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List Of Comedians
A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, such as jokes and other forms of humour. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers. Comedians ''(sorted alphabetically by surname)'' A * Rose Abdoo (born 1962) * Raymond Ablack (born 1989) * John Aboud (born 1973) * Silvia Abril (born 1971) * James Acaster (born 1985) * Andreea Adams (born 1979) * Jayde Adams (born 1984) * Kev Adams (born 1991) * Mark Addy (born 1964) * Lolly Adefope (born 1990) * Demi Adejuyigbe (born 1992) * Pamela Adlon (born 1966) * James Adomian (born 1980) * Scott Adsit (born 1965) * Bayani Agbayani (born 1969) * Steve Agee (born 1969) * Alex Agnew (born 1973) * Rubén Aguirre (1934–2016) * Dan Ahdoot (born 1981) * Caroline Aherne (1963–2016) * Ahmed Ahmed (born 1970) * Sohail Ahmed (born 1963) * Franklyn Ajaye (born 1949) * Anna Akana (born 1989) * Malin Akerman (born 1978) * Nawaal Akram (born 1990) * Nasser Al Qasabi (born 1963) * Lori Alan (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian. A popular saying often attributed to Ed Wynn states: "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny." This draws a distinction between how much of the comedy (drama), comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona. Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative comedy, has grown in popularity with its more offbeat and experimental style. This normally involves more experiential, or observational reporting (e.g., Alexei Sayle, Daniel Tosh, Malcolm Hardee). As far as content is concerned, comedians such as Tommy Tiernan, Des Bishop, Kevin Hart, and Dawn French draw on their background to po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Adsit
Robert Scott Adsit (born November 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Adsit joined the mainstage cast of Chicago's The Second City in 1994 after attending Columbia College Chicago. He appeared in several revues, including ''Paradigm Lost'' for which he won The Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Comedy. From 2005 to 2008, he codirected, co-wrote and coproduced the Adult Swim stop-motion animation program '' Moral Orel'' with Dino Stamatopoulos and Jay Johnston. He also voiced several characters and was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as Clay Puppington, Orel's father. After the success of ''Moral Orel'', Adsit and Stamatopoulos worked together again on the stop-motion animation series '' Mary Shelley's Frankenhole'' (2010–2012). Adsit is known for his role as Pete Hornberger, the well-meaning but jaded producer, on the NBC sitcom ''30 Rock'', which won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasser Al Qasabi
Nasser bin Qassim Al Qasabi (, born 28 November 1961 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian actor. He started his acting career in 1984 and is known for his various roles in the series ''Tash Ma Tash'' (Arabic: طاش ما طاش). He graduated from King Saud University in Riyadh. He began his acting journey in the university theater. He became famous alongside Abdullah Al-Sadhan for the comedy series ''Tash Ma Tash'', which they both starred in for 18 seasons over two decades. The show is considered the most famous Saudi series and one of the best comedy series in the Gulf and the Arab world. From 2012 to 2015, Nasser was a judge on the television show '' Arabs Got Talent, after'' Amro Adib withdrew from the program. Al Qasbi has featured in various shows including, a Saudi TV show satirising ISIL called ''Selfie'' during Ramadan for three seasons, from 2015 to 2017. Work TV series Plays Films Awards * 2005: He was honored as one of the 43 most influ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawaal Akram
Nawaal Akram () is a Qatari comedian, model, athlete and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of six, and was forcefully removed from education against her wishes at the age of 10 by the school; she became a wheelchair user at the age of 12. She has since founded Muscular Dystrophy Qatar to raise awareness of the condition, and was named one of BBC's '' 100 Women'' programme in 2017. Career Born in Doha, Qatar to Pakistani parents, Nawaal Akram is one of six children to Mohammed and Saima Akram. At the age of six, she was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and began using a wheelchair by the age of 12 after falling and breaking her leg. Her condition led to Akram being bullied by other children, which was ignored by the teachers in her school. Akram was then removed from her school, as they did not want to take responsibility for a physically disabled child. Her parents threatened to sue the school but withdrew as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Akerman
Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978), often anglicised to Malin Akerman, is a Swedish actress. She first appeared in smaller parts in both Canadian and American productions, including '' The Utopian Society'' (2003) and '' Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (2004). Following a main role on the HBO mockumentary series '' The Comeback'' (2005), Akerman co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedies '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (2007) and ''27 Dresses'' (2008). She gained wider recognition for her role as Silk Spectre II in the 2009 superhero film ''Watchmen'', for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She had supporting and starring roles in the box office hits '' The Proposal'' (2009), ''Couples Retreat'' (2009), and '' Rampage'' (2018). Her performance in the comedy horror film '' The Final Girls'' (2015) garnered a Fangoria Chainsaw Award nomination. Akerman's other works include the critically acclaimed dramas '' I'll See You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Akana
Anna Kay Napualani Akana (born August 18, 1989) is an American actress, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and YouTuber. She has appeared in TV series, web series, films, and music videos that include Ray William Johnson's ''Breaking Los Angeles'' (2011), ''10 Second Traumas'' (2011), '' Awkward'' (2011), Katy Perry's " Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (2011), '' Ant-Man'' (2015), '' Hello, My Name Is Doris'' (2016), '' Dirty 30'' (2016), '' Big City Greens'' (2018–present), '' Amphibia'' (2019–2022), and '' Blade of the 47 Ronin'' (2022). In 2015, she launched a clothing line called Ghost & Stars. She is the author of ''So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister'' (2017), in which she describes her struggles and experiences from her sister's suicide to her celebrity status. Early and personal life Akana's father was an officer in the United States Marine Corps, including during her childhood. Her father moved every few years to a new state or country. In a 2020 inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklyn Ajaye
Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He released a series of comedy albums starting in 1973 and has acted in film and television shows from the 1970s through the present, including as a primary character in the 1976 ensemble comedy ''Car Wash'' and a supporting role in Sam Peckinpah's ''Convoy'' (1978). Life and career Franklyn Ajaye Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in Los Angeles by a Sierra Leonean father (Franklin Ajaye Sr.) and an American mother (Quetta Curtis). This makes Ajaye, as he likes to joke, a "true African-American". He has a brother. Ajaye attended Dorsey High School in Crenshaw. He has released five comedy albums to date: ''Franklyn Ajaye, Comedian'' (1973), ''I'm a Comedian, Seriously'' (1974), ''Don't Smoke Dope, Fry Your Hair'' (1977), ''Plaid Pants and Psychopaths'' (1986), and ''Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract Truth'' (2004). The last two were recorded in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohail Ahmed
Sohail Ahmed () (born 1 May 1963), also known as Azizi (), is a Pakistani actor, comedian and director. He appears in television serials, movies and comedy stage plays principally based in Lahore.Profile of TV comedian Sohail Ahmed on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 26 September 2017 Sohail Ahmed is best-known to the wider public for his character of Azizi in the Dunya TV comedy show '' Hasb-e-Haal'', where he has been active since 2009. His character was developed in collaboration with Aftab Iqbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Ahmed
Ahmed Ahmed (), () is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian. Early life Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old. He was raised in Riverside, California. Career Ahmed Ahmed moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand-up comedian, and he has been working there ever since. He has appeared in several films and television shows such as ''Executive Decision'', '' Swingers'', '' Tracey Takes On...'', ''Roseanne'', '' JAG'', '' Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn'' on Comedy Central, and MTV's ''Punk'd'' with Ashton Kutcher. He would later joke about his part in ''Executive Decision'' in his standup routine for the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He has also appeared on CNN, ''The View'', and National Public Radio, and was featured on the front page of ''The Wall Street Journal'' in December 2001, as well as in ''Newsweek''. He was featured in the PBS television documentary '' America at a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian, writer and director. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host '' Mrs Merton'', in various roles in '' The Fast Show'', and as Denise in '' The Royle Family'' (1998–2012), a series which she co-wrote. She won BAFTA awards for her work on ''The Mrs Merton Show'' and ''The Royle Family''. Aherne narrated the Channel 4 reality television series '' Gogglebox'' from its inception in 2013 until 8 April 2016. She died of cancer at the age of 52. Early life Aherne was born in Ealing, London, on 24 December 1963, the second child of Irish parents Bartholomew Edmond "Bert" Aherne, a railwayman with London Transport, and Mary Frances "Maureen" Aherne (''née'' Regan). From the age of two, Aherne was brought up in Wythenshawe, Manchester.Rinaldi, Graham.Aherne, Caroline (1963–). screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2007. Like her brother Patrick, Aherne had retinoblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Ahdoot
Dan Kamyar Ahdoot (; ) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his TV appearances on Netflix's ''Cobra Kai'', Disney's '' Kickin' It'', Showtime's ''Shameless'', and the Seeso series '' Bajillion Dollar Propertie$''. He has also developed TV shows for CBS, Fox, Hulu, Freeform, and Pop. Early life Ahdoot was born to an observant Iranian Jewish family in Great Neck, New York. His family comes from Isfahan, with his father coming to the US via Israel. Speaking on his upbringing, he said: "I grew up in Great Neck, New York, which is actually a hotbed of Iranian Jewry, so I didn't really know that I was very different until I went to college." His family kept kosher at home and attended synagogue on Saturdays for Shabbat which his family got together. Although he described his beliefs as agnostic, he identifies as culturally Jewish. He completed pre-med studies at Johns Hopkins University, and was accepted into medical school, but ultimately decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Aguirre
Rubén Aguirre Fuentes (; 15 June 1934 – 17 June 2016) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was best known for his character Professor Jirafales in Televisa's 1970s television show ''El Chavo del Ocho''. Aguirre also participated in another well known television show of the era, ''El Chapulín Colorado'', albeit less frequently. Life and education Rubén Aguirre was born on 15 June 1934 in the neighborhood of Santa Anita located at Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. In his book ''Después de Usted'' (''After You'', a common phrase used by his character Professor Jirafales), published in February 2015, he wrote about the difficulty of finding higher education institutions in Mexico during the mid 1950s, since there were very few schools. This is why in his late teenage years, he moved to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, to study in one of the most renowned universities of that time, the Escuela Superior de Agricultura "Hermanos Escobar", where he studied Agricultural Engineering. Once in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
