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Crashing (American TV Series)
''Crashing'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Pete Holmes and executive produced by Holmes and occasional series director Judd Apatow. The first season aired on the HBO network in the United States from February 19 to April 9, 2017. It ran for a total of three seasons. The semi-autobiographical show revolves around a fictional version of Holmes, a comedian who pursues a career in stand-up comedy after his wife cheats on him, leaving him homeless. Several comedians play themselves in recurring roles, including Artie Lange and T. J. Miller, while others have guest appearances. After Holmes successfully pitched the idea of the show to Apatow, he completed a script of its pilot episode. HBO picked it up for filming in September 2015, with Apatow as director. The success of the pilot led HBO to give the green light to the first season in January 2016. After four episodes had aired, HBO renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on January 14, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including '' The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and '' Frank's Place''. See also * List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy * Dramatic structure * Melodrama * Seriousness * Tragicomedy * Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Lapkus
Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series '' Crashing'' (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series '' Are You There, Chelsea?'' (2012), ''Hot in Cleveland'' (2012), '' Clipped'' (2015), ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2018–2019), and '' Good Girls'' (2020–2021), and in the films ''Jurassic World'' (2015), '' The Unicorn'' (2018), and ''The Wrong Missy'' (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' (2018–2020). Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''improv4humans'', and her own podcasts ''With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, Laptime with Lauren Lapkus'', ''Threedom'', ''Raised by TV'', and ''Newcomers''. Early life Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus was born on S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Robinson (comedian)
Keith Robinson is an American stand-up comedian and comic actor. Early life In his teens, Robinson began cultivating his wit with his "back of the bus funny," subsequently working the comedy circuit in Philadelphia, his hometown. In 1985 he competed on Ed McMahon's ''Star Search'', and was a finalist but did not win. He is also very well known for his time with "Comedy Express" a comedy group in the 1980s. Stand-up comedy Robinson performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan, frequently as the emcee. He has had his own half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central. In 2012, ''Time Out New York'' named Robinson as one of the "21 New York comedy scene linchpins " He has several stories about his life in Philadelphia and his run-ins with the police. Television and film appearances Robinson was the announcer and sidekick on '' The Wanda Sykes Show''. He gained significant exposure as a regular on Comedy Central's ''Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn''. He has appeared on ''The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Yashere
Regina Obedapo "Gina" Iyashere is a British comedian who has made many appearances on British and American television. Early life Yashere was born and raised in Bethnal Green London to Nigerian parents. Before becoming a comedian, she worked as a lift maintenance technician and engineer (the company's first female to do so, all of which she mentions in her stand-up routine). She uses the surname "Yashere" due to encountering common mispronunciation of her original surname. Career Yashere was a finalist in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competition in 1996. She has appeared in a number of television programmes, including in the comedy series ''The Lenny Henry Show'', where she played Tanya and Mrs Omokorede, the pushy mum. She voiced Keisha on the animated series ''Bromwell High''. In 2005, she appeared on the reality television series '' Comic Relief does Fame Academy'', in aid of Comic Relief, and she co-hosted the 2006 and 2007 MOBO Awards alongside 2Baba and Cool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Feinstein (comedian)
Rachel Feinstein is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of ''Last Comic Standing''. Rachel plays a comedian performing as herself in the feature film ''Her Composition''. Early life Feinstein grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. Her father was a civil rights lawyer and a blues musician and her mother was a social worker. Her father is from a Jewish family, whereas her mother converted to Judaism. She moved to New York City at age 17 and slowly developed her character-driven standup act. Career Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of ''Last Comic Standing''. She played a comedian performing as herself in the feature film ''Her Composition'', directed by Stephan Littger. She has also appeared on the HBO series '' Crashing''. Personal life On the '' Dudley & Bob with Matt Show'' morning radio show (KLBJ-93.7 FM, Austin, TX), Feinstein announced that her boyfriend at the time was a comedy writer who writes on one of her television shows. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Ross
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz (born September 13, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the ''Comedy Central Roast'' television series, and the Netflix historical comedy series '' Historical Roasts''. In 2009 the '' Chicago Tribune'' called Ross "the new millennium Don Rickles." His directorial debut, the 2006 documentary '' Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie'', won the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival held at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Early life Ross was raised in Newark, New Jersey, until he was in second grade; then his family moved to Union, New Jersey, and later to Springfield, New Jersey, where he attended Jonathan Dayton High School. He is of Jewish heritage and has a younger sister named Robyn. His mother Marsha died from leukemia when he was 14 years old. His father died of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lee (comedian)
Jamie Amanda Lee is an American comedian, actress, and writer best known for ''Ted Lasso'', ''Girl Code'', '' Crashing'', '' I Love...'', '' Ridiculousness'', and ''The Wedding Coach''. She is the author of the 2016 book ''Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride''. Early life Lee was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Her mother's family is Jewish and from New Jersey, whereas her father's Texan family is not Jewish. She attended the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where she studied film, theatre, and screenwriting. After graduating, she relocated to New York City, where she began her career in stand up comedy, writing, and acting. She cites her comedic influences as David Cross, Todd Barry, Margaret Cho, Nick Swardson, Joan Rivers, Ellen DeGeneres, and Miss Piggy. Career While in New York City, Lee worked in the publicity department at Comedy Central before leaving to focus on stand-up comedy. She then served as a writer's assistant for Jerry Seinfeld, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Applegate (actor)
Frederick Applegate (born February 20, 1953) is an American actor, singer and dancer. Early life and education Applegate grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey and South Orange, New Jersey. He attended Columbia High School and was on the original Ultimate (Frisbee) team. He graduated from Northwestern University. Career Stage Applegate played Cogsworth in the National tour of ''Beauty and the Beast''. He originated the roles of Inspector Kemp and The Blind Hermit in the Broadway musical ''Young Frankenstein'' (2007)."Fred Applegate Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed September 18, 2015 He originated the role of the Monsignor in the production of '' |
Audrie J
Audrie J. Neenan is an American actress. She is best known on screen for her role as the raucous, abrasive madam Ray Parkins in the 1983 action film '' Sudden Impact'' and for playing judges in the TV series '' Law & Order'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Lois Preston. Many of her roles have been portrayals of intimidating female figures such as judges, policewomen and mouthy waitresses. Neenan appeared as a waitress in '' Funny Farm'' (1988) serving Chevy Chase lamb fries and as a policewoman in '' See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (1989) opposite Gene Wilder. In 2006, Neenan had a small role as a bar waitress in Martin Scorsese's ''The Departed''. In 2008, she appeared in the John Patrick Shanley-directed sexual abuse drama ''Doubt'', starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The red-haired Neenan has appeared in numerous TV shows such as ''Not Necessarily the News'', '' Friends'', '' Lois & Clark'', '' Ally McBeal'', the ''Cosby Show'', and ''The Tonight Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Cherry
Zach Cherry is an American actor and improv comedian. He is known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance''. Life and career Zach Cherry was born in 1987. He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College. He began taking improv lessons in 2011, and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017. In 2018, Cherry played a lead role in season one of Netflix's series ''You'', as bookstore clerk Ethan Russell. In 2022, Cherry had a lead role in the 2022 Apple TV+ series ''Severance''. He played Wolf on FOX's ''Duncanville'', Pete's manager Kevin on ''Crashing'' (2017–2019), and Norman on ''I Feel Bad'' (2018). He has also had minor roles on ''Succession'', ''Living with Yourself'', and ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. In August 2022, it was announced that Cherry and actress Ellie Kemper would host the sixth season of ''The Great American Baking Show'', an American adaptation of the baking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Zebrowski
Henry Thomas Zebrowski, Jr. (born May 1, 1984) is an American actor, podcast host, and comedian, known for his work on the Adult Swim series '' Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell'', the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', and the podcast ''The Last Podcast on the Left''. He also starred in an episode of '' Netflix Presents: The Characters''. Life and career Zebrowski attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, FloridaThe Jester Interview: Henry Zebrowski , jesterjournal.com, retrieved 29 January 2014 where he began to perform as a comedian, initially in the group "Oncoming Traffic", later in "Girls Aren’t Funny", which was renamed to "Murderfist", alongside his sister, Jackie Zebrowski. The group had a weekly show, in a |
Jermaine Fowler
Jermaine Fowler is an American actor, comedian, producer and writer. He is perhaps best known for his role as King Akeem Joffer's long-lost son Lavelle Junson in the 2021 romantic comedy film ''Coming 2 America'' and Franco Wicks on the CBS sitcom television series ''Superior Donuts''. Early life The second oldest of four children, Fowler and his twin brother were born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he graduated from Northwestern High School. Fowler dropped out of college at age 20 and moved to New York City. By day he job-searched and by night he performed at open mics in Times Square. Career 2012–2015: Comic Special In 2012, he began touring the country performing at comedy clubs and colleges. In 2013, he was cast in MTV2's ''Guy Code'' and writing, producing, and starring in his own pilots. In 2014, he starred in '' Friends of the People'' which lasted two seasons on TruTV. In 2015, Fowler produced and starred in his debut comedy special, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
