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unusual facts about stand up comedy



Punch Festival

The Punch Festival (in Slovene phonetically also Panč festival) is the most visited stand up comedy festival held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Killers of Comedy Tour

The Killers of Comedy Tour features cast and regulars from The Howard Stern Show such as Reverend Bob Levy, Sal Governale, Richard Christy, Jim Florentine, Yucko the Clown and Shuli performing stand up comedy.

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell

Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell is an American stand up comedy television series that premiered on FX on August 9, 2012, starring comedian W. Kamau Bell.


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AC Cobra

Cosby attempted to drive the super-fast Cobra, but had issues with keeping it under control; he recounted his experience on his 1968 stand-up comedy album 200 M.P.H..

Andrew Goffman

In 1997, following a year-long stint with Grandma Sylvia's Funeral, he began concentrating primarily on stand-up comedy, appearing at such venues as Caroline's, Catch A Rising Star, The Comic Strip, Rascals and at Canada's Yuk Yuks.

Asu Mare

It's a movie adaptation of the stand-up comedy show by the same name by Carlos Alcántara, starring himself.

Burnt Orange Report

During the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election, the Burnt Orange Report published videos of a 1980 stand-up comedy performance by Kinky Friedman, in which he satirically used racial slurs.

Cheuk Wan Chi

Cheuk Wan Chi, Vincci, nickname G, (born 28 March 1979) was a popular DJ worked for Hong Kong's Commercial Radio (CRHK), now she is an independent creative professional, stand-up comedy female performer, chatterati, and golden emcee.

Donna Meagle

During a stand-up comedy performance at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Retta said the acting job on the show was stressful as it was unclear how long the show would stay on the air.

Dressed to Kill

Dress to Kill, a 1998 stand-up comedy performance video by Eddie Izzard

Gingham

Bill Hicks made reference to gingham in his famous stand-up comedy routine in regard to Jack Palance from the 1953 movie Shane.

Hamilton Place Theatre

The stand-up comedy film Bill Cosby: Himself was recorded at The Hamilton Place Theatre in 1983.

Helen Kushnick

Leno had been performing stand-up comedy in a variety of venues when she found him, and afterwards, Kushnick was with him all the way to his role hosting The Tonight Show.

J. Elvis Weinstein

Weinstein has an extensive background in stand-up comedy; he has performed over a thousand shows as a stand-up comedian, and has also written material for Garry Shandling, Dennis Miller, Roseanne Barr, Louie Anderson and other comedians.

Jamie Patricof

He also produced a live stand-up comedy show in New York City that featured Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Colin Quinn, and Dean Edwards.

Justin Moorhouse

Moorhouse was a salesman for many years before contacting a comedy club, the Frog and Bucket in Oldham Street, Manchester and performing a stand up comedy routine, aged 29.

Kaitlin Colombo

She is perhaps best known for her brief but noteworthy audition for the fourth season of NBC's reality series Last Comic Standing, and for her stand-up comedy work in the field of gay rights activism.

Larry Wilmore

Wilmore studied theatre at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, but dropped out to pursue acting and stand-up comedy.

Lee Garfinkel

He also tried his hand at stand up comedy performing at the Improv in New York and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.

Maff Brown

In May 2005 he completed the Amused Moose stand up comedy course run by fellow comedian Logan Murray, then began performing in November 2005.

Marc-Uwe Kling

Marc-Uwe Kling (born 1982) is a German songwriter, author and Kabarett (political stand-up comedy) artist.

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

It is Lawrence's second stand up comedy film after You So Crazy was released in 1994.

Papa CJ

He has toured sell-out shows across four continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with Russell Peters in Amsterdam.

Paul Tonkinson

He most recently presented the syndicated Saturday lunchtime show, a slot previously occupied by Lauren Laverne, Adam & Joe, and Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant, before leaving radio work completely to focus on stand-up comedy.

Peter Helliar

On 7 December 2013, Helliar was appointed as one of the co-hosts of The Project from 2014, replacing Dave Hughes, who had resigned to concentrate on stand-up comedy.

Post City Magazines

Columnists include Tony Aspler (Toronto wine connoisseur and author, recently inducted into the Order of Canada), Rose Reisman (one of Canada's top chefs and cookbook authors), David Suzuki (environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster), Joanne Kates, (former food critic for the Globe and Mail) and Mark Breslin (founder of Yuk Yuk's international stand-up comedy chain).

Ron Shock

Shock's blend of stand-up comedy and storytelling, which he referred to as "comedy from a life fully lived", made him a favorite at comedy clubs across the country as well as on such television shows as Comic Strip Live, Comedy on the Road and Showtime's Bad Gig Blues.

Ruslan Maynov

In 2007, he joined up with fellow actors Lyubomir Neykov, Krastyo Lafazanov and Hristo Garbov and launched Komitsite (The Comedians), a stand-up comedy show aired on bTV on Friday evening.

Scott LaRose

He has done stand-up comedy appearances, sit-com appearances on Seinfeld and the Jamie Foxx Show and film roles such as Booty Call, EDtv, and Comic Book: The Movie.

Sunil Grover

He was part of the stand up comedy show Comedy Nights with Kapil and became immensely popular playing the fictional character Guthi.

Taryn Marler

Taryn has also taken part in Rove McManus's stand up comedy show in a 'Benny Hill' style skit, as a nurse in his 2008 tour.

Taylor Edgar

At age nine, he moved with his mother and stepfather to Warrenton, Virginia in Fauquier County, Once enrolled in college at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, he began his stand-up comedy career.

The Original Latin Kings of Comedy

The Original Latin Kings of Comedy is a 2002 stand-up comedy film directed by Jeb Brien, and the sequel to The Original Kings of Comedy.

Umar Rana

After performing in many improv shows and stand-up comedy events, in September 2010 Umar founded Comedy Masala.

Valarie Rae Miller

On summer vacation in Los Angeles, she took a course in stand-up comedy and went on to perform at such well-known clubs as The Improv and The Comedy Store.

Wendy Liebman

In 1984, after taking a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Liebman began performing stand-up comedy in the Boston area.