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Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Rutherford
Nicholas Rutherford (born August 7, 1985) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. He has performed live stand up and sketch comedy in Los Angeles and New York. He was a writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. Early life Rutherford is originally from Thousand Oaks, California. He attended college at the University of Southern California. There, he performed improv and sketch comedy with collegiate group, Commedus Interruptus. He was hired to write for SNL until he was abruptly fired after only one season. Career Good Neighbor In 2007, Rutherford came together with Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, and Dave McCary to form the sketch comedy group Good Neighbor. Some of their videos include "My Mom's a MILF", "Is My Roommate Gay?", "Outrageous Fun", "420 Disaster", "This is How We Trip", "Toast", and "Unbelievable Dinner", a sketch based on the movie ''Hook''. ''Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey'' On April 30, 2014, Nick was a guest on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Comedy Web Series
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Patrick J
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin * Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman * Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender * Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick *Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Gering
Galen Laius Gering (born February 13, 1971) is an American actor most known for his portrayal of characters on daytime soap operas. He currently plays the role of Rafe Hernandez on the long-running NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives.'' He also appeared on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' as Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald. Early life Galen Laius Gering was born in Los Angeles, California, to Alan Gering and Michele de Oñate, a renowned west coast artist. He is of Russian Jewish descent on his father's side, and French and Spanish/Basque descent on his mother's side (one of his maternal great-grandfathers was a Basque immigrant). He has an older sister, Charissa. Gering was close to his grandmother, who was also an artist. At the age of 18, Gering moved to New York City to start a modeling career and finished high school remotely. He traveled Europe as a model before attending New York University for a year. Gering finished college at the University of Miami where he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Kate Wiles
Mary Kate Wiles (born March 28, 1987) is an American film and web series actress. She is known for her award-winning portrayal as Ally in the film ''The Sound and the Shadow'', in web series such as Lydia Bennet in the Emmy-winning ''Pride and Prejudice'' adaptation ''The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'', as well as the audiobook of the sequel, ''The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet'', as Zelda Waring in '' Squaresville'', as Sansa Stark in '' Game of Thrones'' parody ''School of Thrones,'' Tatiana in "Spies Are Forever", Annabel Lee in ''Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party'', Artemis Schue-Horyn in '' Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye'', and Kat Van Tassel in Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story. Early life Wiles started as a performer in dance classes and choir from a very young age. The summer before her senior year of high school, she decided to pursue acting. Wiles lived in Fayetteville until age 18, before moving to Los Angeles for college. Career Since 2012, Wiles had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey Havok
David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTRMST, and the new wave band Dreamcar. Amongst various other ventures, he performed lead vocals for Son of Sam's debut album and for fictional band My Purple Agony in the animated series ''Harvey Girls Forever!''. Havok is an outspoken advocate of the straight edge lifestyle and veganism. Early life Havok was born David Paden Passaro,Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine in Rochester, New York, on November 20, 1975. He is of Italian ancestry. When Havok was five, his father died,''Metal Hammer'' interview, February 2003 and he and his mother moved from Rochester to Sacramento, California, to be closer to family. His mother remarried and Havok took on the surname of his stepfather (Marchand), and was enrolled in Catholic school th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Meacham
Jeff Meacham (born April 4, 1979) is an American actor best known for his role in the television comedy series ''Black-ish'' and ''The Thundermans''. Early life Meacham attended Booker High School in Sarasota, Florida. Career After graduating from Booker's performing arts school in 1997, Meacham played a variety of minor roles in productions including ''Guiding Light'' and ''Ugly Betty''. In 2006, Meacham was featured in an internet-only ad campaign for a shaving system. After the commercial, in which he played the "Shave Everywhere Guy", went viral, Meacham began to receive interest from agents. Most notably, Meacham has been featured in the role of Josh Oppenhol in the comedy ''Black-ish'', and a recurring role as Principal Bradford in the Nickelodeon series ''The Thundermans'' In addition, Meacham has played the role of Fred Flaterman on '' Resident Advisors''. In 2018, Meacham was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Brothers
Cary Brothers (born 1974) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter originally from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. After moving to Los Angeles and becoming a regular performer at the influential Hotel Cafe venue, Brothers first gained national attention with his song "Blue Eyes" on the Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning " Garden State" soundtrack. As an independent artist, he has since toured worldwide, released two full-length records, and become one of the most-licensed artists in film and television. In the electronic dance music world, Brothers has collaborated with Tiësto on a club remix of his song "Ride" and an original song for Tiësto's album ''Kaleidoscope'', and he co-wrote and sang the title tracks for the Cosmic Gate releases '' Wake Your Mind'' and '' Start to Feel''. History With songs influenced by everything from 1980s British new wave music to 1970s folk music, Brothers achieved early critical and commercial success with his independent EPs ''All the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Knudsen
Matt Knudsen (born March 10, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the villain Sonny Appleday in the Cartoon Network TV film ''Re-Animated'' and its spinoff series ''Out Of Jimmy's Head''. Early life Knudsen was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up in the Midwestern United States. He graduated from high school in Southern California and after one semester in college, dropped out to become a merchant marine. After spending five years sailing to ports in Europe, Africa, Central America and the Far East and successfully navigating through both the Suez and Panama canals, he eventually settled down in Los Angeles and began an entertainment career. Entertainment career As an actor, Knudsen appeared with Oscar winner Sean Penn in the Warner Brothers film '' Gangster Squad'' and has made appearances in television shows including ''Big Love'', ''Boston Legal'' and ''Malcolm in the Middle'' just to name a few. Matt's also been a part of several high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Povitsky
Esther Povitsky (born March 2, 1988), formerly known by the stage name "Little Esther", is an American actress and comedian. She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series ''Alone Together'' (2018), and starred as Izzy in the Hulu series ''Dollface''. Her debut comedy special, ''Hot for My Name'', premiered on Comedy Central on July 17, 2020. Early life and education Esther Povitsky was born in Chicago, Illinois to Mary and Morrie Povitsky. Her father is of Russian-Jewish descent and her mother is a Christian of Finnish descent who worked as an administrative assistant at the Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook. She has one older half-sister from her mother's first marriage. Povitsky was raised in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, where she graduated from Niles North High School in 2006. Following high school, Povitsky attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in stand-up comedy and acting. "I was reall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Lee Soffer
Jesse Lee Soffer (born April 23, 1984) is an American actor and television director. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns,'' and received three Emmy nominations for his work on the show. From 2014 to 2022, he starred as Jay Halstead on the NBC drama ''Chicago P.D.'' and guest-starred on Chicago P.D. crossover episodes with ''Chicago Med'' and '' Chicago Fire'', as part of the main cast. He is also known for his role as Bobby Brady in the comedy ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' and its sequel ''A Very Brady Sequel''. Early life and education Jesse Lee Soffer was born on April 23, 1984, in Ossining, New York to Jill Hindes (née Bruning) and Stan Soffer. His father died in 1993, when he was nine-years-old. Soffer has two younger half-sisters, Shayne and Jenna Hindes, from his mother's second marriage. He also has two older half-siblings from his father's first marriage, Craig and Melisa Soffer. Soffer spent part of his childhood in Tarrytown, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
