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The Special Without Brett Davis
''The Special Without Brett Davis'' is a public-access television show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. The show takes the form of an ever-changing live "special" with a new format and performers, and a host portrayed by comedian Brett Davis. The show adopted the Wednesday night 11pm timeslot previously held by ''The Chris Gethard Show'' after it moved to cable. Contributors The show features a rotating cast of comedians in varying roles week to week, in character or as themselves. Past contributors include Jo Firestone, Chris Gethard, John Early, Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres, Anna Drezen, Bridey Elliott, Conner O'Malley, Joe Pera, Josh Gondelman, Cole Escola, James Adomian, Patti Harrison, Sunita Mani, Tallie Medel, Ziwe Fumudoh, John Reynolds, Anna Drezen, Dan Licata, Spike Einbinder, Nick Naney, River Ramirez, Colin Burgess, Mary Houlihan, Joe Rumrill, Steve Whalen ("Mr. Jokes"), Russell Dolan (“Mr. Jokes biggest fan”), and Nick “The electrician”. Guests P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Davis (comedian)
Brett Davis is an American comedian and actor. He hosted a public access show called ''The Special Without Brett Davis'' in the New York City metro area. He has also hosted ''The Podcast for Laundry'' and ''The Macaulay Culkin Show''. In 2015, he won the Andy Kaufman Award. In 2019, he joined the cast of the ''National Lampoon Radio Hour''. Career Davis grew up in New Jersey, and as a teenager, he was a caller and contributor to ''The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, and guest-hosted NYCTV's New York Noise.'' He also performed regularly around the New Brunswick punk scene, which was the topic of an early short film, ''BANANAZZZ''. Davis hosted the public access show ''The Special Without Brett Davis'', taking over the time slot previously held by ''The Chris Gethard Show'', on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. The show aired over 170 episodes, and featured performers including Jo Firestone, Cole Escola, Joe Pera, Julio Torres and Bridey Elliott, and guests such as Gilbert Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunita Mani
Sunita Mani (born December 13, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and comedian. She is best known for her television roles as Trenton in the USA Network drama ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2017) and Arthie Premkumar in the Netflix comedy '' GLOW'' (2017–2019). Mani played the lead roles in the 2020 films ''Save Yourselves!'' and ''Evil Eye''. Life and career Mani was born to Tamil parents hailing from Tamil Nadu, India. She began her acting career by appearing in the MTV web TV pilot ''Writer's Block'', and in commercials for Burger King and Levi's. Her first film appearance was in ''The Unspeakable Act'' (2012), an American coming-of-age drama written and directed by Dan Sallitt which won the Sarasota Film Festival's Independent Visions Award. Mani gained public recognition for her dance performance in the music video for the song "Turn Down for What", released in December 2013. She appeared in the drama–thriller television series ''Mr. Robot'' as Trenton. In 2016, she appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Fogelnest
Benjamin Jacob Fogelnest (born March 14, 1979), known professionally as Jake Fogelnest, is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer, comedian, former radio personality, and satirist. Career Squirt TV In January 1994, when he was 14 years old, he started a pop culture television show, ''Squirt TV'', from his New York City bedroom and aired on Manhattan public-access television cable TV. In 1996 the show moved from public-access television to MTV under the name ''Squirt TV on MTV''. Television In 2005, he created ''Ten Years Later'' for MTV, a fictional documentary which followed Fogelnest's life if he "never grew out of 'Squirt TV.'" The show was co-written and directed by Tom Gianas. * Creator of the unproduced series ''Start Making Sense'' for IFC. Ben Stiller served as executive producer and was slated to direct the pilot. * Staff writer for Netflix's '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.'' * Story editor for the first season of the Hulu series ''Difficult P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lita (wrestler)
Amy Christine Dumas (; born April 14, 1975), known professionally as Lita, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Often regarded as one of the greatest women's performers, she is also one of the most popular female superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014. She is considered one of the icons of the Attitude Era. Initially using the name of Angelica, Dumas started her wrestling career in Mexico with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 1998, followed by briefly working on the US independent circuit in early 1999, and then working for 6 months in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Dumas then signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) in August 1999, debuting in February 2000 as Lita. Originally, she was paired with Mr. Águila, Essa Rios, but she achieved her greatest push (professional wrestling), push alongside Matt Hardy, Matt and Jeff Hardy as The Hardy Boyz, Team Xtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Graves
Meredith Graves (born September 5, 1987) is an American musician. They fronted the punk rock band Perfect Pussy. In addition to making their own music, they run independent music label Honor Press and serve as director of music for the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Graves is also a writer and music journalist, and has served as an anchor at MTV News. Early life Meredith Graves was born on September 5, 1987. Graves began playing piano and guitar at age 11, and touring by age 19; their mother is also a performer, in musical theater. Their father is a journalist. Graves learned to sew in high school and worked as a seamstress during and after college. Career Early in their music career, Graves led a band called Mouse and the Love & Light Orkestra. Shoppers Graves was a guitarist and vocalist for Syracuse noise rock trio, Shoppers. The A.V. Club described their 2011 release ''Silver Year'' as "a short, intense breakup album about the terrible things we’re capable of when our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Tamberelli
Daniel Joseph Tamberelli (born February 8, 1982) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for his portrayal of Little Pete in ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' from 1989 to 1995, as the voice and actor of Jimmy De Santa in the 2013 video game ''Grand Theft Auto V'' and for his work as a cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That''. Early life and education Tamberelli was raised in Maywood, New Jersey and moved to Wyckoff, New Jersey, where he attended Ramapo High School, graduating in 2000. He is of Italian and Irish descent. Tamberelli is a graduate of Hampshire College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary arts focusing on music performance and booking management. Career Tamberelli's first performance was in a Huggies commercial, according to a 1994 interview. His first regular television role, at age 4, was as Sean Novak on the ABC daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope''. He originally appeared from 1986 to 1987, when his char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hill (comedian)
Dave Hill is an American comedian, radio host, writer, musician and actor originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He is the host of ''The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour'', a weekly livestream and podcast part of the Maximum Fun network. In 2007 ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' named Hill one of their "10 Comics to Watch". Prior to going into entertainment, Hill worked as an aide at a homeless shelter. Career Comedy Hill was a frequent panelist on Comedy Central's ''@midnight'' program and has appeared on ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', ''The Tick (2016 TV series)'', ''Inside Amy Schumer'', ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'', ''Comedy Knockout'', and ''The Jim Gaffigan Show'', among other shows. He moved to New York City in 2003 and began performing live comedy regularly in 2005. His first TV appearances were as a correspondent on Court tv's ''Smoking Gun TV.'' In 2007, Hill starred in the television show ''The King of Miami'' on the MOJO HD network. The show also aired on Film24 in the UK a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Stack (comedian)
Brian Stack (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for his sketch comedy work. He worked on all three late-night talk shows hosted by Conan O'Brien including ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' on NBC, and '' Conan'' on TBS. Stack left ''Conan'' in April 2015 to join the writing staff of the CBS series ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert''. Career Stack got his start in comedy with the improv comedy troupe The Second City in Chicago, working alongside fellow comedians such as Amy Poehler. ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' Stack became a sketch writer on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' in 1997, and served as a writer and actor on the show. The first sketch he wrote for the show was the inaugural iteration of the running gag "Andy’s Little Sister, Stacy," in which Stack's former Chicago improv colleague Amy Poehler portrayed the 13-year-old younger sibling of O'Brien's sidekick, Andy Richter, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in ''Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2002–2021), and as Arthur in ''A Serious Man'' (2009). Kind is also known for his voice performances in various Pixar films such as ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), the first two films of the ''Cars'' franchise (2006–2011), ''Toy Story 3'' (2010), and '' Inside Out'' (2015). Kind voices Marty Glouberman in the Netflix animated series ''Big Mouth'' (2017–present). He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Marcus Hoff in the 2013 Broadway production of ''The Big Knife''. Early life Kind was born to a Jewish family on November 22, 1956, in the New Jersey capital of Trenton, the son of Alice, a homemaker, and Samuel Kind, a jeweler who formerly owned La Vake's Jewelry in Princeton. With his younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on the now-defunct Air America Radio's ''The Majority Report''. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on ''The Ben Stiller Show'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', and ''Saturday Night Live'', then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in ''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'', ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''The Matchmaker'', ''Reality Bites'', ''The Wild'', '' Steal This Movie!'', ''Clay Pigeons'', '' Sweethearts'', ''Mystery Men'', '' The Minus Man'', and ''The Independent'', among numerous others. She has been a series regular on television programs such as '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', '' 24'', ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce''. and ''Ideal''. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Early life Garofalo was born in Newton, New Jersey, the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shannon
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theater director. He is an off beat actor known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas. He became known for his frequent collaborations with director Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: '' Shotgun Stories'' (2007), '' Take Shelter'' (2011), '' Mud'' (2012), '' Midnight Special'', and ''Loving'' (both 2016). He's received two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'' (2008), and ''Nocturnal Animals'' (2016). He received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in ''99 Homes'' (2014). After his film debut with a minor role in ''Groundhog Day (film), Groundhog Day'' (1993), he appeared in such films a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing Iago in the ''Aladdin'' animated films and series, Digit LeBoid in ''Cyberchase'', Kraang Subprime in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and the Aflac Duck. He was also known for his role as Mr. Peabody in the '' Problem Child'' film series. Gottfried hosted the podcast ''Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast'' (2014–2022), which featured discussions of classic films and celebrity interviews, most often with veteran actors, comedians, musicians, and comedy writers. The documentary ''Gilbert'' (2017) explored his life and career; it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 deadCENTER Film Festival. Early life Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was born on February 28, 1955, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
