Noel Murphy (born July 25, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and a film director. He managed the New York Comedy Club from a failing venue to one of the top showcase clubs in

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. He currently lives in

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Short Bio

Born in Grosse Pointe,

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to parents John and Patricia Murphy, Murphy attended

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and Second City.

Media career

Murphy began his stand-up comedy career in the early 80's in

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at the Ding Ho Comedy Club. His first stage appearance was at

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with

Storyteller

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in 1971. He is the author of the book "How to Talk Funny and Influence People". His show "The Noel Murphy Show" ran for 11 years on SCTV in Central Coast

. In his stand-up comedy career he has worked professionally with

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. Murphy is the creator of Dr. Rupert Opie. This character is a comic and satirical reflection of pompous television self-help gurus. Murphy founded (The Doctors of Comedy) with Comedian Jeff Applebaum. This bringing volunteer stand-up comedy shows to hospitals and alcohol and drug treatment centers around the U.S. He also performed national tours such as "The Dangerous Comedy Tour" and "Unsafe At Any Speed". In 2009, he was the scriptwriter and performer for a one-man show ''Buckminster Fuller Live'', playing futurist inventor

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. He recently produced his second feature film: '' The Last Dymaxion: Buckminster Fuller's Dream Restored''. The film has been written up in the New York Times prompting an October 2011 lecture and screening at

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