{{Infobox TV channel |name= Comedy Central |logofile= Comedy Central 2011 Logo.png |logosize=175px |picture format=480i (SD)1080i (HD) |tv shows= The Mr. Men Show(2008) UK (French) |launch= November 15, 1989 (As The Comedy Channel)April 1, 1990 (as Ha!: TV Comedy Network)April 1, 1991 (current form)October 19, 2006 (Poland) January 15, 2007 (Germany)April 30, 2007 (Netherlands)May 1, 2007 (Italy)October 1, 2008 (Hungary)January 1, 2009 (Sweden)April 1, 2009 (New Zealand)April 6, 2009 (UK / Ireland)January 1, 2011 (Israel) Comedy Central anticipated that several more providers would add it later in that year.

Currently, original shows that air in HD include The Sarah Silverman Program, and newer episodes of South Park, Comedy Central Presents, Reno 911!, as well as the new series Michael & Michael Have Issues and The Jeff Dunham Show. The new season of Live at Gotham and other stand up specials, as well as movies, air in HD as well.

The Daily Show and The Colbert Report began airing in HD on January 4, 2010.

Many episodes of South Park that were originally made in standard definition are cropped to be made on Comedy Central HD.

International

Local versions of Comedy Central include:

Poland

Germany

Italy

Sweden

New Zealand

United Kingdom / Ireland

The Netherlands

Israel

And Comedy Central Family:

The Netherlands

Poland

Criticism

Comedy Central has been a frequent target of criticism from the conservative group Parents Television Council, which accuses them of bigotry and blasphemy, especially within the programs South Park, The Sarah Silverman Program, Halfway Home, and the annual "Roast" special. PTC has used their criticisms against Comedy Central for their support of the Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007, which would allow American cable TV subscribers to choose which channels they subscribe to, and to persuade advertisers to stop advertising on the channel. PTC founder and former president L. Brent Bozell III has called the channel unfunny, claiming the channel has managed "to reach the top of its field in spite of – or, better put, because of – the network's sheer lack of comedic talent" by its "extensive reliance on shocking or disgusting humor". The channel has also received criticism from certain parents for airing advertisements for "Girls Gone Wild". The channel also airs the least cut version of the popular film Not Another Teen Movie, as well as uncut versions of films such as Coming to America, Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

On November 5, 2007, an open letter was written by VideoSift to protest publicly the blocking of Comedy Central's embedded video content for non U.S. based viewers.

On April 21, 2010, Comedy Central censored South Park episode, "201" in response to a death threat issued by users of a radical Muslim website over the episode's planned depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which led several newspaper columnists to condemn the network's actions as tantamount to abetting terrorism. As a result, neither "201" nor the episode that preceded it have been aired since then.

References

http://www.tv.com/a-new-futurama-teaser-is-out-but-will-the-show-be-as-good/story/22087.html?tag=news_list;title;0 Retrieved 4/02/10

External links

ComedyCentral.com

ComedyCentral Germany

ComedyCentral Italia

ComedyCentral Netherlands

ComedyCentral Poland

ComedyCentral Hungary

ComedyCentral Sweden

ComedyCentral Ireland

Comedy Central New Zealand

Comedy Central UK

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Name	Tony Rock
Birthdate	June 30, 1974
Birthplace	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Occupation	stand-up comedian and actor (1991–present)TV actor

Tony Rock (born Antonio Rock on June 30, 1974 and Julius Rock. He grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City.

References

External links

Tony Rock's biography on filmbug

Official website

Rock the World Inc. website

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Name	Stephen Colbert
Imagesize	220px
Caption	Stephen Colbert at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in 2010.
Birth name	Stephen Tyrone Colbert Aasif MandviStrangers with CandyStephen Colbert inThe Daily Show andThe Colbert ReportWriter,I Am America (And So Can You!)Co-writer,America (The Book)Phil Ken Sebben and Myron Reducto in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawProfessor Richard Impossible in The Venture Bros.
Signature	Stephen Colbert Signature.svg
Website	http://www.colbertnation.com/

}} Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( or born on May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian and television host. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.

Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.

Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience.

In 2005, he left The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to host a spin-off series, The Colbert Report. Following The Daily Show's news-parody concept, The Colbert Report is a parody of personality-driven political opinion shows such as The O'Reilly Factor. Since its debut, the series has established itself as one of Comedy Central's highest-rated series, earning Colbert three Emmy nominations and an invitation to perform as featured entertainer at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in 2006. Colbert was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2006. Stephen started using later in life when he transferred to Northwestern University, taking advantage of the opportunity to reinvent himself in a new place where no one knew him. Stephen's brother Ed, an intellectual property attorney, retained ; this was shown in a February 12, 2009 appearance on The Colbert Report, when his youngest brother asked him, " or ?" Ed responded "", to which Stephen jokingly replied, "See you in Hell". Colbert later described himself during this time as detached, lacking a sense of importance regarding the things with which other children concerned themselves.

Colbert attended Charleston's Episcopal Porter-Gaud School, where he participated in several school plays and contributed to the school newspaper but, by his own assessment, was not highly motivated academically. During his time as a teenager, he also briefly fronted a Rolling Stones cover band. he found the curriculum rigorous but was more focused than he had been in high school and was able to apply himself to his studies. Despite the lack of a significant theater community at Hampden-Sydney, Colbert's interest in acting escalated during this time. After two years, he transferred to Northwestern University's School of Speech (later named School of Communication) to study performance, emboldened by the realization that he loved performing even when no one was coming to shows.

Career

Early career in comedy

While at Northwestern, Colbert studied with the intent of becoming a dramatic actor; mostly he performed in experimental plays and was uninterested in comedy. He began performing improvisation at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago as a part of Del Close's ImprovOlympic at a time when the project was focused on competitive, long form improvisation, rather than improvisational comedy. "I wasn't gonna do Second City", Colbert later recalled, "because those Annoyance people looked down on Second City because they thought it wasn't pure improv—there was a slightly snobby, mystical quality to the Annoyance people". After Colbert graduated in 1986, however, he was in need of a job, and a friend who was employed at Second City's box office offered him work answering phones and selling souvenirs. Colbert accepted, and discovered that Second City employees were entitled to take classes at their training center for free. Despite his earlier aversion to the comedy group, he signed up for improvisation classes, and enjoyed the experience greatly.

Shortly thereafter, he was hired to perform with Second City's touring company, initially as an understudy for Steve Carell. It was there he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello, with whom he often collaborated later in his career. By their retelling, the three comedians did not get along at first—Dinello thought Colbert was uptight, pretentious and cold, while Colbert thought of Dinello as "an illiterate thug"

When Sedaris and Dinello were offered the opportunity to create a television series for HBO Downtown Productions, Colbert left The Second City and relocated to New York in order to work with them on the sketch comedy show Exit 57. The series debuted on Comedy Central in 1995 and aired through 1996. Despite only lasting for 12 episodes, the show received favorable reviews Only two of the segments he proposed were ever produced, and only one aired, but the job led his agent to refer him to The Daily Show's then-producer, Madeline Smithberg, who hired Colbert on a trial basis in 1997.

Strangers with Candy was conceived of as a parody of after school specials, following the life of Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old dropout who returns to finish high school after 32 years of life on the street. Most noted by critics for its use of offensive humor, it concluded each episode by delivering to the audience a skewed, politically incorrect moral lesson. Another running joke throughout the series was that Noblet, a closeted homosexual, was having a "secret" affair with fellow teacher Geoffrey Jellineck despite the fact that their relationship was apparent to everyone around them. This obliviousness also appears in Colbert's Daily Show and Colbert Report character.

Thirty episodes of Strangers with Candy were made, which aired on Comedy Central in 1999 and 2000. Though its ratings were not remarkable during its initial run, it has been characterized as a cult show with a small but dedicated audience.

Unlike Stewart, who essentially hosts The Daily Show as himself, Colbert was frequently pitted against knowledgeable interview subjects, or against Stewart in scripted exchanges, with the resultant dialogue demonstrating the character's lack of knowledge of whatever subject he is discussing. Colbert also made generous use of humorous fallacies of logic in explaining his point of view on any topic. Other Daily Show correspondents have adopted a similar style; former correspondent Rob Corddry recalls that when he and Ed Helms first joined the show's cast in 2002, they "just imitated Stephen Colbert for a year or two". Correspondent Aasif Mandvi has stated "I just decided I was going to do my best Stephen Colbert impression".

Colbert has appeared in several recurring segments for The Daily Show, including "Even Stephven" with Steve Carell, particularly cable-personality political talk shows like The O'Reilly Factor and Glenn Beck. He appeared in a series of TV commercials for General Motors, as a not-too-bright investigator searching for the elusive (and non-existent in real life) "Mr. Goodwrench". He also portrayed the letter Z in Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet, a 2005 video release.

Colbert is a producer of The 1 Second Film, the world's largest nonprofit collaborative art film. His video request that IMDb list his credit for The 1 Second Film ("it is as valid as most of my credits") enabled thousands of the film's producers to be listed in the massive movie database until they were removed in early 2007. as well as a Sunday school teacher.

Awards and honors

In 2000 Colbert and the other Daily Show writers were the recipients of three Emmy Awards as writers for The Daily Show and again in 2005 and 2006. In 2005 he was nominated for a Satellite Award for his performance on The Colbert Report and again in 2006.

He was also nominated for three Emmys for The Colbert Report in 2006, including Best Performance in a Variety, Musical Program or Special, which he lost to Barry Manilow. Manilow and Colbert would go on to jokingly sign and notarize a revolving biannual custody agreement for the Emmy on the Colbert Report episode aired on October 30, 2006. He lost the same category to Tony Bennett in 2007 and Don Rickles in 2008.

In January 2006, the American Dialect Society named truthiness, which Colbert coined on the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, as its 2005 Word of the Year. Colbert devoted time on five successive episodes to bemoaning the failure of the Associated Press to mention his role in popularizing the word truthiness in its news coverage of the Word of the Year. in May 2006, New York magazine listed Colbert (and Jon Stewart) as one of its top dozen influential persons in media. | 1997–2005 (regular)2005–Present (recurring) |- | rowspan=3|1999 | Let It Snow | Happy Successful Guy | Also known as Snow Days |- | Whose Line is it Anyway | Stephen Colbert | |- | Strangers with Candy | Chuck Noblet | 1999–2000 |- | 2000 | ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Myron Reducto / Phil Ken Sebben / The Eagle of Truth | 2000–2007 |- | 2003 | Nobody Knows Anything | TV Newsman | |- | 2003 | ''Chalkzone | Himself (paring-up w/ Kurtwood Smith) | |- | rowspan=3|2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Tourist Man | |- | | James Bennett | |- | The Venture Bros. | Professor Richard Impossible | 2004–2006 |- | rowspan=4|2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Mr. Peersall | |- | Bewitched | Stu Robison | |- | Outlaw Tennis | Announcer | Video game |- | The Colbert Report | Stephen Colbert | 2005–Present |- | 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Chuck Noblet | Feature film based on TV show |- | rowspan=2|2008 | The Love Guru | Jay Kell (Hockey Announcer) | |- | | Santa Claus, Stephen Colbert | |- | rowspan=2|2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | The President (voice) | |- | The 1 Second Film | Self/Producer | |}

Bibliography

Colbert, Dinello, Sedaris. Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not (Hyperion, May 19, 2004) ISBN 0-7868-8696-X

I Am America (And So Can You!) (Grand Central Publishing, October 9, 2007) ISBN 0-446-58050-3

Discography

in 2008

References

External links

; General

The Colbert Report Official Site

Stephen Colbert Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film

Wikiality.com, a wiki dedicated to Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report

Collected news and commentary at The New York Times

Stephen Colbert: His Many Faces - slideshow by Life magazine

; Audio/Video in 2008 in 2005 in 2006

Colbert interview transcript, 60 Minutes. (April 30, 2006)

Colbert in an open, hour-long interview and Q & A session arranged by Harvard's Institute of Politics. He speaks about the nature of his TV-show character and the interplay between wearing the mask and using it to make political points.

, (Transcript). (April 29, 2006)

A 2007 appearance at the Glamour magazine Women of the Year Awards to honor Nancy Pelosi.

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Name	Ron White
Caption	Comedian Ron White
Birth name	Ronald White
Nickname	Tater Salad
Birth date	December 19, 1956
Birth place	Fritch, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in
Active	1987-present
Medium	stand-up
Nationality	American
Genre	Country Comedy, Observational Comedy, satire
Influences	Jeff Foxworthy, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison
Notable work	Ron White: You Can't Fix StupidRon White: They Call Me Tater SaladRon White: Behavioral ProblemsBlue Collar Comedy Tour
Website	http://www.tatersalad.com
Spouse	Lori Brice (1991-1999) 1 childBarbara Dobbs (2004-2008)Margo Rey (?-present)

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Ronald "Ron" White (born December 19, 1956) is an American stand up comedian who has had two Grammy Award-nominations, and is RIAA certified 10x Platinum for CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units. He is a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and has written the book "I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn't Have the Ability" which appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List. White is well-known for his famous punchline, "...You can't fix stupid."

Biography

Ron White was born in Fritch, Texas. He served in the United States Navy where he was given the nickname "Tater Salad" by fellow sailors who teased White for his love of potato salad. White is an avid fisherman and has always loved fishing as a hobby, but from an early age his dream was to become a comedian. When he returned from the Navy, White struggled financially for years as he pursued this dream, going from gig to gig in a beat-up truck and selling windows to help make ends meet. White included stories from his youth in his book I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn't Have the Ability (Dutton 2006, ISBN 978-0525949619). White's comedy revolves around observations and personal experiences retold in his smoking, drinking, Southern United States persona.

Ron White found success during January 2000 through March 2003, when he performed with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour – a show that sold out across the United States in over 90 cities and grossed over $15 million dollars. White is the only member of the Blue Collar crew who did not go on to star in the Blue Collar TV series because he did not want to be typecast as "blue collar," although he jokes in his performances that he simply does not have "the work ethic for a television show". He did, however, make seven guest appearances on the show. In 2005, The WB Television Network aired the pilot for The Ron White Show, a variety show that combined a number of celebrity cameos, cartoons, and sketches. He recently taped several episodes of The Gong Show with Dave Attell as one of the celebrity judges. White has had appearances in the TV shows Kath & Kim, Reno 911!, 12 Miles of Bad Road, and the film Sex and the City 2.

White is best known for smoking cigars and drinking Scotch as part of his act. He stated during his You Can't Fix Stupid show, "Somebody asked what I was drinking. If the company that made the stuff I was drinking was paying me, I'd have it in their bottle and not mine. But it's the kind of scotch that people drink that are going to die penniless. It's good though!"

Personal Life

White has been married three times. He married his first wife, Lori Brice in 1991. They divorced in 1999. They have a son, Marshall, born July 19, 1998. In June 2004, he married Barbara Dobbs; they divorced in 2008. He is currently married to singer-songwriter Margo Rey.

Currently, Ron White has partnered with producer Michael Blakey to form Organica Music Group (distributed by Universal Music Group), a label that will promote both emerging and established musicians and comedians. He will be releasing all his future DVDs and CDs through Organica Music Group.

Marijuana arrest

On September 10, 2008, White was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after an anonymous tip informed Vero Beach, Florida police that White’s private plane would be carrying narcotics. This tip likely came from a disgruntled pilot who had been recently fired by White. White had allegedly been involved in an altercation with his flight crew on his private plane involving his use of marijuana on board during flights. White was found to be in possession of 7/8 of a gram of marijuana. He was reportedly very cooperative with Florida police. Ron White has a valid medicinal marijuana license from California.

Awards/Recognition

April 27, 2009 was designated as "Ron White Day" in the State of Texas by Texas legislative officials. White received the Armed Forces Foundation's "Patriot Award" in March 2009 for his work in raising money to help wounded soldiers. White also held benefit shows for Hurricane Katrina relief.

Comedy releases

Besides the Blue Collar Comedy Tour CDs and movies, White has released five solo projects to date:

Tater Salad aka. Busted in Des Moines: 1990 audio CD, recording of an early stand-up gig.

Drunk in Public: 2003 audio CD, solo stand-up.

They Call Me "Tater Salad"

You Can't Fix Stupid

Ron White: Behavioral Problems: Worldwide release date on television: April 19, 2009

He has appeared on the following compilation albums:

Redneck Comedy Roundup: 2005 release on DVD, also starring Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Blake Clark.

Comedy Central Presents Southern Gents of Comedy: 2006 release on DVD, also starring Otis Lee Crenshaw, Vic Henley, and Steve McGrew.

Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Bill Engvall: Live from Las Vegas: 2004 release on DVD.

Redneck Kings of Comedy: 2005 Release of DVD, also starring Jeff Foxworthy, and Larry the Cable Guy.

Discography

References

External links

Ron White's official site

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Name	Pamela Anderson
Imagesize	200px
Caption	Pamela Anderson attending "The 6th Annual Hollywood Style Awards" Beverly Hills, CA on Oct. 10, 2009
Birth date	July 01, 1967
Birth place	Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Birth name	Pamela Denise Anderson
Years active	1989–present
Other names	Pamela Anderson LeePam Anderson
Occupation	Actress, model, producer, activist, author, former showgirl
Website	http://pamelaanderson.com/
Spouse	(divorced) (divorced) (annulled)

Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P.

She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990. | waist = | hips = | height = | weight = | preceded = Peggy McIntaggart | succeeded = Deborah Driggs }}

Anderson's Playboy career spans three decades (1989–2011), and she has appeared on more Playboy covers than anyone else. She has also made appearances in the publication's newsstand specials. Anderson wrote the forward in the Playboy coffee table book Playboy's Greatest Covers.

Pro wrestling

During an appearance at the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble in 1995, Anderson promised that she would accompany the winner of the Royal Rumble to WrestleMania. Anderson returned for her appearance at the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania XI on April 2, but as the guest valet for WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel and not the Royal Rumble winner, his opponent Shawn Michaels; Michaels ended up being accompanied to the ring by Jenny McCarthy. After pinning Michaels, Diesel left with both Anderson and McCarthy.

In anticipation of her appearance at the Royal Rumble, several skits were produced featuring wrestlers fawning over Anderson. One commercial featured Anderson coming home and checking her answering machine. As Anderson strips down behind a curtain, messages from wrestlers such as Shawn Michaels, Diesel, and Doink the Clown can be heard.

At the 2006 Canada's Walk of Fame induction ceremony, Anderson shared a kiss with WWE diva and fellow Canadian Trish Stratus.

She appeared on former Pro Wrestling commentator Mark Madden's Pittsburgh-based sports talk radio show in October, 2006.

Dancing with the Stars

Anderson was a contestant on the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional Damian Whitewood. The season premiered on Monday, March 22, 2010, and after seven weeks, Anderson was eliminated.

In popular culture

suburb of St Kilda, Australia]] Newman House is a pop architecture building constructed in 2003 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, which features a large image of Anderson's face. Sam Newman commissioned local architect Cassandra Fahey to design the building, and used the image with Anderson's permission. Permits were issued retroactively when it became a major local landmark and won the award for Best New Residential Building in the RAIA Victorian Architecture Awards.

Serbian comedy rock band Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi released the song "Lepa si, Pamela" (trans. "You're Beautiful, Pamela") on their 1998 album Seks, droga i Bodiroga (Sex, Drugs and Bodiroga). In the song the band's frontman Igor "Prljavi Inspektor Blaža" Blažević declares his love to Pamela and makes threats to Tommy Lee, and the album cover features an image of Pamela and Blažević in bed. In 2009 Blažević met Pamela in Belgrade, presenting her with the Seks, droga i Bodiroga disc.

Anderson is also seen on the television series, Invader Zim, appearing in "Walk of Doom", "Dib's Wonderful Life of Doom", "Mortos de Soulstealer", and "The Girl Who Cried Gnome". However, she did not speak in her appearance on the show.

References

External links

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Birth name	Micah S. Katt WilliamsMoney Mike
Medium	Stand-up, Television, Film, Music
Nationality	American
Active	2002-present
Genre	Black comedy, Satire, Observational comedy, Physical comedy, Blue comedy
Subject	Race relations, racism, recreational drug use, African-American culture, human sexuality
Notable work	Various in Wild’ n OutBobby Shaw in My Wife and KidsMoney Mike in Friday After NextIt's Pimpin' Pimpin'
Website	http://www.kattwilliams.com/

Micah S. Katt Williams (born September 2, 1973) is an American comedian, rapper, and actor. He is known for his stint on Nick Cannon’s MTV improv show, Wild 'n Out, and for playing the fictional character "Bobby Shaw" on the program My Wife And Kids.

Early life

Williams was born September 2, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Dayton, the son of a former member of the Black Panther Party. As a means to get into a nightclub while underage, he noticed that they weren’t checking ID’s in the line for comics and proceeded to enter the club through that entrance. He was called on stage where he did a five-minute improv to an enthusiastic crowd. “I was so nervous but everyone laughed and thought I was funny. After that, I was opened up to the wonderful world of comedy... Improv is where a comic really gets to shine, if he is good. That’s as close as a comedian can get to the playoffs."

Career

Williams started being a comedian in his neighborhood Avondale most notably appearing on BET Comic View. His jokes and punchlines instantly made him a show favorite. He has also played supporting characters in movies such as "First Sunday", "Norbit", and probably more widely recognized for his character in the movie "Friday After Next" as "Money Mike". He has also provided numerous skits and video appearances for artists such as The Game, Ludacris, T.I., E-40, Outkast, Lil’ Kim, Lyfe Jennings, Cyrano Williams, Nick Cannon, DJ Drama, Lil' Scrappy, Lil Jon, and others. He was a cast member on Wild 'n Out for several seasons. He also voices "A Pimp Named Slickback" on the Adult Swim's "The Boondocks". He has rapped under the "Money Mike" name for songs by artists like The Game, Baby Bash, and Suga Free. He also plays himself as an onstage comedian in Grand Theft Auto IV in the comedy club, Split Sides.

Filmography

''Friday After Next(2002)

''Repos (2006) (V)

''Katt Williams: Live: Let a Playa Play (2006)

''Pimp Chronicles, Pt. 1 (2006)

''Norbit (2007)

''The Perfect Holiday (2007)

American Hustle: The Movie (2007)

''Epic Movie (2007)

''Internet Dating (2008)

''First Sunday (2008)

It's Pimpin' Pimpin' (2008)

''Lonely Street (2009)

''Katt Williams Presents: Katthouse (2009)

''Katt Williams Pimpadelic (2009)

''Katt Williams 9 lives (2010)

'' (2010)

References

External links

Official website

VIBE Profile

Katt Williams as Host of Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

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Name	Jon Stewart
Imagesize	200px
Caption	Stewart at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, October 30, 2010.
Alma mater	William & Mary
Birth name	Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
Birth date	November 28, 1962
Birth place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, books
Nationality	American
Active	1987–present
Genre	Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy
Subject	Mass media/news media/Media criticism, American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation
Influences	George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor
Influenced	Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell
Spouse	Tracey Stewart (née McShane) (2000-present) 2 children
Children	Nathan Stewart, Maggie Stewart
Notable work	Host of The Daily ShowHost of The Jon Stewart Show

}} Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) Jon's mother, Marian, is an educational consultant and teacher. His father, Donald Leibowitz, was a professor of physics at The College of New Jersey from 2001 through 2008; he now teaches an online course at Thomas Edison University.

Stewart has said that he was subjected to anti-Semitic bullying as a child. During part of this time, Stewart roomed with future congressman Anthony Weiner, who still is the only politician to have received campaign donations from Stewart. Jon Stewart moved to New York City in 1986 to try his hand at the comedy club circuit, but he could not muster the courage to get on stage until the following year.

Later in 1993, Stewart developed his own talk show at MTV. Despite the quick cancellation of his previous MTV show, the network was still eager to work with him. The Jon Stewart Show was the first talk show on that network and was an instant hit, becoming the second-highest rated MTV show behind Beavis and Butt-head. In 2005, The Daily Show and Jon Stewart also received a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award for the audio book edition of America (The Book). In 2000 and 2004, the show won two Peabody Awards for its coverage of the presidential elections relevant to those years, called "" and "", respectively.

during a taping session of The Daily Show]] One of the show's most serious moments remains the September 20, 2001, show

Stewart discussed the incident on The Daily Show the following Monday: }}

In January 2005, CNN announced that it was canceling Crossfire. When asked about the cancellations, CNN/US' incoming President, Jonathan Klein, referenced Stewart's appearance on the show: "I think he made a good point about the noise level of these types of shows, which does nothing to illuminate the issues of the day." Bill O'Reilly, host of The O'Reilly Factor, countered that The Daily Show was a “key component of left-wing television” and that Stewart was a fan of Fox News because the network was so interesting to watch.

Harry Truman incident

On April 28, 2009, during a discussion on torture with Clifford May, Stewart expressed his opinion that former President Harry S. Truman was a war criminal for his use of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II.

In 2005, Stewart provided the voice of President James A. Garfield for the audiobook version of Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation.

In 2007, Stewart voiced a role on friend Stephen Colbert's audiobook version of I Am America (And So Can You!). He plays Mort Sinclaire, former TV comedy writer and Communist.

In a September 2010 interview with USA Weekend, Stewart revealed he will be releasing another book entitled and has been reported to be of similar length to that of America (The Book). Jokingly, Stewart has commented that the two novels are "of equal importance: America took 256 pages, Earth 256 pages. America is in fact Earth." in July 2004. Their second child, a daughter, Maggie Rose Stewart, was born in February 2006.

Filmography

Bibliography

Naked Pictures of Famous People (Rob Weisbach Books, 1998) ISBN 0688171621

(Warner Books, September 2004) ISBN 0-446-53268-1

(Grand Central Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-0446579223

References

External links

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Collected news and commentary at The New York Times

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Name	Jimmy Carr
Birth name	James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr
Birth date	September 15, 1972
Birth place	Hounslow, After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, most notably as the host of the panel show 8 out of 10 Cats.
Name	Carr, Jimmy
Date of birth	15 September 1972
Place of birth	Hounslow, Greater London, England

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{{ infobox comedian | image = Jefffoxworthy2.jpg | caption = Foxworthy at the red carpet of the 2007 American Idol season finale | pseudonym = | birth_name = Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy | birth_date = September 06, 1958 | birth_place = Hapeville, Georgia, U.S. | | death_date = | death_place = | medium = Stand-up, Television, Film, Radio | nationality = American | active = 1984–present | genre = Southern comedy, Country comedy | subject = Rednecks, Culture of the Southern United States, Everyday Life, Family | influences = Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby | influenced = | spouse = Pamela Gregg, (1985–present (2 children) | notable_work = The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995–1997), Blue Collar Comedy Tour (2003–2006), Blue Collar TV (2004–2006), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (host, 2007–present) | signature = Jeff Foxworthy Signature.svg | website = http://www.jefffoxworthy.com/ | footnotes = | grammyawards = | americancomedyawards = | britishcomedyawards = }}

Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American comedian, television and radio personality and author . As the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time, he is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall and Ron White. Known for his "you might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3×multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Foxworthy has also written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem!.

Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, first in the mid-1990s as the star of a sitcom called, The Jeff Foxworthy Show. He has also appeared alongside Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in several Blue Collar television specials, most notably Blue Collar TV. Since 2007, he has been the host of the quiz show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on Fox (2007–09) and syndication (2009–present). Foxworthy hosted a nationally syndicated radio show called The Foxworthy Countdown from April 1999 to December 2009.

Early life

Foxworthy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the first child of Jimmy Abstance Foxworthy, an IBM executive, and Carole Linda (Camp) Foxworthy.

Foxworthy graduated from Hapeville High School. He attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, but did not graduate. He worked for five years in mainframe computer maintenance at IBM (where his father also worked). At the urging of IBM co-workers, he entered and won the Great Southeastern Laugh-off, at Atlanta's Punchline comedy club, in 1984.

Career

Comedy albums

Foxworthy received the award for "Best Stand-Up Comic" at the 1990 American Comedy Awards.

In 1993, he released You Might Be a Redneck If..., which started the "You Might Be a Redneck" fad, topped the comedy album charts and sold more than three million copies.

His July 1995 release, "Games Rednecks Play," received a 1996 Grammy nomination for "Best Spoken Comedy Album".

Totally Committed was released in May 1998. In conjunction with the CD was a one-hour HBO stand-up special by the same name. The CD reached "gold" status and received a 1999 Grammy Award nomination. The video of the song, Totally Committed featured frequent references to then-Atlanta Braves pitcher, Greg Maddux as well as an appearance at the very end by Maddux himself (along with teammate, John Smoltz).

In 2001, he received a nomination for "Best Spoken Comedy Album" at the 43rd Annual Grammys.

Foxworthy hosted Country Weekly's ""TNN Music City News Country Awards" show for 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Television

In 1995, he starred in The Jeff Foxworthy Show, a sitcom created out of his stand-up comedy persona. It aired on ABC, but was canceled after one season. NBC subsequently picked up the show, but it was again canceled after one season. Foxworthy later remarked that the network did not understand how to properly market his humor; thinking his routine was "too Southern" for a national network ("Has anyone heard me talk?", he commented in one of his stand-up routines), they based the first season of his sitcom in Bloomington, Indiana. The show later aired on Nick at Nite and CMT in 2005 and 2006. He also appeared in Alan Jackson's video for I Don't Even Know Your Name in 1995.

Foxworthy hosted the game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? which aired on Fox in prime time. He is currently hosting the syndicated version of the show which started on September 21, 2009. In addition, he is a host on The Bucks of Tecomate which airs on Versus with Alabama native David Morris.

Jeff will also be a potential investor on about half of the next edition of the ABC reality series, Shark Tank, where moneyed entrepreneurs decide if they will invest in new products, ideas and the like from those requesting funding in exchange for a percentage of ownership.

Blue collar comedy

In the early 2000s, Foxworthy had a career resurgence as a result of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, in which he and three other comedians (Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, and Bill Engvall), specializing in common-man comedy, toured the country and performed for record crowds. The tour lasted three full years, constantly being extended after an initial run of 20 shows.

In 2004, he launched a new television show called Blue Collar TV on The WB Television Network, Comedy Central, and Comedy Network (2007). He served as executive producer, and starred alongside Blue Collar Comedy Tour-mates Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall. (Ron White turned the show down but made occasional guest appearances). The show was relatively successful compared to the anemic performance of the WB's other sitcoms. On Larry the Cable Guy's website, he posted that the show was canceled on October 17, 2005 by WB. Reruns of Blue Collar TV continued until the network merged with UPN to form The CW.

Jeff resurrected the Blue Collar TV format (albeit with only himself participating along with some of the Blue Collar TV co-hosts) on Country Music Television (CMT) with Foxworthy's Big Night Out. The show began airing in summer 2006 and was cancelled after one season.

Books

Foxworthy has authored several books, including You Might Be a Redneck If... (1989), as well as his autobiography, No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem! (1996). Artist Layron DeJarnette provided illustrations for the Redneck Dictionary books. R. David Boyd has been the exclusive illustrator for most of Foxworthy's books and album covers.

He also has released a cookbook entitled The Redneck Grill, co-authored with Newnan, Georgia artist R. David Boyd, and "Redneck Extreme Mobile Home Makeover" (2005), a book with some of his redneck jokes.

His books are:

Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (2005)

Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (2006)

Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III: Learning to Talk More Gooder Fastly (30 Oct 7)

Rednecks In College

In February 2008, Foxworthy released his first children's book, Dirt On My Shirt. This was followed by Silly Street in 2009 and Hide!!! in 2010, both of which were illustrated by Steve Bjorkman.

In May 2008, Foxworthy released How to Really Stink at Golf, with co-author Brian Hartt and illustrations by Layron DeJarnette. In May 2009 he released How to Really Stink at Work, A Guide to Making Yourself Fire-Proof While Having the Most Fun Possible. This book was also co-authored with Brian Hartt.

Radio work

In April 1999, Foxworthy began The Foxworthy Countdown, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio show, which featured the top 30 country hits of the week, as reported by Mediabase. He received a Country Music Association nomination, in 2001, for "Broadcast Personality of the Year". The program's last broadcast, the 2009 year-end countdown, aired the weekend of December 27, 2009. Blue Collar Comedy Radio airs on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 103 and is associated with Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius 104.

Personal life

Foxworthy has been married to Pamela Gregg since September 18, 1985 and has two daughters, Jordan (born in 1994) and Julianne (born in 1992). A noted hunting enthusiast, Foxworthy has appeared as host and featured guest on several programs on the Outdoor Channel and Versus. Foxworthy is also a devout Christian, and performed stand-up at a Young Life conference.

Discography

Foxworthy has released five comedy albums for Warner Bros. Records as well as one for DreamWorks Records. One of his albums included the novelty Christmas song "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas", which reached number 18 on the Hot Country Songs charts in late 1995-early 1996.

See also

List of stand-up comedians

List of game show hosts

Notes

References

Gilbert, Calvin (1998). "Jeff Foxworthy". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 180–1.

External links

Jeff Foxworthy Interview on The Big Idea w/Donny Deutsch

WB">The Jeff Foxworthy Show on The WB

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Name	Jeff Dunham
Caption	Dunham and his character "Achmed the Dead Terrorist", February 2009
Birth date
Birth place	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up
Nationality	American
Genre	Ventriloquism
Influences	Edgar Bergen
Spouse	Paige Dunham
Notable work	Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas SpecialThe Jeff Dunham Show
Website	www.JeffDunham.com

Jeff Dunham (born 1962) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. He is familiar to Comedy Central audiences for his three specials on that network: , , and Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special. Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show for one season on the network in 2009.

Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.com, and according to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America, and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. As of March 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional 7 million dollars in merchandise sales, A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with its DVD going quadruple platinum (selling over 400,000) in its first two weeks. and reported that he was one of the highest-earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period. The next day he checked out a how-to book on ventriloquism from the library. Dunham began practicing for hours in front of a mirror, studying the routines of Edgar Bergen, and the how-to record Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism, finding ventriloquism to be a learned skill, similar to juggling, that anyone with a normal speaking voice can acquire.

Career

Dunham began performing for audiences as a teenager, in various venues such as school, church, and during his job at Six Flags. By his middle school years, he began to perform for banquets attended by local celebrities such as Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, having developed his style of lampooning those he performed for, using the puppets to say things too risque for him to say without them.

Dunham's earliest television exposure was doing commercials for Datsun dealerships while in high school. During this period he became so associated with his craft that he and one of his dummies "cowrote" a column in the school paper, and he would pose with his dummies for yearbooks. In college, he flew around the country on weekends to perform private shows for customers such as General Electric, whose CEO, Jack Welch, he mocked during his routine. After graduating from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1986, he moved to Los Angeles, California, never having, as he has commented, "a real job."

Dunham appeared in the Broadway show Sugar Babies with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in 1985, and at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island. These early experiences, in which he used characters like José Jalapeño on a Stick, taught him the value of modifying his act regionally, as the jalapeño jokes that worked well in Texas were not as well received by audiences in Long Island.

Dunham made his debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1990. At the end of his act, he was invited to sit on Johnny Carson’s couch, considered a mark of approval. At the time, Dunham saw this as his big break, though he would toil in obscurity for another twelve years, continuing his stand up at venues such as The Improv chain, and appearing in small roles on TV. One of these was such as a 1996 episode of Ellen, in which he appeared with the character of Walter, whom he had begun using around this time. Dunham also appeared with Walter in a TV commercial for Hertz.

On July 18, 2003, Dunham appeared on Comedy Central Presents, his first solo appearance on Comedy Central. During his half hour piece, he showcased José Jalapeño on a Stick, Walter, an early version of Melvin the Superhero Guy and Peanut, whom Dunham had begun to merchandise into a line of dolls. The appearance was successful, but Comedy Central resisted giving Dunham more airtime, feeling that he was not a good fit for them. Dunham’s manager, Judi Brown-Marmel, lobbied the network, pointing to Dunham's drawing power and merchandising profits, and arguing that the network needed more diverse content. Surprised by the high ratings of the first Blue Collar Comics concert movie that same year, the network began to reconsider its brand. In 2006, it gave Dunham his first one hour special, , which was taped in Santa Ana, California, and drew two million viewers when it aired, cementing Dunham's stardom. His second special, , was taped at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. in 2007. It was available at Redbox stands and on DVD in September 2007. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special was taped at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2008, and premiered on Comedy Central on November 16, 2008, watched by 6.6 million people. It became available on DVD and Blu-ray on November 18, 2008.

Some have accused Dunham's characters of being racist caricatures, sexist, and homophobic.) The Islamic Human Rights Commission recognized Dunham in 2009 for his "outstanding Islamophobia."

Books

In 2003, BRASMA Publications released Dear Walter, a collection of questions asked of Dunham's fictional curmudgeon at live performances, authored by Dunham, and Walter Cummings. purple-skinned "woozle" He often makes fun of Dunham, and torments and mocks José Jalapeño on a Stick. Touching upon his unusual appearance and personality, he asks Dunham in Arguing with Myself, after Dunham denies ever having done drugs, "Then how the hell did you come up with me?"

José Jalapeño on a Stick

José is a talking jalapeño pepper on a stick who wears a small sombrero. José, who speaks with a thick Latin accent, is typically paired with Peanut, who often makes fun of José, uses appeals to Latino stereotypes when doing so, and makes fun of his being on a stick. Although José was not Dunham's first puppet, it was the first that Dunham made himself.

Sweet Daddy Dee

Dunham introduces Sweet Daddy Dee in as his "new manager". He calls himself a "pimp", which he says stands for "Player In the Management Profession." According to Sweet Daddy, because he is a pimp, that makes Jeff the "ho". When Dunham objects, Daddy Dee points out that Dunham makes people laugh and feel good for a living. When Dunham agrees that this is the case, Daddy Dee says, "You a ho." When Dunham asks what he would say if he told him that he was a comedian only because he enjoyed it, Daddy Dee responds, "You a dumb ho."

Achmed the Dead Terrorist

Achmed is the skeletal corpse of an incompetent suicide bomber, whom Dunham uses to satirize the contemporary issue of terrorism. He is known for yelling, "Silence! I kill you!" to Dunham and people laughing in the audience. Achmed first appeared in Spark of Insanity, and later made an appearance in the Very Special Christmas Special, singing a song called "Jingle Bombs". Most of the humor Dunham expresses with Achmed centers on this motif. When mentioning that Achmed appears to be dead because he's a skeleton, Achmed responds, "It's a flesh wound." When Dunham inquires as to how he died, Achmed explains his incompetence with explosives, while also casting aspersions on Dunham's sexual prowess, by saying that they both suffer from "premature detonation." Although he frequently mentions working for Osama Bin Laden, Achmed claims he doesn't think he's a Muslim ("look at my ass! It says 'Made in China'"). As of June 2009, the sketch in which Dunham introduced Achmed is the fourth most watched online video ever, having amassed nearly 200 million views.

Dunham, who says he has loved helicopters since childhood, is fond of building and flying his own kit helicopters from Rotorway helicopter kits, as depicted in his appearance on the CMT television magazine Fast Living.

In November 2008 Dunham separated from his wife of 14 years, Paige, with whom he has three daughters, Bree, Ashlyn and Kenna.

References

External links

Jeff Dunham's official website

Jeff Dunham at Comedy Central

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Name	Gabriel Iglesias
Birth place	San Diego, California, U.S.
Birth date	July 15, 1976
Medium	Stand-up, television
Active	1997–present
Genre	Comedy
Subject	Mexican American culture, race relations, satire
Influences	Paul Rodriguez
Website	Official website

Gabriel Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), is an American actor and comedian.

Early life

Gabriel Iglesias was born in San Diego, California, the youngest of six children, which includes four sisters and a brother. He graduated from Wilson High school in Long Beach.

Career

Iglesias appeared in two episodes of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That in 2000.

Iglesias' comedy employs a mixture of storytelling, parody, characters, and sound effects that bring his personal issues to life. He often references about his weight, talking, for example, about how little dancing it takes for him to work up a sweat at the nightclub, or how hearing his girlfriend coo the words "chocolate cake" over the telephone works in a manner akin to phone sex for him. He sometimes refers to the "Five Levels of Fat", and labels himself as the fourth level, "Fluffy" (though he updated this concept to sixth levels in his last Comedy Central special).

Iglesias appeared on the Galavision TV show Que Locos!. He subsequently was guest-starred on the ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids, and the Fox TV animated comedy Family Guy. His stand-up has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show, Good Morning America, Showtime at the Apollo and BET'S Comic View. On the big screen, he has appeared in the independent films El Matador and The Surfer King, in which he played the role of Aokee, a water park concession manager.

Iglesias was a contestant on the standup comedy competition reality TV series fourth season of Last Comic Standing in 2006, surviving elimination to become one of the final eight comics, but he was disqualified at that point for having used a smuggled BlackBerry to communicate with family and friends, which violated the rules of the show.

Credits

2009: Just for Laughs

2009: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2008: Kickin' It

2007: Gabriel Iglesias

2007: Live at Gotham

2007: Family Guy Season 6, Episode 6

2006: The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

2003: Comedy Central Presents: Gabriel Iglesias

2002: Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2002: My Wife and Kids, Nabu

2000: Premium Blend Season 3, Episode 8

2000: All That

Filmography

El Matador (2003)

The Surfer King (2006)

Hot and Fluffy (2007)

Comedy Central's Stand Up Picks - Part 3 (2008)

I'm Not Fat... I'm Fluffy (2009)

External links

Official website

Latinostandup.com

Gabriel Iglesias on Myspace

Comedians.jokes.com

Gabriel Iglesias on Facebook

Duck, Allison. "Gabriel Iglesias: fabulously fluffy" Las Vegas Weekly; July 23, 2009

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Caption	David Spade, 2008
Birthname	David Wayne Spade
Birthdate	July 22, 1964
Birthplace	Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	ActorComedianTelevision personality
Yearsactive	1987–present

David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J. Barnes, along with Katey Sagal, James Garner and Kaley Cuoco on 8 Simple Rules.

He currently stars as Russell Dunbar on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. He is also working with TBS on an animated series based on his film Joe Dirt.

Early life

Spade was born in Birmingham, Michigan, the son of Judith M, a writer and magazine editor, and Wayne M. Spade, a sales representative. His brothers are Bryan and Andy Spade; Andy Spade is the husband of designer Kate Spade and CEO of Kate Spade New York.

Spade attended Scottsdale Community College and briefly went on to Arizona State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated with a degree in Business in 1986. Spade performed standup at the university's long-running sketch comedy show, Farce Side Comedy Hour, on numerous occasions. In the mid-80s he also did standup in the Monday night comedy show at Greesy Tony's Pizza in Tempe, Arizona. Before finding success as a comedian, Spade made money by working as a busboy, a valet parker, a skee ball championship competitor and a skateboard shop employee.

Career

With the help of friend and fellow comedian Dennis Miller, he joined Saturday Night Live in 1990 as a regular cast member and writer. Here, he made popular his well-known sarcastic, smart aleck characters in a number of sketches, some of which include: a flight attendant who bids a perceived-as-unpleasant "Buh-Bye" to each passenger upon disembarking; a receptionist for Dick Clark who, as a matter of policy, asks people indiscriminately "And you are?"; and the sarcastic "Hollywood Minute" reporter who communicates with celebrities by means of one-liners. Other characters include Christy Henderson from the Gap Girls, and Karl from the Karl's Video sketches. He has also done impressions of famous celebrities, such as Brad Pitt and Michael J. Fox. According to interviews with Spade, most of the material that he wrote early on was given to Dana Carvey to perform on the show. Due to his relatively low work rate, he was in danger of being fired as a performer, until the Hollywood Minute segment secured his position.

Though most of the cast left in 1995, Spade stayed on the following year to help in the transition with the new cast. He then quit in 1996, citing "burnout" as the reason. Said Spade, "When I leave, it will be to ease the pressure, not to be a movie star. You can't stay there forever — it kills you inside. It ages you in dog years. It's a tough place." He returned to host an episode in 1998 and another in 2005. He recently also voiced a chihuahua in an animated short, written by Fred Wolf, in 2010.

Spade's attempt at a film career was met with mixed success. Movies such as Joe Dirt and were, especially the former, not very successful critically, although both made back their budget and more. (They were both written by Spade with Fred Wolf.) He worked with fellow Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Farley in the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep, in an attempt to form a modern-day Laurel and Hardy. The two were planning a third movie together when Farley died of a drug overdose at the age of 33. Spade did not attend Farley's funeral because he "could not be in a room where Chris was in a box."

Although he received several offers to star in his own TV shows, he turned them down and joined the ensemble cast of Steven Levitan's office sitcom Just Shoot Me!, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003. He played to type as a sarcastic receptionist Dennis Finch, which earned him an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nominations.

Spade hosted both the Teen Choice Awards and SpikeTV's Video Game Awards in 2003. He voiced characters on several episodes of Beavis and Butt-head, and produced his own TV series Sammy in 2000. From 2002 to 2006, Spade regularly appeared in commercials for Capital One with Nate Torrence, where he plays the employee of a fictional rival company whose policy toward honoring credit card rewards (and just about everything else) is "always no." In 2004 he joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules, following the death of the sitcom's star, John Ritter.

On September 5, 2003, Spade received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. He was recently the host of a new Comedy Central show, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, which began in September 2005. On the show, Spade made fun of Hollywood and celebrities in a manner similar to his old "Hollywood Minute" segment on SNL. The Showbiz Show with David Spade was canceled in October 2007 after three seasons.

Along with actors Elijah Wood and Gary Oldman, Spade is one of the voice talents for , the sixth installment of the platform game series Spyro the Dragon. He provides the voice for Spyro's dragonfly companion, Sparx.

Currently, he stars as Russell in the CBS comedy, Rules of Engagement.

Personal life

Spade has one daughter with Playboy Playmate Jillian Grace. The daughter is named Harper Spade, and she was born on August 26, 2008 in Missouri. Spade confirmed his paternity on September 3, 2008.

Spade is very sensitive to light. The combination of bright lights on-set and working under sunlight while filming Black Sheep caused permanent damage to his eyes. On his condition: "I have to wear a hat even indoors and flashes in particular freak me out. I even have to make them turn down the lights in the make-up trailers. I've become such a pain in the butt with this light-sensitive thing, it's a wonder they don't just shoot me!"

Charity

In December 2008, Spade donated $100,000 to the police department in his former hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, as part of a program designed to provide patrol officers with rifles. Spade's contribution will buy 50 AR-15 semi-automatic rifles for Phoenix police officers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Videos

Video games

References

External links

Official Website: davidspade.com

David Spade at MySpace

David Spade HBO Stand-Up Special Videos

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Dan Cummins (b. May 17, 1977) is a professional stand-up comedian. His first comedy album, Revenge is Near, distributed by Warner Brothers, was ranked as one of the top 10 comedy CDs of 2009 by Punchline Magazine. His first hour-long special for Comedy Central, titled Crazy With A Capital F, premiered May 29, 2010.

Personal life

Dan Cummins was born in Grangeville, Idaho, and grew up in the small nearby town of Riggins, Idaho (pop. 410). He graduated from high school in 1995, and in 1999 he earned a B.A. in psychology from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He then worked at a local residential treatment center as a Child and Family Counselor. Dan has two children, a four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter with his former wife, whom he divorced in 2009. Dan shares custody of his children, who split time between Spokane and Santa Monica, where Dan currently lives.

Career

In 2000, Dan had his first taste of standup, performing at the open mike of the now-defunct Laugh’s Comedy Cafe inside the Season Ticket bar near the Spokane Arena. In 2001, Dan entered the Seattle Comedy Competition, finishing as runner-up. There he met David Crowe, with whom he formed a two-man stand-up/sketch/music act, COBDOG, (Crowe On Bass, Dan On Guitar), the highlight of which was having a radio-friendly version of one of their sketches, titled "At The Coffee Shop," making the The Bob and Tom Show best-of CD, Bob And Tom Gone Wild. The duo split in 2003.

In 2005, Dan performed at the New Faces showcase at the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, catching the attention of both Comedy Central and The Late, Late Show talent booker. In 2006, Dan performed on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, his first performance recorded for television. A month later, he made his cable television debut, performing on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Also, in 2006, he performed at his second major festival, the HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festival. The year 2007 started off with Dan performing at the Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival, and then booking approximately 100 college dates at the NACA Nationals college booking convention in Nashville. Dan then recorded his first television stand-up special, Comedy Central Presents Dan Cummins, in August at the Hudson Theater in New York. In 2008, Dan performed at nearly 100 schools and also advanced to the semi-finals of Last Comic Standing, Season 6.

In 2009, Dan’s Comedy Central Presents was voted third favorite by fans in Comedy Central’s annual Standup Showdown. Shortly after, Comedy Central bought the rights to air a one-hour special. On October 17th, 2009, in front of a sold-out audience at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Washington, Dan recorded his first one-hour Comedy Central special, Crazy With A Capital F. Its initial showing on Comedy Central aired May 29, 2010, at 11 p.m. The accompanying CD was released on May 25, 2010; the DVD version was released on June 8, 2010.

Later in June 2009, Dan performed at the second-annual Rooftop Comedy Aspen Comedy Festival. Also, Dan made two additional television appearances in 2009, appearing on an episode of Byron Allen’s Comedy.TV, and on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien the day before Thanksgiving. The year 2009 also included the release of Dan’s first nationally distributed CD, Revenge is Near, on June 23 via Warner Brothers Records. It peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Comedy Charts, and Punchlinemagazine.com put it in their top 10 list for the best comedy CDs of 2009.

So far in 2010, Dan has appeared in season two of G4’s The International Sexy Ladies Show, and has moved to Santa Monica where he has begun working with Creative Artists Agency. Dan is also currently trying to get his television projects into development, while still maintaining a busy tour schedule of colleges, clubs, and theaters. Dan has numerous videos on the web, with clips from both televised and non-televised routines, along with various web series. Finally, since early 2009, filmmaker Mike Newman has been filming an ongoing documentary on Dan’s journey through stand-up, and a teaser/trailer of this ongoing documentary will be included in the bonus section of the Crazy With A Capital F DVD.

Stand Up Releases

Comedy Central Presents Dan Cummins (2008)

Dan Cummins' Revenge is Near (2009)

Dan Cummins' Crazy With A Capital F (2010)

References

Baumgarten, Luke (2009), "Practical Jokes", "The Pacific Northwest Inlander"

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2295787/

http://www.punchlinemagazine.com/site/index.php?s=dan+cummins

http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/video-interview-dan-cummins/

"Six Questions: North Idaho comedian Dan Cummins", http://www.khq.com/Global/category.asp?C=75504&nav;=menu438_2_1

http://www.parallelentertainment.com/dan_cummins.htm

http://comedians.jokes.com/dan-cummins

http://comedians.jokes.com/dan-cummins/videos/dan-cummins---interview

http://www.answers.com/topic/bob-tom-gone-wild-2002-album-by-bob-tom

Roman, Rachel (2002), "Traveling Funny Man", "Valley Voice"

"Gonzaga notable alumni", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzaga_University#Notable_alumni

http://www.bobandtom.com/show/2010/05/07

http://www.wickedinfo.com/comedians/interview-with-comedian-dan-cummins/

http://abcnews.go.com/m/screen?id=10629915

http://blog.rooftopcomedy.com/2010/05/19/dan-cummins-interview/

External links

http://www.dancummins.tv

http://www.livinthedreammovie.com

Category:American stand-up comedians Category:Living people

Name	Craig Ferguson
Caption	Performing stand-up in New York City, 2007
Birth date	May 17, 1962
Birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	British/American
Active	1980–present
Genre	Observational comedy
Subject	Everyday life, pop culture, self-deprecation, politics
Website	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Spouse	Megan Wallace-Cunningham (December 21, 2008–present)

Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American The character, "Bing Hitler" (actually coined by Capaldi as Ferguson started with the monogram of "Nico Fulton" but admittedly later stole the name for his "own nefarious ends"), premiered in Glasgow, and subsequently became a hit at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s;

The Late Late Show averaged 2.0 million viewers in its 2007 season, compared with 2.5 million for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Craig has been touring as a stand up, and performed at Carnegie Hall on October 23, 2010. He tours with Randy Kagen, a man who overcame a marijuana addiction thanks to Craig.

Television and appearances

Craig Ferguson has made guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rachael Ray, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, The View, Loveline, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Soup, and The Dennis Miller Show. He also co-hosted Live with Regis & Kelly with Kelly Ripa.

On 4 January 2009, Ferguson was a celebrity player on Million Dollar Password.

In 2009, Ferguson made a cameo live-action appearance in the episode "We Love You, Conrad" on Family Guy.

Ferguson hosted the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards on 10 January 2006.

In an episode of The Late Late Show which aired 8 December 2008, a somber Ferguson talked about his recently deceased mother, Janet (3 August 1933–1 December 2008). He ended the program by playing her favorite song, "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M.

As mentioned on The Late Late Show on 3 August 2009, Ferguson holds an FAA Private Pilot License issued on 31 July 2009.

Ferguson has three tattoos: his latest, the Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm; He has often stated that his Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm is to signal his patriotism.

Filmography

The Bogie Man (1992)

Modern Vampires (1998) as Richard

The Big Tease (1999) Writer, Actor

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) Voice Actor, NOS 4 A2

Chain of Fools (2000)

Born Romantic (2000)

Saving Grace (2000) Writer, Actor

Life Without Dick (2002)

I'll Be There (2003) Director, Screenwriter, Actor

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Lenny the Wonder Dog (2004)

Vampire Bats (2005)

Niagara Motel (2006)

Trust Me (2007)

Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit o'Revolution (2008)

The Ugly Truth (2009)

The Hero of Color City (2010)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010) as Gobber

Kick-Ass (2010) as himself

Winnie the Pooh (2011) as Owl

Totally Framed (2011) as Jeffrey Stewart

Television

Red Dwarf (1988) episode "Confidence and Paranoia" as Confidence

Maybe This Time (1995) episode "Beasy Body" as Logan McDonough

Freakazoid! (1995) as Roddy MacStew

The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004) as Nigel Wick

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–present)

Family Guy (2009) as himself

''SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009) as himself

Futurama (2010) as Susan

Shark Week (2010) Host

Bibliography

Between the Bridge and the River. Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0811853756, ISBN 0811858197.

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot. HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN 0061719544.

Discography

Live At The Tron (as Bing Hitler). Jammy Records, 1986. Catalogue number JRLP 861.

References

External links

Craig Ferguson Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

Craig Ferguson Speaks From The Heart from YouTube

Craig Ferguson and Megan Wallace Cunningham

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson on Twitter

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Name	Chris Rock
Imagesize	200px
Caption	Rock at the Israeli premiere of , on November 22, 2008.
Birth name	Christopher Julius Rock III
Birth date	February 07, 1965
Birth place	Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.
Origin	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Medium	Stand-up comedy, television, film
Nationality	American
Active	1984–present
Genre	Black humor, musical comedy, observational comedy, political satire, satire
Subject	African-American culture, American politics, , human sexuality, marriage, pop culture, race relations, racism
Influences	Bill Cosby, Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Pigmeat Markham, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield, Christian Finnegan, (born February 7, 1965) He decided to drop out of high school altogether and later received a GED. Rock worked menial jobs at various fast-food restaurants.
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Name	Rock, Chris
Date of birth	February 7, 1965
Place of birth	Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.

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Name	Bob Saget
Caption	Saget at the 2007 O&A; Traveling Virus at PNC
Birth name	Robert Lane Saget
Birth date	May 17, 1956
Birth place	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	ActorComedianFilmmakerTelevision host
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Sherri Kramer (1982–1997) (divorced) 3 children

Robert Lane "Bob" Saget (born May 17, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Although he is best known for his past roles in the family-oriented shows Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos, Saget is known outside of television for his starkly blue stand-up routine.

He attended Temple University's film school, where he created Through Adam's Eyes, a black-and-white film about a boy who received reconstructive facial surgery, and was honored with an award of merit in the Student Academy Awards. He graduated with a B.A. in 1978. Saget is currently a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. His scleroderma efforts have further benefited such celebrities as Scary Movie star Regina Hall. “When my mom was diagnosed, I didn’t know much about the condition," said Hall. "But Dana Delaney, who is an actress and now a friend of mine, put me in touch with Bob Saget. Bob had made a television movie about scleroderma years ago because his sister had died from it. That was back when they didn’t even know what it was. Anyway, Bob had a group called the Scleroderma Research Foundation, so I donated to that and my mother even went to the doctor Bob had suggested, who happened to be over at Johns Hopkins.”

In 1998, Saget played a cocaine addict in the stoner comedy Half Baked.

In 2006, Jamie Kennedy released a rap song and music video entitled "Rollin' with Saget", which featured Saget and is on his website.

Saget wrote, directed, and starred in Farce of the Penguins, a parody of 2005's March of the Penguins, which was released direct-to-DVD, in January 2007.

In 2010, Saget starred in an A&E; series Strange Days in which he follows others in different activities and lifestyles, documenting their adventures in unusual ways.

Television and filmography

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References

External links

Official website

Regina Hall Interview "Regina Hall Issue", ABILITY Magazine, April/May 2010

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Name	Beatrice Arthur
Caption	Arthur at the 1987 Emmy Awards
Birth name	Bernice Frankel
Birth date	May 13, 1922
Death date
Birth place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Death place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death cause	Cancer
Religion	Jewish
Occupation	Actress, comedienne, singer, activist
Spouse	Robert Alan Aurthur (divorced)Gene Saks (1950–1978; divorced; 2 sons)
Years active	1947–2009}}

Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both roles. A stage actress both before and after her television success, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame (1966).

Early life

Arthur was born Bernice Frankel to Jewish a screenwriter, television, and film producer and director, whose surname she took and kept (though with a modified spelling). Shortly after they divorced, she married director Gene Saks from 1950 to 1978 with whom she adopted two sons, Matthew (born in 1961), an actor, and Daniel (born in 1964), a set designer. and her body was cremated after her death.

On April 28, 2009, the Broadway community paid tribute to Arthur by dimming the marquees of New York City's Broadway theater district in her memory for one minute at 8:00 P.M.

Arthur's co-stars from The Golden Girls, Rue McClanahan and Betty White, commented on her death via telephone on an April 27 episode of Larry King Live as well as other news outlets such as ABC. Longtime friends Adrienne Barbeau (with whom she had worked on Maude) and Angela Lansbury (with whom she had worked in Mame) released amicable statements: Barbeau said, "We've lost a unique, incredible talent. No one could deliver a line or hold a take like Bea and no one was more generous or giving to her fellow performers"; and Lansbury said, "She became and has remained my Bosom Buddy [...] I am deeply saddened by her passing, but also relieved that she is released from the pain".

Arthur bequeathed $300,000 to The Ali Forney Center, a New York City organization that provides housing for homeless LGBT youths.

Awards

Arthur won the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award in 1966 as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance that year as Vera Charles in the original Broadway production of Jerry Herman's musical Mame.

Arthur has received the most Emmy nominations for Leading Actress in a Comedy Series with 9. She later received the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series twice, once in 1977 for Maude and again in 1988 for The Golden Girls. She was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame in 2008.

On June 8, 2008, The Golden Girls was awarded the Pop Culture award at the Sixth Annual TV Land Awards. Arthur (in one of her final public appearances) accepted the award with co-stars Rue McClanahan and Betty White.

Television credits

Kraft Television Theatre (1951–1958)

Studio One (1951–1953)

Threepenny Opera (1956)

Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (1955)

Caesar's Hour (regular performer 1954–1956)

The Seven Lively Arts (1958)

Omnibus (1958)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1958)

The George Gobel Show (1959)

The Perry Como Show (1961)

All in the Family (1971 & 1972)

Maude (1972–1978)

The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973)

The Mike Douglas Show (1974 & 1980)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1974–1977 ,1980, 1985, 1986, 1990)

Dinah (1975 & 1976)

Saturday Night Live (1976 & 1979)

Cos (1976)

Laugh-In (1977)

CBS: On the Air (1978)

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)

The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980)

Soap (1980)

''History of the World Part I (1981)

Omnibus (1981)

Nights of 100 Stars (1982)

Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982)

Amanda's (1983) (series; lasted 4 months)

a.k.a. Pablo (1984)

P.O.P. (1984)

The Golden Girls (1985–1992)

Circus of the Stars #10 (1985)

NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986)

Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration (1986)

Late Night with David Letterman (1986)

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1986)

The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987)

''This is Your Life" (1987)

The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987)

Comic Relief '87 (1987)

Family Comedy Hour (1987)

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (1988)

Circus of the Stars #13 (1988)

My First Love (1988) (ABC-TV Movie)

Empty Nest (1989)

Aspel & Company (1990)

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

Dame Edna's Hollywood (1991)

The Howard Stern Show (1992)

Guest Night (1992)

6th Annual Americam Comedy Awards (1992)

The Golden Palace (1992) 2 episodes

This Joint Is Jumpin' (1993)

The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993)

Boulevard Bio (1993)

Sean's Show (1993)

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)

Bob Hope: Happy 91st Birthday, Bob (1994)

50 Years of Funny Females (1995)

The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)

Dave's World (cast member 1996 & 1997)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997)

The RuPaul Show (1998)

''Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute, Part 1" (1998)

The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (1999)

Beggars and Choosers (1999)

The Martin Short Show (1999)

So Graham Norton (2000)

Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan (2000)

Malcolm in the Middle, "Water Park (Part 1)" (2000)

E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family (2000)

Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty (2001)

Futurama as "Femputer" in the episode "Amazon Women in the Mood" (2001)

Today (2001)

The View (2002)

CBS News Sunday Morning (2002)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2002)

Good Morning America (2002)

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2002)

The Big O! True West Hollywood Story (2002)

TV Most Censored Moments (2002)

TV Tales: The Golden Girls (2002)

Open Mike with Mike Bullard (2002)

Because I Said So (2002)

Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (2002)

Intimate Portrait: Bea Arthur (2003)

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)

Rove Live (2003)

Through The Keyhole (2003)

Broadway: The Golden Age by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments (2003)

Today with Des and Mel (2003)

Richard & Judy (2003)

The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)

The Second Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2004)

The Best of So Graham Norton (2004)

Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (2004)

TV's Greatest Sidekicks (2004)

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)

TV Land Confidential (2005)

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's deceased mother on the Season 5 finale (2005)

Entertainment Tonight (2006)

Biography: Bea Arthur (2006)

The View (2007)

TV Land Confidential (2007)

Entertainment Tonight (2007)

Back to the Grind (2007)

Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons (2007)

Entertainment Tonight (2008)

The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008)

Entertainment Tonight (2008)

Theater performances

Lysistrata (1947)

The Dog Beneath the Skin (1947)

Yerma (1947)

No Exit (1948)

The Taming of the Shrew (1948)

Six Characters in Search of an Author (1948)

The Owl and the Pussycat (1948)

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1949)

Yes is for a Very Young Man (1949)

The Creditors (1949)

Heartbreak House (1949)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1951)

Personal Appearance (1951)

Candle Light (1951)

Love or Money (1951)

The Voice of the Turtle (1951)

The New Moon (1953)

The Threepenny Opera (1954)

What's the Rush? (1955)

Shoestring Revue (1955)

Plain and Fancy (1955)

Seventh Heaven (1955)

Mistress of the Inn (1956)

Ziegfeld Follies (1956)

Nature's Way (1957)

Ulysses in Nighttown (1958)

The Gay Divorcee at the Cherry Lane (1960)

A Matter of Position (1962)

Fiddler on the Roof (1964)

Mame (1966)

The Floating Lightbulb (1981)

La Fille du Regiment (1994)

Bermuda Avenue Triangle (1995–1996)

Angela Lansbury – A Celebration (November 17, 1996) (benefit concert)

After Play (1997–1998)

Strike Up The Band (2000)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Westport, Connecticut (July 28–30, 2000)

And Then There's Bea United States Tour (April 24, 2001 – January 13, 2002)

Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in New York, New York (January 29, 2002 – April 14, 2002)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 24, 2002)

And Then There's Bea in Melbourne, Australia (October 15–27, 2002)

And Then There's Bea in Sydney, Australia (October 29 – November 10, 2002)

Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends in Toronto, Canada (November 20 – December 8, 2002)

And Then There's Bea in Johannesburg, South Africa (August 12–24, 2003)

And Then There's Bea in Cape Town, South Africa (August 26 – September 7, 2003)

Bea Arthur at The Savoy in London, England (September 15 – October 18, 2003)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Los Angeles, California (January 31 – February 1, 2004)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Saugatuck, Michigan (May 22–23, 2004)

A Celebration of Life in Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2004)

Bea Arthur at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (August 5–8, 2004)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Provincetown, Massachusetts (August 21, 2004)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Columbus, Georgia (October 30, 2004)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Nyack, New York (March 4–6, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 17, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (April 19, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Atlantic City, New Jersey (June 3–4, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Holmdel, New Jersey (June 7, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Las Vegas, Nevada (August 27, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Hampton, Virginia (September 16–17, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Alexandria, Virginia (September 22, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Geneva, New York (September 24, 2005)

Bea Arthur Back on Broadway (at 95th Street) in New York, New York (November 21, 2005)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in San Francisco, California (January 7, 2006)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Salem, Oregon (January 21, 2006)

Bea Arthur Back at the El Portal in North Hollywood, California (February 16–19, 2006)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in Scottsdale, Arizona (February 24–25, 2006)

An Evening with Bea Arthur in University Park, Illinois (March 19, 2006)

References

External links

Kirsten Fermaglich, Beatrice Arthur, Jewish Women Encyclopedia

CBC obituary

N.Y. Times obituary

L.A. Times memorial

Entertainment Weekly article about her death

Beatrice Arthur – Daily Telegraph obituary

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