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Whitmer Thomas
Whitmer Alexander Thomas is an American comedian, actor and musician. He is best known for his voice role on FXX animated comedy ''Stone Quackers'', and his work with LA-based comedy troupe Power Violence. Thomas’s hour-long comedy special, ''The Golden One'', premiered on HBO on February 22, 2020. An accompanying album, ''Songs from the Golden One'', was released via Hardly Art Records. Thomas's sophomore record, ''The Older I Get The Funnier I Was'', was released on October 21, 2022. Early life Whitmer Thomas was raised in Gulf Shores, Alabama. His mother, Jenny Henderson, founded the musical duo Syn Twister with her twin sister Jude Hammock. The previous occupation of Thomas's father, Whit Thomas, is unclear; as of 2020, he is employed as a paralegal. Thomas has one older brother, Johnny. As a three-year-old, Thomas was abducted from his family home. The abduction was thwarted by Thomas's father; the perpetrator, who had been stalking Thomas since the day of his birth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Quackers
''Stone Quackers'' is an American adult animated television series created by Ben Jones. The series premiered October 27, 2014 on FXX as part of their Animation Domination High-Def block. Despite the Animation Domination High-Def block originally airing on Fox, ''Stone Quackers'' itself is the first original show to premiere on FXX. Plot Set in the fictional island city of Cheeseburger Island, the series revolves around the surreal misadventures of two ducks, Whit and Clay (respectively voiced by Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum), along with their friends Barf (voiced by Ben Jones) and Dottie (voiced by Heather Lawless), and the incompetent Officer Barry (voiced by John C. Reilly), and neighborhood kid Bug (voiced by Budd Diaz). Production ''Stone Quackers'' was created by Ben Jones, who also created '' The Problem Solverz'' for Cartoon Network. After leaving Cartoon Network, Jones began working with Fox Broadcasting Company on their new animation block, '' Animation Domi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Made It Weird With Pete Holmes
''You Made It Weird'' is a weekly comedy interview podcast, hosted by Pete Holmes. It was hosted on the Nerdist network since October 25, 2011; however, as of August 2022, it is independently distributed. The show originated under the premise that Holmes would ask his guest, usually a fellow comedian, about three "weird" things he knew about them, but the show has since evolved into a much more loose conversation about topics such as comedy, religion, and sexuality. History While initially focusing on interviews with comedians, an increasing number of guests from other fields have appeared on the show, including musicians, pastors, scientists, and authors. Katie Levine is the producer of the podcast. The show is usually recorded in-studio at the Nerdist studio at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles, California. Since March 21, 2012, Holmes has recorded multiple live episodes of the podcast, including in Austin at South by Southwest, New York, Bloomington, Chicago (''City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Lee Hutson
Christian Lee Hutson (born November 5, 1990) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He began his career as a member of The Driftwood Singers, before signing to ANTI‐ as a solo artist in 2019. Hutson has since released two full-length albums: ''Beginners'' (2020) and ''Quitters'' (2022). Both records were co-produced by his friend and fellow musician, Phoebe Bridgers. In addition to his collaborations with Bridgers, Hutson is known for co-writing and performing songs with Samia, Marshall Vore, Whitmer Thomas, Conor Oberst and Ethan Gruska. Early life Hutson was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 5, 1990. He relocated to Los Angeles, California at the age of five; shortly after his mother remarried. According to a 2020 Under The Radar profile, Hutson attended a fundamentalist Christian elementary school. Hutson began playing guitar at the age of 12; the first song that he learned to play was Elizabeth Cotten’s ‘Freight Train’. His earliest attempts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Som
Melina Mae Cortez Duterte (born March 25, 1994), better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Her debut record ''Everybody Works'' was released on Double Denim Records (UK & Japan) & Polyvinyl Records (Rest of the world) in March 2017, which was preceded by '' Turn Into'', a collection of songs that first gained her attention as a singer-songwriter. The follow-up to ''Everybody Works'' and Jay Som's second home studio album, ''Anak Ko'', was released on August 23, 2019 via Polyvinyl, Lucky Number and Inertia. Early life Duterte was born in Walnut Creek, California and raised in Brentwood, California. She is the daughter of Filipino immigrants, and cites her parents' immigrant background and cultural customs as major influences. Duterte grew up playing the trumpet and guitar, and began writing and recording music at the age of 12. She originally intended to attend a conservato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork (website)
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film '' Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Storer
Christopher Storer is an American film producer, director and writer known for '' The Bear'', ''Ramy Ramy is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Ramy Ashour (born 1987), Egyptian retired squash player * Ramy Ayach (born 1980), Lebanese singer * Ramy Bensebaini (born 1995), Algerian footballer * Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician ...'', '' Eighth Grade'', and the Peabody Award-winning Netflix special '' Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King''. Filmography Television References External links IMDB Page American film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film directors American screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Happy
''Make Happy'' is a stand-up comedy routine written and performed by Bo Burnham which he performed live in 2015 and 2016. It was directed by Burnham and Chris Storer and a recording of the show was released on Netflix on June 3, 2016. Similar to Burnham's previous special ''what.'', the show is a specifically choreographed performance that combines comedy with music and uses pre-recorded music, stage lighting effects, and sound effects. It has received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, with several critics complimenting Burnham's deconstruction of various types of performances, clever jokes based on misdirection, and his stage persona. Background Burnham rose to fame at the age of 16 after posting videos on YouTube beginning in 2006. He signed to Comedy Central Records and released his debut EP, " Bo Fo Sho", in 2008. His most recent work at the time of ''Make Happy'' was the stand-up show ''what.'', with which he toured in 2013 and released on YouTube and Netflix for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earliest YouTube stars throughout the late 2000s, Burnham gained notability in the early 2010s for his satirical and subversive stand-up and musical comedy. He subsequently made four comedy albums with Comedy Central Records, released three comedy specials—'' Words, Words, Words'' (2010), '' what.'' (2013), and '' Make Happy'' (2016)—created and starred in the MTV mockumentary series '' Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous'' (2013), and published the poetry book '' Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone'' (2013). He announced a career shift away from performing comedy in 2016 before writing and directing the critically acclaimed drama film '' Eighth Grade'' (2018). He has also directed other comedians' comedy specials, and co-starred in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks, typically starting in March and running through to April. The Melbourne Town Hall has served as the festival hub, but performances are held in many venues throughout the city. The MICF plays host to hundreds of local and international artists; in 2018 the festival listed over 550 shows, 6,700 performances (including more than 160 free performances) by 3,500 artists. Although it is mainly a vehicle for stand-up and cabaret acts, the festival has also included sketch shows, plays, improvisational theatre, debates, musical shows and art exhibitions. The televised Gala is one of the festival's flagship event, showcasing short performances from many headline and award-winning comics. Other popular events include The Great Debate, a televised come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Comedy Festival
The New York Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival co-founded by Jarrod Moses and Caroline Hirsch in 2004. The festival is produced in association with Comedy Central, the Huffington Post, and Carolines comedy club located at Times Square in New York City. The New York Comedy Festival is generally held in November, and features some of the biggest names in comedy. The 2015 festival had over 200 comedians in 60 shows and even helped raise money at some of the shows for various good causes. Some of the well known comedians who have performed at the NY Comedy Festival include Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, Andy Samberg, Mike Birbiglia, Tracy Morgan, Artie Lange, Mike Epps, and Dane Cook. The event usually begins with the Stand Up for Heroes benefit concert. After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Scovel
Rory J. Scovel (born August 6, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He released his first stand-up comedy album '' Dilation'' in 2011. He has since released the stand-up specials ''The Charleston Special'' (2015), ''Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time'' (2017), and ''Live Without Fear'' (2021). As an actor, he began his career on as part of the main cast on the sitcoms '' Ground Floor'' (2013–2015) and '' Those Who Can't'' (2016–2019), co-starred in the romantic comedy film ''I Feel Pretty'' (2018), and also appeared in and wrote for the comedy series '' The Eric Andre Show'' (2012–2016). In the 2020s, he created and starred in his Comedy Central series ''Robbie'' (2020) and currently stars in the Apple TV+ series '' Physical'' (2021–present). Early life Rory J. Scovel was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 6, 1980. He has six siblings. He played basketball, tennis, and soccer as a child, and has described himself as hyperactive and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
