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Spoken Giants
Spoken Giants is the first global rights administration company for the owners and creators of spoken word copyrights. Spoken Giants represents comedians, podcast authors, speech writers, and other spoken word creators. Origin Spoken Giants was formed by 800 Pound Gorilla Records founders Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, with former BMI executive Jim King who recognized the need for an organization to account for uncollected royalties for “spoken word” artists, including comedians, podcasters and public speakers. Representation Among the hundreds of performers Spoken Giants represents are Mike Birbiglia, Lewis Black, Dan Cummins, Gerry Dee, Pete Holmes, Kyle Kinane, Kathleen Madigan, the Ralphie May Estate, and Theo Von. The company also added to its roster, the estates of Bob Hope and Desilu ( Lucille Ball/ Desi Arnaz) as well as Gabriel Iglesias, Larry the Cable Guy, Elayne Boosler, Jackie Fabulous, Eddie Pepitone, Nephew Tommy, Jeff Dye, Todd Barry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the state, List of United States cities by population, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern United States, southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Iglesias
Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including ''I'm Not Fat… I'm Fluffy'' and ''Hot & Fluffy''. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous live-action and animated TV shows and films, including starring in the sitcom ''Mr. Iglesias'' on Netflix, playing Tobias in the 2012 movie ''Magic Mike'' and its 2015 sequel, and providing the voice of Speedy Gonzales in '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''. He was also the host of the shows '' Stand Up Revolution'' on Comedy Central and ''Fluffy's Food Adventures'' on Fuse. In 2018, Iglesias was one of the top 10 paid comedians in the world. Early life Gabriel Jesús Iglesias was born July 15, 1976 in San Diego, California,"Bio" fluffyguy.com. Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Dynamics
Brian Volk-Weiss (born May 28, 1976) is an American film and television producer and director. He is the founder and current chief executive officer (CEO) of The Nacelle Company and its subsidiary company, Comedy Dynamics. Volk-Weiss is the creator, producer, and occasional director of the current Netflix series, ''The Toys That Made Us'' and ''The Movies That Made Us'', along with the television specials, ''Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History'' and ''Discontinued'' (originally on The CW). Through Comedy Dynamics, he has produced and directed numerous stand-up specials and comedy albums for comedians like Kevin Hart, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, and many others. Volk-Weiss has also produced several television shows including ''Join or Die with Craig Ferguson'', ''Behind the Attraction'' on Disney+, ''A Toy Store Near You'', ''The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek'', and ''Down to Earth with Zac Efron''. He also serves as executive producer on the reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central Records
Comedy Central Records is a record label based in New York and owned by Paramount Global. The label specializes in stand-up comedy albums and is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The label has released albums from artists such as Aziz Ansari, Louis C.K., Amy Schumer, and Kevin Hart. As of December 2016, Comedy Central Records has put out over 200 albums. History 2002–06 Comedy Central Records was founded in 2002 by American multi-Grammy winning record and television producer, Jack Vaughn Jr. along with Comedy Central. The first release under the label was Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers," an uncensored album featuring human-like puppets voiced by comedic talent such as Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and Fred Armisen, making off-color crank calls to one another. Upon its release, the album sold more than 80,000 copies, prompting network executives to release three more volumes of calls, including "The Best Unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the '' Seinfeld'' episode " The Couch", he has since appeared in a variety of television series, such as '' Parks and Recreation'', '' Community'', ''Two and a Half Men'', '' Drunk History'', ''Reno 911!'', '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'', ''Archer'', '' Veep'', '' Justified'', '' Kim Possible'', and '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', portraying Principal Ralph Durbin in '' A.P. Bio'' (2018–2021) and Matthew the Raven in the TV series '' The Sandman'' (2022–present). Oswalt is also known for voicing Remy in the Pixar film ''Ratatouille'' (2007), Max in the Illumination film ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' (2019) (replacing Louis C.K. from the first film), and M.O.D.O.K in the 2021 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, author, comedian, producer and writer. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Foxworthy has written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled ''No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem!''''From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA: A Harris Family Journey'', Robert E. Harris, Genealogical Press, 1994, page 870. Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, starting in the mid-1990s with his own sitcom called ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show''. He has also appeared alongside Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in several Blue Collar television specials, most notably '' Blue Collar TV'' for The WB. Since 2007, ... [...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] |
Tom Segura
Thomas Weston Segura (born April 16, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. Segura co-hosts the ''Your Mom's House'' podcast with his wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky. Segura also co-hosts the podcast ''Two Bears One Cave'' with friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer. Early life Segura was born on April 16, 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Rosario "Charo" Segura and Thomas Nadeau Segura. Tom grew up speaking Spanish and spent his summers in Lima, Peru. He graduated from Saint Edward's School in Vero Beach, Florida, and from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. At age 19, he overdosed on GHB and fell into a short coma. Career Segura began stand-up comedy shortly after graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne University. On episode 568 of ''Your Mom's House'', Segura mentioned he was doing comedy in the evenings for the first few years while holding down other daytime jobs. Segura has described interning at Kopelson Entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Barry
Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Todd County, Kentucky * Todd County, Minnesota * Todd County, South Dakota * Todd Fork, a river in Ohio * Todd Township, Minnesota * Todd Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania * Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania * Todds, Ohio, an unincorporated community People * Todd (given name) * Todd (surname) Arts and entertainment * ''Todd'' (album), a 1974 album by Todd Rundgren * Todd (''Cars''), a character in ''Cars'' * Todd (''Stargate''), a recurring character in the series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * The Todd (''Scrubs''), a character on ''Scrubs'' Other uses * Todd (elm cultivar) * Todd class, a characteristic class in algebraic topology * Todd-AO, a company in film post-production * Todd Corporation, a New Zea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Dye
Jeffrey Dye (born February 4, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Dye was born in 1983 in Seattle and raised in Kent, Washington. He attended Kentwood High School in Covington. Dye is of Spanish, French-Canadian, German and Jewish descent. Career Dye has hosted two series for MTV—''Numbnuts'' and ''Money From Strangers'' and also appeared on ''Girl Code''. He was a finalist on the sixth season of the NBC series ''Last Comic Standing'', finishing third behind Marcus and winner Iliza Shlesinger. He then performed in a 50-city tour with the other top competitors. Dye performed at the TBS Comedy Festival in Chicago and '' Comedy Central's Live At Gotham'' before starring in his own half-hour comedy special titled '' Comedy Central Presents Jeff Dye'' in 2010. As of 2011, Dye was a recurring cast member on ABC's show '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''. Dye was the host of ''MTV's Club New Year's Eve 2013 Live'' from Time's Square. Dye can be seen as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nephew Tommy
Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles is an American comedian, actor and producer. He currently co-hosts '' The Steve Harvey Morning Show'' during which he frequently makes prank phone calls. He is the nephew of comedian Steve Harvey, which is where his stage name comes from. Education Nephew Tommy studied theatre at Texas A&M University. Discography *'' Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 1'' *'' Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 2'' *''The Best of Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 3'' *''Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 4'' *''Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 5 - Church Folks Gotta Laugh Too!'' *''Nephew Tommy's Prank Phone Calls: Volume 6 - Cheaters'' *''Nephew Tommy's Celebrity Prank Phone Calls'' *''Nephew Tommy's Lost Prank Phone Calls: Part 1'' *''Nephew Tommy's Lost Prank Phone Calls: Part 2'' *''Won’t He Do It'' See also * List of Kappa Alpha Psi brothers The list of Kappa Alpha Psi (ΚΑΨ) brothers (commonly referred to as ''Kappas'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Pepitone
Edward David Pepitone (born November 5, 1958) is an American character actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Pepitone was born to a Sicilian father and a Jewish mother in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, and was raised from the age of nine on Staten Island. Career Described as a "cult favorite", Pepitone is a staple in the Los Angeles comedy scene. He is known for his regular appearances in the early days of the ''WTF with Marc Maron'' podcast and his sketch appearances on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and '' Conan'', often playing his recurring role as the "New York City Heckler" in the audience. He has also had recurring roles on television programs such as ''The Life & Times of Tim'', ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' and ''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time''. His short mockumentary film ''Runyon: Just Above Sunset'', co-written by Karen Simmons and directed by Troy Conrad, won Best in Show (as well as Best Actor in a Mockumentary) at the L.A. Mockfest as well as Best Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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