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Comics Come Home
Comics Come Home is an annual charity stand-up comedy festival held in Boston, Massachusetts. The event, co-founded by comedian Denis Leary (who remains its curator and presenter) and hockey hall of famer Cam Neely, was first held in 1995 and is now the longest-running comedy fundraiser in the United States."Comics Come Home" announces line-up for 24th-annual event '''', September 27, 2018. Since its inception, funds raised from the festival have been donated to the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-up Comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke, one-liners, stories, observations or a shtick that may incorporate Theatrical property, props, comedy music, music, Magic (illusion), magic tricks or ventriloquism. It can be performed almost anywhere, including comedy clubs, comedy festivals, bars, nightclubs, colleges or theatres. History Stand-up as a Western world, Western art form has its roots in the Stump speech (minstrelsy), stump speech of American minstrel shows, which featured an actor in blackface delivering nonsensical monologue to the audience. While the intention of stump speeches was to mock African-Americans, they also occasionally contained political and social satire. The minstrel show would later influence theatrical traditions of the late 19th and early 20th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as First Lady of the United States as the wife of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee for president in the 2016 presidential election, becoming the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party; Clinton won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College vote, thereby losing the election to Donald Trump. Raised in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, Rodham graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1973. After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and married future president Bill Clinton in 1975; the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Correale
Peter M. Correale (born April 20, 1970 in Oakdale, New York) is an American actor, stand up comedian, and writer. He currently co-hosts ''The Pete and Sebastian Show'' podcast with fellow comedian Sebastian Maniscalco that airs weekly on iHeartRadio. In addition, he was a writer and occasional performer on the CBS sitcom ''Kevin Can Wait''. Early life and education Pete Correale was born and raised on Long Island, New York.http://www.biography-center.com/biographies/18972-Correale_Pete.html He graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 1992 with a degree in communication, and also played on the school basketball team. During this time, he took a drama class that inspired him to pursue a career in show business. Career After graduating, Correale moved to New York City to perform improvisation comedy and did part-time acting. He debuted as a stand up comic at the age of 24. He exchanged stage time for cooking burgers and mopping floors at many of the clubs he worked in. He released his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released six comedy albums: ''Harmful If Swallowed''; ''Retaliation''; '' Vicious Circle''; '' Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garden''; and '' Isolated Incident''. In 2006, ''Retaliation'' became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in late 2006, ''Vicious Circle'', a straight-to-DVD special titled ''Rough Around The Edges'' (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled ''Isolated Incident''. He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy. He is one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base, and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular". As an actor, Cook has appeared in films since 1997, including ''Mystery Men'', '' Waiting...'', '' Employee of the Month'', ''Good Luck Chuck'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Clarke
Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter Arts and entertainment Music * ''Lenny'' (album), by Lenny Kravitz * "Lenny" (instrumental), by Stevie Ray Vaughan * "Lenny" (Buggles song), a 1982 song by The Buggles * "Lenny" (Supergrass song), a 1995 song by Supergrass * Lenny, a guitar owned by Stevie Ray Vaughan * Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, pianist and composer Other arts and entertainment * Lenny (bot), an anti-telemarketing chatbot * ''Lenny'' (film), a 1974 biography of Lenny Bruce * "Lenny" (short story), a 1958 short story by author Isaac Asimov * ''Lenny'' (TV series), a 1990–1991 situation comedy starring Lenny Clarke * Lenny face (Internet emoticon), used to express sexual innuendo, or mischief Other uses * Hurricane Lenny, a 1999 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean * Lenny's Sub Shop, a san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis C , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Chestnut
Randall Jay Chestnut is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He is noted for his wide-ranging religious views and his marriage to an outreach pastor at Christ's Chapel, physicality, and sarcasm. Among other topics, he often focuses on American politics. Once, when asked what he'd do if he were mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, he replied, I'd do photo ops with Marilyn Manson and underprivileged children while my contributors continued to dump toxic waste in the rivers of Third World nations, then go home and do lines off the bare back of my 19-year-old Malaysian concubine. You know, like a real politician. Throughout his career, his material has also focused on his support of LGBT rights and his criticism of religion. Early life and career Randy Chestnut was born in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, in 1971. His early years were spent moving from state to state, living in Texas, Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, and Wisconsin. Beginning his career in Madison, Wisconsin at the Funny Business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Burr
William Frederick Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, most notably ''Why Do I Do This?'' (2008), ''Let It Go'' (2010), '' You People Are All the Same'' (2012), '' I'm Sorry You Feel That Way'' (2014), ''Walk Your Way Out'' (2017), ''Paper Tiger'' (2019), and ''Live at Red Rocks'' (2022). He received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nomination for ''Paper Tiger'', and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series nomination for the dark comedy series ''Immoral Compass'' (2021–present). Burr also created, co-wrote, and voiced the lead character in the Netflix animated sitcom ''F Is for Family'' (2015–2021). His other notable acting roles include appearing in various sketches in the second season of ''Chappelle's Show'', Patrick Kuby in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2011–2013), Migs Mayfeld in the Disney+ series ''The Mandalo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brill
Eddie Brill is an American comedian, writer, and actor who started his career in Boston, Massachusetts. He was previously the warm-up comedian and comedy talent coordinator of '' Late Show with David Letterman''. Brill tours frequently, performing in the US as well as England, Ireland, France, Australia, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong. At one time, he was a humor consultant for Reader's Digest. Biography Eddie Brill was born in New York City, and raised in Hollywood, Florida. Eddie Brill attended Emerson College, where he founded the Emerson Comedy Workshop along with Denis Leary, Chris Phillips and Adam Roth. He helped to create the first comedy writing department in a college, along with fellow alumni Norman Lear in 1978. He also began performing standup while in college. He stopped after college in 1980 and then picked it back up in July 1984 when he started a comedy club in NYC named The Paper Moon. Brill has been working internationally as a comedian since 1989 and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Breuer
James E. Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and radio host. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film ''Half Baked'' (1998). Early life Breuer was born in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island. His first job was at Sears when he was a teenager. Career Television career Breuer was a member of the cast of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 1998, playing characters such as Joe Pesci and Goat Boy. He went on to host ''The Jim Breuer Show'' after leaving SNL. Breuer later hosted the third season of the VH1 show '' Web Junk 20'', has done two Comedy Central specials—2002's ''Hardcore'', and 2009's ''Let's Clear the Air''—and has been featured in commercials for Pizza Hut. Radio career Breuer was a regular on ''The Howard Stern Show'', ''Opie and Anthony Show'' and is the host of ''Fridays with Jim Breuer,'' on Sirius Satellite Radio. Other work Breuer regularly tours as a comedian. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1977, part of a string of successful hit singles for the band in the 1970s. In addition to being one of the songs that helped break Aerosmith into the mainstream in the 1970s, it also helped revitalize their career in the 1980s when it was covered by hip hop group Run-D.M.C. (in collaboration with Aerosmith) on their 1986 album '' Raising Hell''. This cover was a touchstone for the new musical subgenre of rap rock, or the melding of rock and hip hop. It became an international hit and won both groups a Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Single in 1987 Soul Train Music Awards. Both versions are in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Production Music The song starts out with a two measure drum beat intro by Joey Kramer, follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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