a script in a senior talent show, after which he decided to pursue comedy professionally. Playing high school basketball, he reminded people of his older cousin Darrel, and was nicknamed Lil Rel."Storytelling like a good uncle is stand-up comic's best weapon". ''The Plain Dealer''. (Cleveland, Ohio). September 11, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Koplitz
Lynne Koplitz is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Koplitz was host of Telepictures' nationally syndicated dating show '' Change of Heart'', guest host on NBC's '' Later'', co-host of the Food Network's ''How to Boil Water'', and co-host of Sony Pictures syndicated talk show ''Life and Style''. Her stand-up has appeared on a number of Comedy Central specials, including ''Premium Blend'' and ''Comedy Central Presents''. She performed at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Life and career Koplitz was born on Long Island, New York, and grew up in Sarasota Florida. Koplitz earned a BA in theatre arts from Troy State University where she was a member of the Iota Kappa Chapter of Chi Omega in 1989. She performed for a regional theater group in Knoxville, Tennessee, before moving to New York City. Koplitz is one of the comedian contributors to the ''History of the Joke'' on the History Channel, hosted by Lewis Black. Koplitz was featured in a series of advertis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Vecchione
Michael Vecchione (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey Center (ice hockey), center who is currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to turning professional, Vecchione played for Union College where he was named to the List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Rookie Team, All-ECAC Rookie Team, List of ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team List of All-ECAC Hockey Teams#Third Team, All-ECAC Hockey Third Team, List of ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, ECAC Player of the Year and List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams, AHCA East First-Team All-American during his four-year career. Playing career Early career Vecchione began his youth hockey career with the Valley Junior Warriors in Saugus Youth Hockey program. While a member of the 1993 team, the Valley Junior Warriors won four state championships. While attending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Davidson
Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) for eight seasons, running from 2014 to 2022. Davidson's father, Scott Matthew Davidson, was a New York firefighter who died in 2001 at the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks. Davidson began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Friends of the People'', ''Guy Code'', and ''Wild 'n Out''. He released his comedy specials ''Pete Davidson: SMD'' (2016) and ''Pete Davidson: Alive from New York'' (2020). Davidson starred and executive produced the comedy film ''Big Time Adolescence'' (2019), and co-wrote and starred in the semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film ''The King of Staten Island'' (2020). Davidson continued acting in films such as ''The Suicide Squad'' (2021), ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' (2022), ''Meet Cute'' (2022), and ''Marmadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe DeRosa (comedian)
Joe Derosa (born August 6, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, restaurateur and podcaster. Career Stand-up comedy, radio, television and film DeRosa got his start in comedy performing as part of a comedic musical duo called Deep at the New Road Brewhouse in his hometown of Collegeville, Pennsylvania. After the duo split, DeRosa began performing stand-up comedy regularly at the Laff House in Philadelphia. DeRosa moved to New York City, performing regularly in comedy clubs. Beginning in 2006, DeRosa began co-hosting the ''Uninformed'' radio show with Bill Burr on Sirius Satellite Radio. The monthly show aired on Saturday nights. After new episodes began airing more sporadically, the show was dropped. It ran as a podcast for several more episodes before ending altogether in 2009. In 2009, DeRosa starred in his first half-hour ''Comedy Central Presents'' special. On June 21, 2010, Comedy Central Records released DeRosa's first album ''The Depression Auction''. DeRosa's second a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Lange
Artie is a masculine given name, usually a diminutive of Arthur. Notable people with the given name include: People * Artie Bettles (1891–1971), Australian rules footballer * Artie Butler (born 1942), American popular music arranger, songwriter and pianist * Artie Cobb (born 1942), American poker player * Artie P. Hatzes (born 1957), American astronomer * Artie Kornfeld (born 1942), American musician, record producer and music executive best known as the music promoter for the Woodstock Festival * Artie Lange (born 1967), American actor and comedian on ''The Howard Stern Show'' and ''Mad TV'' * Artie Malvin (1922–2006), American composer and vocalist on The Crew Chiefs and with Glenn Miller's band * Artie Pew Jr. (1898–1959), American college football and basketball player * Artie Shaw (1910–2004), American jazz clarinetist, composer and bandleader * Artie Simek (1916–1975), American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics * Artie Smith (born 1970), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is a puppet character created, puppeteered and voiced by Robert Smigel. As his name indicates, Triumph's comedic style is almost exclusively insult comedy. A Montenegrin Mountain Hound, Triumph often puffs a cigar, which usually falls out of his mouth when he starts talking. He first appeared in 1997 on NBC's ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', and also appeared on ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' from time to time, as well as the short-lived ''TV Funhouse'', TBS's '' Conan'', Adult Swim's ''The Jack and Triumph Show'', and ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert''. Smigel and Triumph have been ejected from several events for Triumph's antics, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Honolulu line for auditions for ''American Idol'', and the 2004 Democratic National Convention (while shooting an aborted movie project). Creation and debut Triumph was created by Robert Smigel in 1997 for a segment on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
