Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons (born April 5, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer and radio host. He hosted ''The Greg Fitzsimmons Show'' on

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until December 2018.

Life and early career

Fitzsimmons was born in

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, New York, to New York City radio personality Bob Fitzsimmons, and Patricia Marie Judith ( McCarthy) Fitzsimmons. He grew up in

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. He began his stand-up comedy career while attending

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, where he earned his undergraduate degree. He has appeared on such programs as ''

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'', '' Late Show with David Letterman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and his one-hour Comedy Central special "Life on Stage". In 2001 he won "The Jury Award for Best Comedian" at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in

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Broadcasting and television career

Fitzsimmons has a highly-rated comedy podcast called "Fitzdog Radio". He was a frequent guest on ''

'' on

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, and hosted his own show on

, '' The Greg Fitzsimmons Show''. He also frequent guested on ''

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'' and the ''

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''. As an actor, he has appeared on ''Louie'', ''C.S.I.'', ''Comedy Bang Bang'', ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'', and the film ''Division III: Football's Finest'', and "Santa Clarita Diet." In 1996, Fitzsimmons hosted the MTV game show '' Idiot Savants'', which won a Cable Ace Award. He was a regular commentator on Vh1's ''

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'', ''

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'' series and ''Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn''. In 2014 he starred in TruTV's ''How to Be a Grownup'' and became a recurring panelist on ''

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'' on

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. He voiced Randy in the ''

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'' episode "Rabbit, Not Rabbot" as well as guest-starred on '' Crashing''. ''The Greg Fitzsimmons Show'' was a

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program hosted by American

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, actor, writer, and television producer, Greg Fitzsimmons. ''The Greg Fitzsimmons Show'' was uncensored and featured on '' Sirius XM Satellite Radio'', on

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's ''

''. The radio program was first transmitted in 2006 and continues to be broadcast live on Monday nights at 9 pm PST/11:59 pm EST. A rebroadcast of the show is "''replayed''" throughout the week on ''Howard 101'' & cancelled December 4, 2018 due to "programming changes" Unlike most shows on

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, which are broadcast out of Sirius headquarters in

, ''The Greg Fitzsimmons Show'' is broadcast from Fitzsimmons' ''DogHouse Studios'' in

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, California or at Sirius' Los Angeles studio in Hollywood,

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. Mike Gibbons (aka "Gibby"), who is also a comedy writer and

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, is Fitzsimmons' sidekick/producer. Gibbons is a long-time friend of Fitzsimmons, which allows for natural, quick-witted banter between the two men, and occasional disagreements that are hashed out on-air. The executive producer is Jim McClure (NY), and associate producers are Cori Lahners (CA) and Mike Farese (NY). The show features interviews with

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, musical guests and comedians, and listener call-ins encouraged throughout the show. As veteran comedy writers, Fitzsimmons and Gibbons offer a unique perspective on Hollywood and a behind-the-scenes look at the industry. Their experience and insight provide a notable twist to celebrity interviews. In 2018, he launched a new podcast ''Childish'' with comedian Alison Rosen.

Writing

From 2003 to 2005, he was a writer and producer on ''

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'' for which he won four

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. He went on to write for

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imdb.com He also wrote for the Emmy Awards, ''

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'', '' The Wanda Sykes Show'', ''

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'' and '' The Chelsea Handler Show''. He was a writer on HBO's '' Crashing''.

Books

References

External links

Official site
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