Lance Norris (born August 9, 1962) is an American actor/writer/director/stand-up comic/critic/mentalist.

Life and career

Norris was born in

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

, and attended

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

and

Whitman College Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Whitman was the first college in the Pacifi ...

. Norris contributed to morning shows for

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

's WBCN and WZLX. He collected some of his radio scripts as the book ''Ask A Bitter Man''. He was also a consultant for the short-lived ''Mike O'Malley Show'' on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

, and wrote for the

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-nominated ''Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher'' on

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming ...

and ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

s Weekend Update on NBC. He was listed as a Contributing Editor in one issue of the '' National Lampoon'', in 1994. Norris has written a number of plays including ''8 Gr8 D8s'' and ''JWL'' and taught acting workshops. He is an adjunct professor at the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

. His band, Lance Norris and The Dog Track Gravy, are currently active in the Northeast college and club market. His song "Good Morning" is played every morning at 7:00 on Radio A1A in Key West. The song was also used as the theme music for The Big Mattress on WBCN in Boston in the 90's.

Televised performances

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NOS4A2 ''NOS4A2'' (pronounced ''Nosferatu'') is the third novel by American author Joe Hill, son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King. The book was published on April 30, 2013 through William Morrow and Company, and has since been adapted to a televis ...

'' (2019) *'' Castle Rock'' (2018) *''

SMILF ''SMILF'' is an American sitcom starring, created, written, and directed by Frankie Shaw. It was based on her short film of the same title. The series premiered on Showtime on November 5, 2017. The series' name, SMILF, is a play on the term "MIL ...

'' (2017) *''The Stools'' (2015) *''

20/20 Visual acuity (VA) commonly refers to the clarity of vision, but technically rates an examinee's ability to recognize small details with precision. Visual acuity is dependent on optical and neural factors, i.e. (1) the sharpness of the retinal ...

'' (November 26, 2001) *''

'' (1994) *''

America's Funniest People ''America's Funniest People'' is an American reality show on ABC that debuted on May 13, 1990 as a 30 minute television special ''America's Funniest... Part II'', aired after the popular ''America's Funniest Home Videos''. The green-lit series, ...

'' (October 17, 1993) *''

Politically Incorrect ''Political correctness'' (adjectivally: ''politically correct''; commonly abbreviated ''PC'') is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in socie ...

'' (1994) *''The Mike O’Malley Show'' (1999) *''Against The Law'' (1990) *''The Movie Loft'' (2001)

Feature films

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Don't Look Up ''Don't Look Up'' is a 2021 American apocalyptic political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, ...

'' (2021) * ''

Coda Coda or CODA may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * Movie coda, a post-credits scene * ''Coda'' (1987 film), an Australian horror film about a serial killer, made for television *''Coda'', a 2017 American experimental film from Na ...

'' (2021) * ''

I Care a Lot ''I Care a Lot'' is a 2020 American satirical black comedy thriller film written and directed by J Blakeson. The film stars Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, and Damian Young, with Isiah Whit ...

'' (2020) * ''

The Equalizer 2 ''The Equalizer 2'' (sometimes promoted as ''The Equalizer II'' or ''EQ2'') is a 2018 American vigilante action film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It is the sequel to the 2014 film '' The Equalizer'', which was based on the TV series of the same ...

'' (2018) * ''

Graduates Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is a ...

'' (2018) * ''

Proud Mary "Proud Mary" is a song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, ''Bayou Country'', which was issued by the same rec ...

'' (2018) * ''

Daddy's Home 2 ''Daddy's Home 2'' (titled on screen as ''Daddy's Home Two'') is a 2017 American Christmas buddy comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Anders and John Morris. A sequel to '' Daddy's Home'' (2015), it stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahl ...

'' (2017) * ''

Super Troopers 2 ''Super Troopers 2'' is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. A sequel to the 2001 film '' Super Troopers'', the film was written by and stars the Broken Lizard comedy team, made up of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, St ...

'' (2017) * ''

The Polka King ''The Polka King'' is an American biographical comedy film directed by Maya Forbes and written by Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. The film is about real-life Polish-American polka band leader Jan Lewan, who was imprisoned in 2004 for running a ...

'' (

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) * '' The Finest Hours'' (

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) * ''

Bleed for This ''Bleed for This'' is a 2016 American biographical sports film written and directed by Ben Younger and based on the life of former world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza. The film stars Miles Teller as Pazienza, with Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciar ...

'' (

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) * ''

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) * ''

Ted 2 ''Ted 2'' (stylized as ted2) is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The second installment in the ''Ted'' franchise, it serves as a sequel to the 2012 film of the ...

'' (

) * '' The Equalizer'' (

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) * '' The Judge'' (

) * ''

American Hustle ''American Hustle'' is a 2013 American historical black comedy crime film directed by David O. Russell. It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It stars Christia ...

'' (

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) * '' The Heat'' (

) * ''

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) * '' The Town'' (

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) * ''

The Invention of Lying ''The Invention of Lying'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by comedian Ricky Gervais and writer Matthew Robinson in their directorial debuts. The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world ...

'' (

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) * ''

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) * ''

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) * '' No Sleep'' (2005) * ''

Be Cool ''Be Cool'' is a 2005 American crime-comedy film based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel ''Get Shorty'' (itself adapted into a 1995 film of the same name) about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance ...

'' (2004) * ''The Mouse'' (

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) * '' With Honors'' (

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) * ''

Luther the Geek ''Luther the Geek'' (Alternately spelled ''Luther, the Freak'') is a 1989 American Horror film directed by Carlton J. Albright and released by Troma Entertainment. It stars Edward Terry in the titular role, with Stacy Haiduk and Joan Roth playing ...

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) * '' Glory'' (

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) * '' Lung Foo Chuk Gang II'' (

) * '' Daihao Meizhouboa'' (

) * ''

God of Gamblers ''God of Gamblers'' (; lit. ''God of Gambling'') is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Jing featuring an all-star cast led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Sharla Cheung. Plot Ko Chun is a world-fa ...

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) * '' Tong Gen Sheng'' (

) * '' Lie Mo Qun Ying'' (

)

Discography

*''Meat The Stools'' (1989) *''

Sophomore Slump A sophomore slump or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of student ...

'' (1990) *''Khaki'' (1990) *''Soft as a Grape'' (1991) *''The Unplayable Lie'' (1992) *''X-mas With The Stools'' (1994) *''All of Mao's Good Little Children Sing The Songs of Lance Norris'' (1995) *''Draconian Messures'' (1998) *''Nine Inch Jails'' (2000) *''Samples- A Musical Ouvre-View of The Stools'' (2004) *''Untraditionally Handsome'' (2010) *''A Case of The Vapors'' (2012) *''Music To Fight Teenaged Loitering'' (2013) *''Punch Buggy Yellow'' (2014) *''Punch Buggy Red'' (2014) *''Punch Buggy Green'' (2014) *''I'll Snuggle When I'm Dead'' (2014) *''Rock Is Dead: Long Live Paper And Scissors'' (2014) *''I Just Can't Get Enough of That Minimalism'' (2015) *''Duck and Cover'' (2015) *''Grandma Was A Dancer'' (2015) *''At The Corner of Sheer Narcissism and Crippling Self-Doubt'' (2015) *''Work Songs For The 1%'' (2016) *''Y'all Outa Here'' (2016) *''Proof of Life'' (2016) *''Abnctka Roadski'' (2016) *''Greatest Hits (Plus 12 New Songs)'' (2016) *''Chinese Whisper'' (2016) *''Boom Dada Boom'' (2016) *''Done A Runner'' (2016) *''Forlorn Hope'' (2016) *''The Revenge of The Turkracken'' (2016) *''Welcome To Trumpmerica'' (2017) *''As Beers Go By'' (2020)

Collected work

* ''Ask A Bitter Man Vol. 1“, 1992, Dutchco Press. * ''I've Seen Better Film on the Teeth of Wolverines'', 2007. Dutchco Press. * ''The Drunken Tweets of Donald J. Trump Vol 1'', 2017, Dutchco Press * ''The Brummagem Screwdriver'', 2018, Dutchco Press

References

External links

*
Official Web SiteDog Track GravyTalent profile of Lance Norris on SlateCast.comWeekly Column at MatchFlick.comAn Evening Of Unscrupulous Wonderments ReviewBefore Don't Look Up
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Life and career

Televised performances

Feature films

Discography

Collected work

See also

References

External links