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3 unusual facts about Comedian


Chevrolet Corvair

Comedian, television star, and car enthusiast Tim Allen owned and raced Yenko Stinger #YS-043 until he sold it around June, 2009.

Kovai Sarala

Comedian Kovai Sarala is not married and was asked why she did not consider entering wedlock till date.

Mairoon Ali

Mairoon Ali (1954 – 20 December 2009) was an actress and comedienne from the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago.


30441 Curly

The asteroid is named after the comedian and member of the Three Stooges, Curly Howard.

A Song

Later in the 2000s, "Amarillo" would enjoy newfound popularity thanks to comedian Peter Kay using the Tony Christie version in a number for Comic Relief.

Adrian Hanauer

By November, the two had brought in Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and comedian Drew Carey as investors and MLS had announced Seattle as the next expansion team.

Anselm J. McLaurin

Through his daughter, Stella May McLaurin, he is the great-great-grandfather of American actor and comedian Robin Williams.

Berlin Comedian Harmonists

The group has its origins in the ensemble brought together for the musical play Veronika, der Lenz ist da - Die Comedian Harmonists (Veronica, Spring Has Come - The Comedian Harmonists), which had its premiere on 19 December 1997 at the Komödie am Kurfürstendamm on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin.

Better By You, Better Than Me

Comedian Denis Leary also commented on the trial on his album No Cure For Cancer, saying heavy metal bands should put more subliminal messages in their records: "Kill the band, kill your parents, then kill yourself".

Bilal Maqsood

Bilal Maqsood (Urdu: بلال مقصود) is the son of popular writer, actor, artist, and comedian Anwar Maqsood, and is a member of the very popular Pakistani pop band Strings.

Billy Hardwick

He is the father of comedian and television personality Chris Hardwick.

Chasen's

The Frank Sinatra booth, the bar, the front awning and many other items were purchased by comedian Brian Haley.

Craig Schuftan

He has worked with Richard Kingsmill (The J-Files), Chris Taylor and Craig Reucassel from The Chaser (Today Today and The Race Race), Roy & HG (This Sporting Life), Myf Warhurst, Jay Whalley and Lindsay McDougall (Myf, Jay & The Dr) and Sam Simmons (Sam Simmons’ Precise History of Things).

Des Bishop

He began hosting shows at the International Comedy Cellar - a venue set up by Irish comics such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Kevin Gildea and Barry Murphy.

Deweare

Deweare's music was greatly influenced by the resurgence of French punk cult bands such as Bérurier Noir and Ludwig von 88, as well as by rock musician, comedian and poet Alain Bashung and by American music artist Beck—another musician to whom Deweare's vocals have been compared.

Dunellen, New Jersey

Tom Scharpling (born 1969), comedian, host of The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling and a writer/executive producer of the television series Monk.

Eric Moneypenny

With TMS, Moneypenny has worked with some of the top comedians in the business, such as Fred Willard, Andy Richter, The Whitest Kids U'Know, Steve Agee, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Drew Carey, Paul F. Tompkins, Jerry Minor, Paul Scheer, Jerry O'Connell, Michaela Watkins, and many more.

Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Award winning performers and full runs of shows from the likes of Pappy’s Fun Club, John Gordillo, Lewis Schaffer, Nick Wilty, Sol Bernstein, Steve Day, Bob Slayer, Nik Coppin and Ivor Dembina have appeared in previous years, plus guest appearances in compilation shows from well known performers such as Alan Carr, Scott Capurro, Richard Herring, Brendan Burns, Marcus Brigstocke, Reg D. Hunter, Dan Antopolski and Paul Foot.

Griffin McMaster

He is the grandson of former Wallabies great Robert 'Bob' Esmond McMaster and also the son of comedian/impressionist and former rugby league player, Danny McMaster.

I'm Still Hot

As part of its social media campaign to build awareness about life settlements, The Lifeline Program released a second version of the song featuring comedian and actress Betty White on September 22, 2011.

Janet Panic

The couple moved to Vancouver, British Columbia together in 1992 where Janet took a job at Punch Lines Comedy Club and met Canadian comedian Brent Butt.

Jay Davis

Jay Davis is an American actor, stand-up comedian and comedy promoter/producer who garnered nationwide attention after appearing in Dane Cook's Tourgasm, a 30-day cross-country-tour-turned-reality-show which also included Cook, Gary Gulman and Robert Kelly, and was given a 8-episode run on HBO.

John Virgo

From 1991 to 2002, Virgo was co-presenter of the snooker-based TV game show Big Break with Jim Davidson.

Johnny Ginger

Grindle had been working as a comedian under the name Jerry Gale when he auditioned to present a program for WXYZ-TV based around re-runs of The Three Stooges.

Kevin Patterson

Kevin the Teenager, a character created and played by the British comedian Harry Enfield

Kevin Turvey

John Sparkes, the comedian behind the Welsh Siadwell, was directly inspired by Kevin Turvey.

Louise Palanker

For approximately two years, Palanker co-hosted a weekly podcast with comedian Laura Swisher titled Weezy and the Swish, but due to the latter's increasing lack of involvement that show ended its run in July 2007 and a new show was established called Talk It Over Radio with Diane Dimond and Lee Jay.

Marber

Patrick Marber (born 1964), English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter

Metlink

In July 2007, Metlink launched a new campaign, "I Highly Recommend You Get on the Bus", featuring comedian Frank Woodley, to promote improvements in bus services and, following that, the "Take it Easy, Take the bus" campaign.

Monte Collins

Columbia historian Ted Okuda says Monte Collins was the Dan Aykroyd of his day: a reliable, skilled comedian who usually assisted other stars in getting laughs, rather than driving the action by himself.

Mouth of the South

Jerry Clower (1926–1998), comedian in the country music industry

Nana Smith

Nana married James Rogers, great-grandson of actor and comedian Will Rogers, at the Will Rogers State Park in 2007.

NHS Together

There has also been support from celebrities including Sir Geoff Hurst, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Tamsin Greig, Arthur Smith and music band Four Kornerz.

No Sleep till Brooklyn

Comedian Christopher Titus sarcastically referenced the song in his 2001 comedy special Norman Rockwell is Bleeding when describing an event from his youth in which he was on drugs and Licensed to Ill was playing "at a soothing billion-and-five decibels".

Once a Jerk, Always a Jerk

Once A Jerk, Always A Jerk is the debut, solo comedy album by prank call artist, Kamal Ahmed, former member of The Jerky Boys.

Paul Laikin

Returning home in 1947, he studied English at Columbia University and began writing for leading comedians, including Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Jan Murray, Ed Wynn and Alan King.

San Francisco Herald

Kimberlye Gold has interviewed many prominent figures for the paper, including ex-Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres, actor/comedian Richard Lewis, comedian Margaret Cho, 1970s band Bad Company and 1980s band Berlin.

Seredžius

Seredžius was the birthplace of the American singer, comedian, and actor Al Jolson, born into the town's Jewish community in 1886 as Asa Yoelson.

Steve Oram

He started as a character comedian on the comedy circuit and performed several comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe with comedy partner Tom Meeten during the early 2000s.

Steve Saleen

In 1995, Saleen formed a race team with comedian Tim Allen and fellow race driver Bob Bondurant, called Saleen/Allen "RRR" Speedlab (the name "RRR" was a play on Allen's "arr arr arr" grunt which had become his trademark in both stand-up comedy and on his television show, Home Improvement).

Syd Field

:This article is about the screenwriting guru; for information on the British comedian, see Sid Field.

Terry and the Gunrunners

In 1985 it was made into a popular children's television series starring Adrian Bell as Terry Teo and including many stars such as; Michael Bentine (from the Goons), ex-NZ Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, and comedian Billy T. James amongst others.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Actor/comedian and series fan Robin Williams, and his daughter Zelda, have starred in TV commercials promoting the game.

The Rock Radio Network

WBMJ (AM-1190) was founded in the 1960s by the comedian and musician Bob Hope.

Three Times a Lady

Comedian Bill Bailey performed a German translation of the song in his Part Troll set.

Tim the Tiny Horse At Large

Tim the Tiny Horse at Large is a book of stories for children written and illustrated by comedian Harry Hill and published in 2008.

Wagon Wheels

Interest in Wagon Wheels was at an all time peak when the British comedians French and Saunders made a sketch with Jennifer Saunders dressed as a schoolgirl stuffing a Wagon Wheel into her mouth.

Walton Castle

In 2009 comedian Bill Bailey was guest of honour at an event designed to raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Wayne Cotter

After college, he became a comedian and made appearances on The Tonight Show, Late Show with David Letterman, and Politically Incorrect.

Wayne Harmes

In 2006 Harmes appeared in a television commercial for Toyota's Memorable Moments series, where he was filmed in a recreation of the final moments of the 1979 Grand Final (with Stephen Curry and Dave Lawson).

Welke

Oliver Welke (born 1966), German television presenter and comedian

Welsh Comedy Festival

The inaugural festival opened at Gio's and moved to locations such as The Point at Cardiff Bay, The Social (Cardiff) and the Cardiff University Student's Union and included a visit to Swansea's famous Grand Theatre during the festivities organised by local stand up comic and promoter Jeff Baker of Cracker Ass Comedy fame.

Whydah Gally

On 27 May 2007 a UK documentary/reality show titled Pirate Ship ... Live! followed a team of divers, including comedian Vic Reeves, in live coverage of a dive at the Whydah site.


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