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Last Comic Standing (season 5)
On June 13, 2007, competitive reality show ''Last Comic Standing'' began airing its fifth season on NBC with new host, Bill Bellamy. For the first time ever people could vote in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. This season is also taped rather than filmed. Auditions Auditions were held in London, Montreal, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, San Antonio and Tempe. Numerous established comedians auditioned for ''Last Comic Standing'' this season. They included: * Arj Barker * Chuck Roy * Thea Vidale ('' Thea'') * Dwayne Kennedy * Claire Hooper (''Good News Week'') * Fiona O'Loughlin * Josh Thomas (''Talkin' 'bout your Generation'') * Lawrence Mooney Some of the finalists have also appeared elsewhere: * Dante ('' BET's Comic View'') * Doug Benson (''Best Week Ever'', '' Marijuana Logues'') * Gerry Dee ('' Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'') * Lavell Crawford (''Breaking Bad'') * Debra DiGiovanni ('' Video on Trial'') * Ralph Harris ('' On Our Own'') * Jon Reep ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arj Barker
Arjan Singh Āulakh (born 12 August 1974), known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He was born to an engineer father and artist mother, his father is of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent and his mother is of European descent. Career Barker started his career in comedy after graduating from high school in 1989. His first gigs were at an old café called Caffe Nuvo in downtown San Anselmo where he hosted stand-up night every Sunday throughout the early 1990s. Barker appeared on ''Premium Blend'' in 1997, followed by appearances on the shows ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and '' The Glass House''. He twice hosted ''Comedy Central Presents'', first on 20 September 2000 and again on 31 March 2006. Barker was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. He appeared on the Australian show ''Thank God You're Here'' on 18 October 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Week Ever
''Best Week Ever'' is an American comedy series created and executive produced by Fred Graver. The series originally aired from January 23, 2004, to June 12, 2009, on VH1.Harris, Scott"VH1 Cancels 'Best Week Ever'". ''Inside TV''. January 13, 2010. In January 2010, it was announced that the show was canceled. On August 3, 2012, VH1 announced the return of ''Best Week Ever''.Black, Elizabeth"VH1 Announces The Arrival Of Two Brand New Series Plus The Return Of An Old Favorite". ''VH1''. August 3, 2012. New weekly episodes began January 18, 2013, but on April 23, 2014, VH1 canceled the series again.EW Staff"Meet the new cast of 'Best Week Ever'". ''EW''. December 28, 2012. Format ''Best Week Ever'' features comedians analyzing the previous week's developments in pop culture, including recent happenings in entertainment and celebrity gossip. It followed a similar format to that set by the mini-series '' I Love the 80s'' and its successors. Episodes aired on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Benson
Douglas Steven Benson (born July 2, 1962) is an American comedian, marijuana rights advocate, television host and actor, best known for hosting the podcasts and TV series ''Doug Loves Movies'' (2006-present), ''The Benson Interruption'' (2010-2013), ''Getting Doug with High'' (2013-2019) and ''The High Court with Doug Benson'' (2017). As a comedian, he has released 10 comedy albums, starting with ''Professional Humoredian'' in 2008, and has regularly appeared on TV shows including ''Comedy Central Presents'', ''Best Week Ever'' and ''@midnight''. In 2007, he was a contestant on the Last Comic Standing (season 5), 5th season of the reality competition show ''Last Comic Standing''. In 2007, he starred in the film ''Super High Me'', a documentary about marijuana usage. He has also acted in small roles in numerous TV shows, including ''Trailer Park Boys'' and ''You're the Worst'', as well as several films, including serving as the voice of Bane (DC Comics), Bane in ''The Lego Batman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET's Comic View
''ComicView'' is an American stand-up comedy show that aired on BET on Tuesdays and Fridays from September 1992 to December 2008. In May 2014, BET announced the return of ''ComicView''. The show has been the launching pad for such comedians as D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Sommore, and Rodney Perry. Overview In the show's later years, the show moved to different cities, such as Atlanta, Los Angeles, and . The episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Mooney
Lawrence Mooney (born 22 April 1965) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, and former television and radio presenter. Radio career Mooney has held various jobs including a cleaner, salesman, furniture polisher and collecting golf balls at a driving range, before becoming a stand-up comic. He hosted the drive time show on Melbourne Talk Radio. He has also been a fill-in host and guest on MTR's Steve Vizard Show and ABC Radio Melbourne and 3AW. In 2016, he regularly appeared on the Triple M impersonating Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with weekly spots on the Sydney and Melbourne breakfast shows, and as a guest co-host on ''Merrick & Australia''. He was part of the morning drive show on Triple M Brisbane from December 2017 to December 2018. On 15 January 2019, Lawrence replaced ''The Grill Team'' for Sydney Breakfast on Triple M with ''Moonman in the Morning,'' alongside Gus Worland, Chris Page and Jess Eva. In October 2019, Mooney won an Australian Commercial Radio A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Thomas (comedian)
Joshua Michael Thomas (born 26 May 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition. He has since appeared on television numerous times, including as a regular and Generation Y team captain on Network Ten's ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation''. In 2013, Thomas created the award-winning ABC2 and Pivot television series ''Please Like Me'', which he also co-wrote and starred in. ABC2 Homepage for 'Please Like Me' TV series Early life Thomas was born in , the son of Rebecca and Mike Thomas. He lived in |
Fiona O'Loughlin (comedian)
Fiona Taheny (born 16 July 1963), commonly known as Fiona O'Loughlin, is an Australian comedian. O'Loughlin has made television performances on ABC TV's '' Spicks and Specks'', and Network Ten's ''Rove Live'', ''Good News Week'', ''All Star Family Feud'', '' The Project'', ''Studio 10'', ''Show Me the Movie!'' and ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem'' and a series of advertisements for Heinz soups. She has performed as a headline act in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe festival. In 2011 a book of her short stories, ''Me of the Never Never: The (Chaotic) Life and Times of Fiona O'Loughlin'' was published by Hachette Australia. Career In the early 1990s O'Loughlin was writing a column for the ''Centralian Advocate'', and emceeing cabaret shows at the Araluen Arts Centre. By 1994 she was doing a weekly radio segment on the ABC. In 2000 she appeared at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In 2001, she won the award for Best Newcomer at the Melbourne Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good News Week
''Good News Week'' is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in 1999. The show was revived for its second run when the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike caused many of Network Ten's imported US programs to cease production. ''Good News Week'' drew its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organisations, and often, aspects of the show itself. The show opened with a monologue by McDermott relating to recent headlines, after which two teams of three panellists competed in recurring segments to gain points. The show has spawned three short-lived spin-off series, the ABC's ''Good News Weekend'' (1998), Ten's ''GNW Night Lite'' (1999) and Ten's skit-based ''Good News World'' (2011). Format ''Good News Weeks format is based on that of the British program '' Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Hooper
Claire Hooper (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian stand-up comedian, television and radio presenter and writer. Hooper is co-hosting '' The Great Australian Bake Off'' alongside Mel Buttle. She appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revival of ''Good News Week'' on Network Ten and was a regular on '' The Sideshow'', appearing with Paul McDermott. Since 2005, she has regularly performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Career Hooper has appeared on ''Stand Up Australia'', ''How the Quest Was Won'', ''The Sideshow'', ''Rove Live'', ''Sleuth 101'', Melbourne International Comedy Festival, ''Good News Week'', '' The Project'', '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem'', '' Celebrity Name Game'', ''The Living Room'' and '' Would I Lie to You? Australia''. Prior to entering into comedy, Hooper worked in children's and adult theatre in Perth, Western Australia, as an actress and director. Hooper attended Curtin University and graduated with a degree in Theatre Studies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Kennedy
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish "dubh" means "black". Variant forms * Dewayne * Dewaine * Dewane * Duaine * Duane * Duwain * Duwaine * Duwayne * Dwain * Dwaine * Dwane Given name * Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz * Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player * Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician * Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer * Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player * Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
