Jeff Stilson (born c. 1959) is an American stand-up comedian,

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and TV producer.

Biography

Stilson was born in

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. He began his stand up career in

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in the mid 1980s. As a stand up he has appeared on ''

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'', ''

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'',

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, '' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'', and was a regular guest on '' The Panel'' in

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. He has also won two

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s and received 14 nominations as a comedy writer and producer. Stilson was one of five comedians to appear on the 14th Annual Young Comedians Special for

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in 1991. He worked as a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, and as a producer and writer for The Chris Rock Show, Da Ali G Show,

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and

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, and many others. Stilson is friends with Chris Rock and worked with him to make the documentary '' Good Hair'', receiving a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.

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* 1950s births Living people American stand-up comedians Primetime Emmy Award winners Comedians from Washington (state) American male comedians Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-comedian-stub