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Harmontown Loops
''Harmontown'' is a comedy podcast that aired live weekly from June 16, 2012 to December 3, 2019. It was hosted by writer Dan Harmon, best known as the creator of the television series ''Community'' and the co-creator of ''Rick and Morty'', along with actor Jeff B. Davis, best known for his work on the improvisational comedy series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' ''Harmontown'' began as a monthly live comedy show in Los Angeles, California, at the NerdMelt Showroom on May 23, 2011, but the show became weekly after Harmon was fired from ''Community''. Since mid-2012, each episode of ''Harmontown'' had been recorded and released as a podcast, first by Feral Audio through 2017, then Starburns Audio starting in 2018. The podcast featured many guest appearances, including Game Grumps, Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani, Greg Proops, Aubrey Plaza, Bobcat Goldthwait, Rob Schrab, Curtis Armstrong, Patton Oswalt, Jason Sudeikis, Dana Carvey, Felicia Day, Robin Williams, Mitch Hurwitz, Joel McH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Harmon
Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ''Harmontown'' (2012–2019), co-creator of the Adult Swim animated sitcom ''Rick and Morty'' (2013–present) and its subsequent franchise along with Justin Roiland, and co-founder of the alternative television network and website Channel 101 along with Rob Schrab. Early life Daniel James Harmon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 3, 1973. He graduated from Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, and attended Marquette University. He briefly attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, California, an experience which would later form the basis of his sitcom ''Community''. Career Early career (1996–2008) Harmon was a member of ComedySportz in Milwaukee, alongside Rob Schrab, a member of the sketch troupe The Dead Alewives. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Schrab
Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'', co-writer of the feature film '' Monster House'', co-creator of the competitive film festival Channel 101, and the co-creator of Comedy Central's ''The Sarah Silverman Program''. He has directed three seasons of ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' and episodes of ''Childrens Hospital'', '' Blue Mountain State'', ''Community'', ''Parks and Recreation'', ''The Mindy Project'', ''Workaholics'', ''Creepshow'', and the second season of the Netflix reboot of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. Education and early career Schrab is a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. In the 1990s, he wrote and illustrated the critically acclaimed independent comics series ''Scud: The Disposable Assassin''. Film and television In 1997 Oliver Stone's company Illusion Entertainment bought the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Agee
Steven Douglas Agee (; born February 26, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician, known for roles including Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' and as John Economos in the 2021 superhero film '' The Suicide Squad'', reprising the latter role in the 2022 streaming television series '' Peacemaker''. He also served as the on-set stand-in for Nanaue / King Shark. Agee is also a musician. He played guitar and bass in various rock bands in the 1990s, and has collaborated with Brendon Small in the past. He played bass guitar in a commercial for ''Rocksmith 2014'' and released a comedy-punk album, ''Scab'', on September 4, 2021. Filmography Film Television Web Video games Writing credits * 2005–08: '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' (337 episodes) * ''The Andy Milonakis Show ''The Andy Milonakis Show'' is an American sketch comedy television show starring Andy Milonakis, which aired on MTV2, the first season having aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logic (musician)
Sir Robert Bryson Hall II (born January 22, 1990), known professionally as Logic, is an American rapper and record producer. He has released seven studio albums and received two Grammy Award nominations. Logic began his music career in 2010, releasing his debut mixtape ''Young, Broke & Infamous''; he gained popularity with his '' Young Sinatra'' mixtape series, with the response to its third iteration, '' Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever'' (2013), helping Logic secure a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings. Logic's first two studio albums — ''Under Pressure'' (2014) and ''The Incredible True Story'' (2015) — both peaked within the top five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, while the former was ultimately certified platinum. Logic achieved mainstream popularity in 2017 with '' Everybody''; the album charted at number one in the United States and was certified platinum, while its lead single, " 1-800-273-8255", reached number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Idle
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical ''Spamalot'' (based on '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail''). Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (from ''Life of Brian''), and the "Galaxy Song" (from '' The Meaning of Life''). After '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', he created the sketch show ''Rutland Weekend Television'' (1975-76), hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' in the US four times in the first five seasons and guest-starred on ''The Simpsons''. Idle's initially successful solo career faltered in the 1990s with the failures of his 1993 film ''Splitting Heirs'' (which he wrote, produced, and starred in) and 1998's '' An Alan Smithee Film: Burn H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook. Together, they formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a following. After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest festival, he was signed to Aware Records, and eventually to Columbia Records, which released his first extended play ''Inside Wants Out''. His following two studio albums—''Room for Squares'' (2001) and ''Heavier Things'' (2003)—performed well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his single "Your Body Is a Wonderland". By 2005, Mayer had moved away from the acoustic music that characterized his early records, and begun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Corddry
Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He is the creator and star of Adult Swim's ''Childrens Hospital'' and has been awarded four Primetime Emmy Awards. He previously starred in the HBO series ''Ballers'' and the CBS comedy '' The Unicorn''. Early life and education Corddry was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He is the son of Robin (née Sullivan) and Steven Corddry, who was a Massachusetts Port Authority official. He is the older brother of actor Nate Corddry. Corddry and his brother are both Eagle Scouts from Troop 19, located in Weymouth. After graduating from Weymouth North High School (1989), Corddry went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1989–93). According to an interview in the UMass Amherst alumni magazine, Corddry initially planned to major in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015). He has performed in the films ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), '' Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' (2011), ''Ted'' (2012) and ''The Happytime Murders'' (2018). He also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors'' (2016–2017), hosted a reboot of ''Card Sharks'' (2019–2021), and portrayed the superhero Sylvester Pemberton / Starman on the show '' Stargirl'' (2020–2022). In 2020, he hosted a special aftershow interviewing key subjects from the Netflix documentary series ''Tiger King'' and voiced Johnny Cage in the direct-to-video martial arts film '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020), a role he reprised in the sequel '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms'' (2021). He also voices X-PO in '' Lego Dimensions'' (2015– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Hurwitz
Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of ''The Ellen Show''. He is also a contributor to ''The John Larroquette Show'' and '' The Golden Girls''. Early life Hurwitz was born in 1963 to a Jewish family in Anaheim, California. In 1976, when Hurwitz was 12, he co-founded a chocolate-chip cookie business, called the Chipyard on Balboa Boulevard in Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach, California, in a former taco place, with his older brother, Michael, and his father, Mark. The Chipyard is still in operation in Boston. He graduated from Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, California, and from Georgetown University in 1985 with a double major in English and theology. Early career Hurwitz worked on several sitcoms in the 1980s and 1990s, including ''Nurses'', '' The Golden Girls'', ''The Golden Palace'', ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom ''Mork & Mindy'' (1978–1982). After his first leading film role in ''Popeye'' (1980), he starred in several critically and commercially successful films, including '' The World According to Garp'' (1982), ''Moscow on the Hudson'' (1984), ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987), ''Dead Poets Society'' (1989), ''Awakenings'' (1990), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), '' Patch Adams'' (1998), '' One Hour Photo'' (2002), and ''World's Greatest Dad'' (2009). He also starred in box office successes such as ''Hook'' (1991), '' Aladd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the ''Dragon Age'' web series '' Dragon Age: Redemption'' (2011). She is a founder of the online media company Geek & Sundry, best known for hosting the show ''Critical Role'' between 2015 and 2019. Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television beginning December 2009 until the end of July 2012. On television, Day has played Vi in the series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2003) and Dr. Holly Marten in ''Eureka'' (2011), and had a recurring role as Charlie Bradbury on ''Supernatural'' (2012–2015, 2018–2020). She has also acted in movies such as ''Bring It On Again'' (2004), as well as the Internet musical ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' (2008). In April 2017, she began appearing as Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Carvey
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Carvey is also known for his film roles in comedies such as ''Tough Guys'' (1986), '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1990), ''Trapped in Paradise'' (1994), and ''The Master of Disguise'' (2002), as well as reprising his role of Garth Algar in the ''SNL'' spin-off film ''Wayne's World'' (1992) and its sequel ''Wayne's World 2'' (1993). Early life Carvey was born in Missoula, Montana, the fourth of five (with three older brothers and one younger sister) born to Billie Dahl, a schoolteacher, and William John (Bud) Carvey, a high school business teacher. Carvey is the brother of Brad Carvey, the engineer/designer of the Video Toaster. The character Garth Algar is loosely based on Brad. Carvey has Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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