Bob Marley is an American comedian. He has appeared on ''
The David Letterman Show'', ''
Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', and
Comedy Central. He can be seen in the film ''
The Boondock Saints''.
Personal life
Marley grew up in
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121).
Modern Bangor ...
before moving to
Portland, Maine. Marley said his "dad had no idea there was a singer named
Bob Marley." He attended the
University of Maine at Farmington, where he realized wanted to pursue comedy as his career.
Career
Marley's comedic bits are mostly about life in
Maine. His first television appearance was on
Comedy Central. He also appeared as Detective Greenly in the movie ''
The Boondock Saints'', and reprised this role in ''
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day''.
He been a guest host on
XM Radio channels 97, Blue Collar Radio, and 99, RawDog Comedy; and, as of 2013, appears weekly on the Portland-based station Coast 93.1-WMGX in a segment called "The World According to Bob."
Personal achievements
On Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 11:02 pm EDT, Marley entered the ''
Guinness Book of World Records
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'' with the longest continuous stand-up routine, beating the record held by Lindsay Webb from Australia. He completed 40 hours of comedy, the first 17 hours and 14 minutes without any repetition of material. Marley's record was broken by David Scott on April 30, 2013, with a time of 40 hours and 8 minutes.
Television
* ''Badly Dubbed Porn''
* ''The Dink Show with Tyler Dama''
* ''Spider Man: Return Of The Mongols''
* ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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* ''
Late Night with Conan O'Brien''
* ''
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn''
* ''
MAD TV''
* ''
Prime Time Live
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History
E ...
with
Diane Sawyer''
* ''NBC's Showcase''
* ''
Rodney Dangerfield
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's Comedy Cure'' on TBS
* ''Mars and Venus'' with
Cybill Shepherd
* ''
The Martin Short Show''
* ''
Comedy Central Presents''
* ''
Shorties Watchin' Shorties''
* ''
The Late Late Show
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* ''
Comics Unleashed''
* ''
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Filmography
* ''
The Breaks'' (1999)
* ''
The Boondock Saints'' (1999)
* ''Liar's Club'' (2001)
* ''
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009)
Discography
* ''3000 Shows Later'' (1997)
* ''All New Stuff'' (1998)
* ''Up Against the Brick Wall'' (1999)
* ''Sold Out!'' (2000)
* ''Live at Merrill Auditorium'' (2001)
* ''Comedian Bob Marley Live'' (previously released material) (2002)
* ''I'm Tellin' You'' (2002)
* ''Dude...Don't Be Such a Dink!'' (2003)
* ''Greatest Hits Vol.1'' (DVD) (2003)
* ''Put the Boots to 'Er'' (2004)
* ''Greatest Hits Vol.2'' (DVD) (2004)
* ''Upta Camp'' (2005)
* ''Greatest Hits Vol.3'' (DVD) (2005)
* ''Naughty Pine'' aka ''Worldwide'' (CD/DVD combo) (2006)
* ''Don't Feed The Native'' (previously released material) (2006)
* ''Goin' Up the Faya'' (2007)
* ''Big Mouth Bob'' (CD/DVD combo) (2008)
* ''Runamuck'' (2008)
* ''Maine-iac on the Loose'' (2008)
* ''Drop It Haahd'' (CD/DVD combo) (2009)
* ''15 Years in Comedy'' (box set) (2009)
* ''Weirdo'' (2010)
* ''Minivan Owner'' (CD/DVD combo) (2010)
* ''New England's King Of Comedy'' (2011)
* ''Guinness World Champ'' (CD/DVD Combo) (2011)
* ''Irish Curse'' (2011)
* ''Wicked Funny'' with ''Greatest Hits Vol.4'' (CD/DVD combo) (2012)
* ''Traveling Hooligan'' (2013)
* ''Mouth Farts'' (2014)
* '' Down One Nut'' (2015)
References
External links
Bob Marley's official homepage*
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20th-century American comedians
21st-century American comedians
American male comedians
Comedians from Maine
Deering High School alumni
Living people
Male actors from Portland, Maine
People from Bangor, Maine
University of Maine at Farmington alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)