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Last Comic Standing Season 6
The 6th season of ''Last Comic Standing'' began airing in May 2008. This competitive reality show on NBC was hosted by Bill Bellamy (continuing from season five) and a new co-host, Fearne Cotton. The contest was won by Iliza Shlesinger from Dallas, Texas. Auditions Auditions were held in the following cities in early 2008, with the listed comics advancing to the semi-finals: Behind the scenes Mark Breslin, owner of Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs, which hosted the Toronto audition for season 6, described the audition process. He explained that while anyone who wanted to could wait in line to audition, most would be dismissed after only one joke. Top local agents were given a number of specific call times for their clients. The first round of auditions were for a producer early in the morning, and those that were chosen came back for the celebrity judges in the afternoon. Breslin also confirmed that, while only two were shown advancing in the final broadcast, four comics had been init ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Comic Standing
''Last Comic Standing'' is an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, and again in 2014 and 2015. Each season a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls was picked as a winner. For the first seven seasons, the winner received a cash prize and a television special; for season eight in 2014, the winner won a cash prize, a talent deal with NBC, and a half-hour scripted project developed by Universal Television. Format The show varied its format season by season. For seasons 1–2 and 4–7, NBC talent scouts Ross Mark and Bob Read held open casting calls in various locations around the United States. At each casting call, Mark and Read selected comics to participate in callback auditions in front of live audiences. Mark and Read selected a predetermined number of comics from each callback, who were invited to participate in a semifinal qualifying round. The comics who advanced to the semifinal qualifyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Pottery
God's Pottery is a New York City faux-Christian acoustic music and comedy duo. Its members are Wilson Hall (as "Jeremiah Smallchild") and Krister Johnson (as "Gideon Lamb"). They are both from New York City. Background The duo often would just mess around and make up fake bands. While Hall was on vacation he came up with a Christian band idea and wrote some funny song titles. Before they knew it they were writing lyrics and began performing in rooms in downtown NYC. Career Initially the idea was to goof around, but quickly comedians like Eugene Mirman and the Upright Citizens Brigade invited the duo to perform on their shows. They made the act into an hour long show and traveled to Edinburgh Festival Fringe and signed with Mirman's manager. God's Pottery appeared on the sixth season of the NBC reality show ''Last Comic Standing''. They were selected as semi-finalists in the New York City audition, then selected as finalists after a performance in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Willard
Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Best in Show (film), Best in Show'' (2000), ''A Mighty Wind'' (2003), ''For Your Consideration (film), For Your Consideration'' (2006), and ''Mascots (2016 film), Mascots'' (2016). He also appeared in supporting roles in the comedy films ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999), ''American Wedding'' (2003), and ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004). On television, Willard received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on the sitcoms ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and ''Modern Family''. Early life Frederick Charles Willard was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 18, 1933. Willard's mother, Ruth ( Weinman), was a housewife. Willard was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In 1945, when Fred was 12 years old, his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Ribeiro
Alfonso Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, singer, and television host. He is best known for his roles as Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', and Maxwell Stanton on '' In the House''. He is the current host of ABC's '' America's Funniest Home Videos'', taking over for Tom Bergeron, who left after 15 years. Ribeiro has hosted the GSN game show ''Catch 21'', the ABC Family show '' Spell-Mageddon'', and the television show '' Dance 360''. At the beginning of his career, he starred in the title role of the Broadway musical '' The Tap Dance Kid'' and later took part in the 13th season of the British reality show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Ribeiro won season 19 of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with professional partner Witney Carson, then later became the co-host alongside Tyra Banks starting from season 31. Ribeiro has served as the main host of ''Dancing wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Flynn
Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in ''Major League (film), Major League'' (1989). During the 1990s, Flynn had supporting roles in the films ''Rookie of the Year (film), Rookie of the Year'' (1993), ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993), and ''Magnolia (film), Magnolia'' (1999). After a starring voice role as XR on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC and UPN animated series ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' (2000–2001), Flynn had his breakout with a recurring, later main, role as Janitor on the first eight seasons of the NBC and ABC medical sitcom ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2009). Following his breakout, he had a starring role in the comedy film ''Hoot (film), Hoot'' (2006) and supporting roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008). Flynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Cummins
Dan Cummins (born May 17, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. His first comedy album, ''Revenge is Near'', distributed by Warner Bros. Records, 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. He was a co-host for ''The Playboy Morning Show'' and hosts multiple podcasts: ''Timesuck'', since 2016; ''Scared to Death'', with his wife Lynze, since 2019; and ''Is We Dumb'' with Joseph Paisley, which ran from 2020 to 2022. Early life and education Cummins was born and raised in Riggins, Idaho. He graduated from high school in 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He then worked at a residential treatment center as a child and family counselor for six months, which he described as a horrible experience. Career Comedy In 2000, Cummins performed at the open mic of the now-defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Flannery
Kate Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. Following her early theatre work, Flannery had her screen breakthrough playing Meredith Palmer on the NBC series ''The Office'', which won her two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She went on to guest star on CBS shows '' Magnum P.I.'' and '' Young Sheldon''. She competed on the 28th season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' and voiced Barb on the animated series ''Steven Universe''. Early life Flannery was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of Tom and Joan Flannery, and was raised in the suburb Ardmore, Pennsylvania. She studied for two years at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia and then transferred to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has five sisters and a brother, and is three minutes younger than her twin sister, who is a social worker. Career A former member of The Second City's National Touring Company, Flannery is an original member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre, where she appeared in ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Baumgartner
Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Kevin Malone on the NBC sitcom '' The Office'' (2005–2013) and its related spin-off webisodes, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards. Baumgartner had starring roles in '' Into Temptation'' (2009), '' Ordinary World'' (2016), and '' Electric Jesus'' (2020). He had a supporting voice role in '' Rumble'' (2021). Baumgartner had a main voice role as Walter on the Netflix animated series '' Trash Truck'' (2020–2021), as well as recurring roles on the Amazon Prime Video series '' Hand of God'' (2017) and the Hulu series '' The Other Black Girl'' (2023). Early life and education Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Baumgartner attended Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. He attended and graduated from The Westminster Schools in 1991, one year before his co-star on ''The Office'' Ed Helms graduated. During his time at The Westminster School, Baumgartner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Spear
Winston Spear (born 1965) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor originally from Montreal, Quebec, best known as a cast member of the sketch comedy shows '' Comedy Inc.''"Three comedians bring laughs to Erin Centre Saturday night". ''Guelph Mercury'', April 13, 2005. and '' The Bobroom''. He was the winner of the 2003 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up, and was a semi-finalist on Season 6 of ''Last Comic Standing''.Alex Strachan, "Look forward to 'Dead Beat's obit". ''Regina Leader-Post The ''Regina Leader-Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Regina, Saskatchewan, owned by Postmedia Network. Founding The newspaper was first published as ''The Leader'' in 1883 by Nicholas Flood Davin, soon after Edgar Dewdney, Lieutenan ...'', July 3, 2008. References External links * 1965 births Living people Canadian stand-up comedians Canadian sketch comedians Canadian television personalities Comedians from Montreal Canadian male comedians Television pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Cullen
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as '' Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered '' John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. In the Irish language, the presence and placement of the síneadh fada is significant, as it changes the meaning of the name. The word "Sean" in Irish means "old", while the word "Séan" means "omen". For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Irish has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include '' Carol & Company'' (1990–1991), Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in '' Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2002–2021), Captain Stan Yenko in '' East New York'' (2022–2023), and Vince Fish in '' Only Murders in the Building'' (2024). He appeared in the films '' Johns'' (1996), '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (2002), '' I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With'' (2006), '' Big Stan'' (2007), '' A Serious Man'' (2009), '' The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'' (2014), ''All We Had'' (2016), '' Rifkin's Festival'' (2020), '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021), and '' The Out-Laws'' (2023). Kind is currently the announcer and sidekick on the Netflix live talk show '' Everybody's Live with John Mulaney''. Kind's voice performances in various Pixar films include Molt in ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), Van in the first two films of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Foley
David Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of television, stage and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV sketch comedy show of the same name, as well as the 1996 film '' Brain Candy''. Foley is also known for his roles as Dave Nelson in the sitcom ''NewsRadio'', Flik in ''A Bug's Life'', Troy in '' Blast from the Past'', Dr. Fulton in '' The Middle'', Bob in ''Hot in Cleveland'', Gary O'Brien in ''Young Sheldon'', and Danish Graves in '' Fargo''. Foley also hosted '' Celebrity Poker Showdown''. Early life Foley was born in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1963. He is the son of Mary and Michael, a steamfitter. His mother is from Stafford, England. Career Acting and stand-up comedy After dropping out of high school, Foley pursued standup comedy for about a year in the Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
