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Josh Adam Meyers
Josh Adam Meyers is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his live show, turned Comedy Central series, ''The Comedy Jam'' (also known as ''The Goddamn Comedy Jam''.) His podcast ''The 500 With Josh Adam Meyers'' was acquired by Spotify in 2019. Career In Meyer's early entertainment career, he worked as a DJ for weddings and bar mitzvahs, as well as a strip club DJ and emcee. In 2008, while performing comedy at the Unknown Theater in Hollywood, Meyers and others would hang-out after the show and jam with musicians Joel Rutkowski and Nick Liberatore, members of a two-person rock band called Elemenopy. Meyers started to incorporate the band into his comedy show, where at times his comedian guests had the option to join in on a song. Inspired by these sing-a-longs, he officially launched his live show ''The Goddamn Comedy Jam'' in 2014 at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. The show also played for a time at the former Lyric Theatre in Hollywood. The show features a gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Meyers (actor)
Joshua Dylan Meyers ( ; born January 8, 1976) is an American actor and comedian, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of ''That '70s Show''. He is the younger brother of former '' SNL'' cast member and '' Late Night'' host Seth Meyers. Early life and education Meyers was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, on January 8, 1976, the younger of two boys born of Hilary Claire Meyers (née Olson), a French teacher, and Laurence Meyers Jr., who worked in finance. He attended Manchester High School West in Manchester, New Hampshire. He went on to graduate from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Meyers' paternal grandfather was Ashkenazi Jewish, and his other ancestry is Czech–Austrian and Croatian (from his paternal grandmother), Swedish, English, and German. Career ''MADtv'' Meyers officially joined the cast of ''MADtv'' in 2002, as a featured performer for the eighth season. He woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busy Philipps
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps (born June 25, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Dawson's Creek'' (2001–2003), ''Love, Inc.'' (2005–2006) and '' ER'' (2006–2007), for her abortion access advocacy, and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, such as '' The Smokers'' (2000), ''Home Room'' (2002), ''White Chicks'' (2004), ''Made of Honor'' (2008), '' He's Just Not That Into You'' (2009), '' The Gift'' (2015), and ''I Feel Pretty'' (2018). From 2018 to 2019, Philipps hosted her own television talk show ''Busy Tonight'', on E!. She currently stars in the Peacock original series ''Girls5eva''. Childhood Philipps was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She received th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Duplass
Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, including ''The Puffy Chair'' (2005), ''Baghead'' (2008), ''Cyrus'' (2010), ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), and ''The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'' (2012). Duplass played the role of Pete Eckhart in the FX television series ''The League'' (2009–2015). He was also one of the stars of ''Safety Not Guaranteed'' (2012). Duplass co-wrote the horror film '' Creep'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel, and starred in both films. He co-wrote and co-produced the television anthology series ''Room 104'' (2017–2020). Duplass has also appeared in ''Humpday'' (2009), '' Greenberg'' (2010), ''The Mindy Project'' (2012–2014), '' Tammy'' (2014), '' The One I Love'' (2014), '' The Lazarus Effect'' (2015), '' Togetherness'' (2015–2016), ''Blue Jay'' (2016), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ranger'' (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series '' Girl Code'' (2014–2015). Her second album, ''In Fina We Trust,'' was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films '' Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' (2016), ''Ocean's 8'' (2018), ''Crazy Rich Asians'' (2018), and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film '' The Farewell'' (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Lee
Robert Lee Jr. (born September 17, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. From 2001 to 2009, Lee was a cast member on ''MADtv'', and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series ''Splitting Up Together'' alongside Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson between 2018 and 2019. Lee has also appeared in the films ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (2004), ''Pineapple Express'' (2008), and '' The Dictator'' (2012). He recently had a guest appearance as the cynical, burned-out Dr. Kang on FX on Hulu's TV comedy series ''Reservation Dogs''. Lee co-hosts the podcast ''TigerBelly'' with his ex-partner, Khalyla Kuhn; he is also co-host of the podcast ''Bad Friends'' with Andrew Santino. Early life and education Lee was born on September 17, 1971, to Korean immigrant parents Jeanie and Robert Lee. He and his younger brother Steve grew up in Poway, California. His parents owned clothing stores in both Escondido and Encinitas, California. Lee attended Painted R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hardwick
Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. He hosts ''Talking Dead'', an hourlong aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Fear the Walking Dead'', as well as ''Talking with Chris Hardwick'', a show in which Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and ''The Wall'', a plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. Hardwick created Nerdist Industries, operator of the Nerdist Podcast Network and home of his podcast ''The Nerdist Podcast'', which later left the network and was renamed to ''ID10T with Chris Hardwick''. His podcast has broadcast 1,000 episodes as of December 2019. Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in ''Rock of Ages'' during its premiere run in Los Angeles (2005–2006). In 2011, he began hosting the BBC America Britcom block ''Ministry of Laughs''. From 2013 to 2017, he hosted '' @midnight with Chris Hardwick'', a nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actress. After guest-starring on several television series and lead role on a cable drama, Haddish gained prominence for her role as Nekeisha Williams on the NBC sitcom ''The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017). Her breakthrough came in with a leading role in the comedy film '' Girls Trip'' (2017), which earned her several accolades—such as nominations for two Critics' Choice Awards—and was included on ''The New Yorker'''s list of the best film performances of the 21st century. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for hosting a ''Saturday Night Live'' episode (2017) and published a memoir, ''The Last Black Unicorn'' (2017). Haddish starred in the TBS series '' The Last O.G.'' (2018–2020), executive produced and voiced Tuca in the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series ''Tuca & Bertie'' (2019–2022), and starred in the crime comedy series '' The Afterparty'' (2022–present). She released the al ... [...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] |
Jay Pharoah
Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), better known by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. Pharoah was a cast member on NBC's sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2016. In 2015, he was ranked the 55th greatest ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine. Early life Pharoah was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He began performing impersonations at age six and cites Gilbert Gottfried's character Iago in ''Aladdin'' as his first voice, explaining, "My father put me in a talent competition a couple of months later, and out of the whole thing I got fifth place." In 2005, Pharoah graduated from Indian River High School in Chesapeake. One of his characters, Principal Daniel Frye, is heavily influenced by IRHS's former principal, James Frye. Pharoah studied business at Tidewater Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University. Career Pharoah has been performing stand-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Leggero
Natasha Leggero () (born March 26, 1974) is an American comedian, actress and writer. She rose to fame after appearing as the host of the MTV reality television series '' The 70s House'' in 2005, and as a regular roundtable panelist on Chelsea Handler's late-night talk show ''Chelsea Lately'' from 2008 to 2014. Leggero created the Comedy Central period sitcom ''Another Period'' (2015–2018) with Riki Lindhome, which she starred in as Lillian Abigail Bellacourt, a daughter of the fictional Bellacourt family. As a voice actress, Leggero has starred in several adult animated sitcoms, voicing the roles of Callie Maggotbone in '' Ugly Americans'' (2010–2012), Ethel in ''Brickleberry'' (2013–2015) and Shannon in ''Hoops'' (2020). She also starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom '' Free Agents'' (2011) as Emma Parker, in the Showtime comedy series ''Dice'' (2016–2017) as Carmen, and in the CBS sitcom '' Broke'' (2020) as Elizabeth. In 2022, Leggero released her first book The World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jefferies
Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies, is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer who holds dual Australian and American citizenship. He created and starred in the American FX sitcom ''Legit'' (2013–2014) and the Comedy Central late-night show ''The Jim Jefferies Show'' (2017–2019). Early life Jefferies was born Geoff James Nugent in Sydney on 14 February 1977, the son of a mother who worked as a substitute teacher and a father who was a cabinet maker and maintenance worker. His father was from Roma, Queensland. Jefferies grew up in Sydney before moving to Perth to study musical theatre and classical music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. though he left several months before graduating. He has two older brothers: Scott, an investment banker, and Daniel, an inspector in the New South Wales Police Force's Public Order and Riot Squad. Career Stand-up Jefferies began his stand-up comedy career after d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
