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Blaine Capatch
Blaine Harold Capatch (born September 19, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known for hosting Season 2 of the Comedy Central game show '' Beat the Geeks''. Capatch was born in York, Pennsylvania, to Jean and Harold Capatch. He grew up in the small town of Dallastown, Pennsylvania, where his father owned and operated a barber shop. He is a 1983 graduate of Dallastown Area High School. After high school he attended York College of Pennsylvania. He began his stand-up career in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Charm City comedy club. Capatch and then-comedy partner Patton Oswalt worked as sketch writers in the early years of MADtv. He also wrote for '' The Martin Short Show'', ''Blue Collar TV'', '' The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'', '' Mind of Mencia'', '' Web Soup'', and Comedy Central's Roast of Roseanne Barr, amongst others. He hosted a comedic quiz show on the Comedy Channel from 2001–2002, called '' Beat the Geeks''. The program reached 130 episodes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, Pennsylvania
York (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 census count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania. History 18th century York, also known as Yorktown in the mid 18th to early 19th centuries, was founded in 1741 by settlers from the Philadelphia region and named for the English city of the same name. By 1777, most of the area residents were of either German or Scots-Irish descent. York was incorporated as a borough on September 24, 1787, and as a city on January 11, 1887. York served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and former presidential candidate. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018). She won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work on the show. Barr became a stand-up comedian in 1980. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, she gained fame through her role in ''Roseanne'' and other performances. Barr sparked controversy when performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a nationally aired baseball game on July 25, 1990. After singing the anthem in what many perceived to be a deliberately disrespectful manner, Barr grabbed her groin and spat. This performance was met with condemnation from baseball fans and sportswriters, and was called "disgraceful" by then-President George H. W. Bush. Barr has been active and outspoken on political issues. She won nearly 70,000 votes for president in the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hardwick
Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. He hosts '' Talking Dead'', an hourlong aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Fear the Walking Dead'', as well as '' Talking with Chris Hardwick'', a show in which Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and ''The Wall'', a plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. Hardwick created Nerdist Industries, operator of the Nerdist Podcast Network and home of his podcast '' The Nerdist Podcast'', which later left the network and was renamed to ''ID10T with Chris Hardwick''. His podcast has broadcast 1,000 episodes as of December 2019. Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in '' Rock of Ages'' during its premiere run in Los Angeles (2005–2006). In 2011, he began hosting the BBC America Britcom block ''Ministry of Laughs''. From 2013 to 2017, he hosted ''@midnight with Chris Hardwick'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
@Midnight
''@midnight with Chris Hardwick'' (shortened to and formerly exclusively titled ''@midnight'') was an American late night Internet-themed panel game show, hosted by Chris Hardwick, that aired Monday through Thursday nights between October 21, 2013 and August 4, 2017 on Comedy Central. ''@midnight with Chris Hardwick'' premiered on October 21, 2013. It was syndicated internationally in Australia on SBS2 and The Comedy Channel, in the United Kingdom on Comedy Central Extra, and in Canada formerly on MuchMusic and later on The Comedy Network. ''@midnight'' received a nomination for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. It received a nomination and win for Outstanding Social TV Experience at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards. On July 18, 2017, Comedy Central, Chris Hardwick, and Funny or Die mutually agreed to end ''@midnight with Chris Hardwick''. The final episode, the 600th, aired on August 4, 2017. Format Three guests compete in a series of Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Posehn
Brian Edmund Posehn (; born July 6, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role in HBO's '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998). He is known for his roles as Jim Kuback on The WB's ''Mission Hill'' and Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's '' The Sarah Silverman Program''. Posehn had a recurring role on '' The Big Bang Theory'' as geologist Bert Kibbler. As a stand-up comedian, Posehn has released four comedy albums and one standalone music album. He has hosted the online '' Dungeons & Dragons'' podcast '' Nerd Poker'' since 2012. He has also done voice work for video games such as '' Halo 2'', '' FusionFall'', '' Brütal Legend'', and '' Minecraft: Story Mode''. Posehn received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for his work on ''Mr. Show with Bob and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerd Poker
''Nerd Poker'' (formerly ''Nerd Poker with Brian Posehn and Friends'', currently ''Brian Posehn's Nerd Poker'') is a weekly comedy and adventure podcast that primarily features comedian Brian Posehn and his friends as they play the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop role-playing game. History The show formally began releasing episodes in 2012 on the Earwolf network, but left the network to become independent. Co-hosts include comedians Blaine Capatch and Dan Telfer, actors Ken Daly and Chris Tallman, and writer Sarah Guzzardo. The podcast has alternated several co-hosts through the years, and stems from a real-life ongoing game that also included comedian Patton Oswalt. Former co-hosts Gerry Duggan, Sark, and Steve Agee have left the show but returned as guests. The show's dungeon master (carrying over the tradition from before the show was on the air) was originally Sark. Later those duties were handed off to Blaine Capatch, then Dan Telfer. Format The show originated using th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Hill
Melinda Hill is an American comedian and actress best known for her stand-up comedy and appearances in '' Lady Dynamite'', ''Adventure Time'', ''The Late Late Show'', '' The Bonnie Hunt Show'', '' Comics Unleashed'', '' Who Wants to Date a Comedian?'', and as the host of ''Comedy.TV''. Early life and education Hill was born in Hutchinson, Kansas but spent her formative years in Colorado Springs, which she considers home. Hill won a theatre scholarship where she did plays and took writing classes. After her freshman year she transferred to the University of Kansas where she stayed for another year, before moving to California to study acting with Joanne Baron, Lesly Kahn and Sandra Seacat. When finishing acting school, one of her teachers advised her to go into comedy. Hill joined The Groundlings with no previous comedy experience. She took classes, learned to write sketches and advanced through all levels before starting stand-up, incorporating all she'd learned about charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression, anxiety, suicide, and mental illness. Her first comedy album and tour was '' The Burning Bridges Tour'' (2003), followed by eight more albums and specials. One of her first feature films is '' Lucky Numbers'' (2000), and she voiced characters on many animated shows, including Shriek on '' CatDog'', and many more on ''American Dad!'', ''Ugly Americans'', ''Adventure Time'', and ''BoJack Horseman''. Her film work includes ''Stuart Little 2'' (2002), '' Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure'' (2003), ''Barnyard'' (2006), ''Heckler'' (2007), and '' Hell and Back'' (2015). She voices Talking Ginger and Talking Becca in the '' Talking Tom and Friends'' web series. Her live television work began in ''Louie'' (2012), '' Arrested Develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
