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List Of Portuguese Comedians
This is a list of Portuguese comedians sorted by last name: {{Dynamic list * David Cristina * Marco Horácio *Herman José *Nuno Markl * Bruno Nogueira * Ricardo Araújo Pereira * Fernando Rocha * Raúl Solnado See also * List of comedians * List of Portuguese people Portuguese Comedians A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dire ... List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or animal actively maintains the experience, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. It is an emotion with po ... situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. A popular saying often attributed to Ed Wynn attempts to differentiate the two terms: "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny." This draws a distinction between how much of the comedy (drama), comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona. Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative comedy, has grown in popularity with its more offbeat and experimental style. This normally i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cristina
David Vinagre Cristina (born 1978, in Portimão) is a Portuguese humorist, stand-up comedian, storyteller, podcaster, radio and television personality, corporate executive, entrepreneur, stock investor and investment consultant, with a PhD on the field of genetics of ageing (University of California, San Francisco) and specialization in venture capital and private equity investing. Besides his extensive activity on Portuguese radio and television as a humorist, comedian and host, David Vinagre Cristina is the executive director for investments at the Lisbon branch of Fosun International and was investment consultant of Portugal's state-run venture capital and early-stage investing arm Portugal Ventures from 2015 to 2017 and member of government cabinet after has been appointed adviser of the Portuguese Secretary of State for Science from 2011 to 2015 in the XIX Constitutional Government of Portugal. Early life David Cristina was born in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. He had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Horácio
Rouxinol Faduncho (Portuguese: roughly '' Fadist Nightingale'') is a Portuguese fictional character created by the singer and comedian Marco Horácio. He's a personification of the typical Portuguese man, similar to a Zé Povinho living in the 21st century. He has recorded two CDs, the first named ''"Grandes Êxitos de Rouxinol Faduncho"'' (Portuguese for ''"Rouxinol Faduncho's Big Hits"''), launched on 5 December 2005. As he had "already fooled everyone with the first CD", he decided to launch a second one, named "Best On". Both CDs have songs featuring him as the singer, Paulo Valentim (guitarist) playing the Portuguese guitar, João Maria Veiga playing the guitar and Rodrigo Serrão playing the acoustic bass guitar. Rouxinol's character is a fado lover, a married man, although he often sings like a bachelor with a very active sexual life. He was an illegal alien in Germany, where he sang fados in bars until he was thrown out. When he arrived in Portugal he decided to make a CD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman José
Hermann José von Krippahl , known as Herman José (born 19 March 1954), is a Portuguese-born German comedian, television host, actor and musician. He is best known for his numerous TV shows and comedy sketches. Starting his career in the mid-1970s, Hermann José has become one of Portugal's most recognized comedians and TV personalities, featuring in some of his shows, among others, Amália Rodrigues, Kylie Minogue, Ramalho Eanes, Tony Bennett, Roger Moore, Cher and Joan Collins. He also opened for Frank Sinatra's first and only concert in Portugal. Early life Herman was born in Lisbon to a Portuguese mother and a Spanish-German father on March 19, 1954. His father worked in a marble company and was an amateur filmmaker. Herman was featured in some of his father's films early in his life. Herman attended Lisbon's German School, and starred in all of his school's suites. At age 18, he made his TV debut as the bassist of a musical trio on juvenile program. In 1972, at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Markl
Nuno Frederico Correia da Silva Lobato Markl (born 21 July 1971), known as Nuno Markl, is a Portuguese comedian, writer, radio host, television host, voice actor and screenwriter. He was born in Lisbon. Career Radio Markl is well known in Portugal for his radio series "O Homem Que Mordeu o Cão" (''The Man Who Bit The dog''). It started in 1997, when he joined Pedro Ribeiro, José Carlos Malato and Ana Lamy for the morning show at Rádio Comercial. In 2001, Malato and Lamy left, and were replaced by Maria de Vasconcelos. The radio series later spawned a TV show, and three books. Since October 2008, Markl has worked for Antena 3, with his current shows being "São Coisas Que Acontecem", "Laboratolarilolela" (a showcase of lesser known Pimba artists and songs), and "Nuno & Nando" (with Fernando Alvim). Before "São Coisas Que Acontecem", he ran "Há Vida em Markl" (based on a comic strip formerly published on Inimigo Público) and "O Livro dos Porquês" (where funny answers we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Nogueira
Bruno Miguel Alexandre da Cunha Nogueira (born 31 January 1982) is a Portuguese actor, comedian, writer and television host. He started his career as an actor on a soap opera called "Anjo Selvagem" in 2002. In 2003, he started hosting Curto Circuito on the cable channel Sic Radical. However, it was through the stand-up comedy that he has become best known, in programs such as "Levanta-te e Ri" (2003–06), "Manobras de Diversão" (2004–05) or "HermanSIC" (2004–05). In 2008, he started the comedy show Os Contemporâneos relying primarily on satire of current political and social issues. The final episode aired 2 August 2009. In April 2010, he started hosting Lado B (the B side), his own talk-show. Nogueira created ''Odisseia Odisseia or Canal Odisseia is a Portuguese basic cable and satellite television channel that features documentaries. It is the oldest and one of the most notable of the genre in Portugal and, for most of its history, it was a single Iberian chann . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Araújo Pereira
Ricardo Artur de Araújo Pereira (born 28 April 1974) is a Portuguese comedian, political commentator and journalist. Pereira first rose to national notoriety in the early 2000s as a member of the Portuguese comedy group, Gato Fedorento. Life He was born in Lisbon. His father is a TAP aircraft pilot and his mother a flight attendant. He has a degree in Social Communication from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He has also worked as a journalist for the Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias. He was a writer for Produções Fictícias, and was one of the writers of ''Herman 98'', ''Herman 99'' and ''Herman Difusão Portuguesa'' (hosted by the Portuguese comedian Herman José), and he also co-wrote Maria Rueff's show ''O Programa da Maria'' (2001), ''Felizes para Sempre'' (Expresso), ''As Crónicas de José Estebes'', on Diário de Notícias, among many others. In 2003 he made his first appearance in television acting in the series ''O Perfeito Anormal'' (The Perfect Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha (born 1975) is a Portuguese comedian, actor, and TV presenter, whose career as a professional performer began in 2000. He has performed in Portugal, and internationally, including Angola, which has a majority Portuguese speaking population, and in several Portuguese-descendant communities in the 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 territori .... References"Promoter Zona Jovem holds big show of humour", Angola Press, July 28, 2009 * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Solnado
Raul Augusto de Almeida Solnado (19 October 1929 - 8 August 2009) was a popular Portuguese actor and comedian. He was born in Lisbon's Madragoa neighborhood, and first appeared on stage there. In his long career, he developed many comic pieces that have become classics. His humour was, at the time (especially considering Portugal was still under the dictatorial Salazar regime), both unexpected and fresh. It included a lot of nonsense, and stories making fun of daily life. He often played an ingenuous poor man, whose life was neither good or bad. He portrayed characters with conviction and humor. His best material included pieces written by him, such as "Ida ao médico" ("At the doctor"), and others based on Spanish comedian Miguel Gila’s material: (“A guerra de 1908” / “The war of 1908” and “História da minha vida” / “The story of my life”). Example As a first-time patient in hospital, addressing to a nurse (from “At the doctor”): Solnado hosted Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Comedians
A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. Comedians ''(sorted alphabetically by surname)'' A * Rose Abdoo (born 1962) * Raymond Ablack (born 1989) * John Aboud (born 1973) * James Acaster (born 1985) * Jayde Adams (born 1984) * Kev Adams (born 1991) * Pamela Adlon (born 1966) * James Adomian (born 1980) * Scott Adsit (born 1965) * Steve Agee (born 1969) * Alex Agnew (born 1973) * Rubén Aguirre (1934–2016) * Dan Ahdoot (born 1981) * Ahmed Ahmed (born 1970) * Sohail Ahmed (born 1963) * Franklyn Ajaye (born 1949) * Anna Akana (born 1989) * Malin Akerman (born 1978) * Nawaal Akram (born 1990) * Nasser Al Qasabi (born 1963) * Joe Alaskey (1952–2016) * Carlos Alazraqui (born 1962) * Rory Albanese (born 1977) * Alan Alda (born 1936) * Jason Alexander (born 1959) * Ted Alexandro (born 1969) * Barbara Jo Allen (1906–1974) * Dave Allen (1936–2005) * Gracie Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Portuguese People
The following is a list of notable and historically significant people from Portugal. Navigators, explorers and pioneers 15th century * Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, explorer of the African coast * Álvaro Caminha, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Álvaro Martins, explorer of the African coast * Alvise Cadamosto, explorer of the Atlantic islands and of the African coast * André Gonçalves, explorer of the sea route to Brazil * Antão Gonçalves, explorer of the African coast * Álvaro Fernandes, explorer of the African coast * Bartolomeu Dias, explorer of the African coast * Bartolomeu Perestrelo, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Dinis Dias, explorer of the African coast * Diogo Cão, explorer of the African coast * Diogo de Azambuja, explorer of the African coast * Diogo de Teive, explorer of the Atlantic islands * Diogo Dias, explorer of the Atlantic islands, of the African coast and the Indian Ocean, discovered Madagascar * Diogo Silves, explorer of the Atlantic islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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