Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time

Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time was a special television show aired on Comedy Central in April, 2004. It was hosted by Dom Irrera, Judy Gold, Greg Giraldo, and Mario Joyner. Individual segments featured the guests Phyllis Diller, Richard Jeni, Pat Cooper, David Brenner, and Richard Lewis. Only American comedians could be chosen for this list. This program ranked the following comedians in this order: Richard Pryor George Carlin Lenny Bruce Woody Allen Chris Rock< ...

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Steven Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian from Burlington, Massachusetts. He is known for his slow, deadpan, monotone delivery of ironic, witty, and sometimes confusing jokes and one-liners. Wright released a comedy album in 1985 entitled I Have a Pony. In 1992, Wright had a recurring role on the television sitcom Mad About You. He later won an Academy Award for his short film, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings. He has also appeared as the voic ...

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• Steven Wright - Selected filmography

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In 1998, Seinfeld went on tour and recorded a comedy special entitled "I'm Telling You for the Last Time". An album of the same name was also released that year, and it featured samples of his stand-up performance. After his sitcom went off the air, Seinfeld returned to stand-up comedy. The process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 2002 documentary, Comedian, directed by Christian Charles. His stand-up routine is highly acclaimed and Jerry was ranked #12 in the Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. Jerry Seinfeld has ...

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After graduating from the University of South Florida with an engineering degree in 1976, Gallagher began working as Jim Stafford's road manager. Stafford and Gallagher went out to California in 1979 and Gallagher decided to take the stage himself. He began honing his own comedy act while hanging out at both The Comedy Store and the Ice House. Gallagher was one of the most popular and recognizeable American comedians during the 80s. He produced one special a year from 1981 to 1987, all of which were carried by Showtime cable network, and all of which were re-broadcast numerous times throughout the y ...

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Seinfeld is also a bestselling author, most notably for his book Seinlanguage. Released in 1993, the book went onto become a number one New York Times bestseller. The book, written at the height of his television show, deals with Seinfeld's musings on trivial events such as shushing in a movie theater. Seinfeld also wrote a children's book titled Halloween (2002). The book was illustrated by James Bennett. Seinfeld also wrote the forewards to Ted L. Nancy's Letters From A Nut series of books, as well as Ed ...

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Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Post-Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Books, Jerry Seinfeld - Family, Jerry Seinfeld - Compensation

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In January of 2005 the Oregonian's entertainment section printed a short interview with Gallagher where he gave scathing reviews about many of the top comedic performers in America. Among the criticisms were the low quality of stand-up performances by David Letterman, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks and Michael Keaton. Gallagher expressed frustration over Hanks and Keaton's success remarking that they were millionares and someone with his skills and ability was reduced to renting a condo. While criticising Jay Leno and David Letterman ...

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At some point during the early 90s, Gallagher's younger brother Ron Gallagher asked Gallagher for permission to perform shows using Gallagher's old routines, and also using Gallagher's trademark Sledge-O-Matic routine. The idea was that Ron Gallagher, who was unemployed, would tour the country working small venues that couldn't afford a show put on by Gallagher himself. Since Ron bears a strong family resemblance to his older broth ...

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Leo Gallagher, Leo Gallagher - Overview, Leo Gallagher - The Gallagher Too Controversy, Leo Gallagher - 2003 California Recall Election, Leo Gallagher - The Oregonian Interview, Leo Gallagher - Trivia, Leo Gallagher - Specials, Leo Gallagher - Quotes, Leo Gallagher - External link

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He was born to a Jewish family of a Syrian mother and a Hungarian father. Jerry Seinfeld once made a crude joke about his heritage that he only used once as a bit on stage at The Improv in New York on July 18, 1988. He was finishing a set about his childhood and he said that since his mother was Welsh and his father was Hungarian that he was "well hung." The punch line bombed and he has yet to use it again. He was going to try and use this material in "The Nose Job" episode that orginally aired November 20, 1991. Instead of incl ...

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Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Post-Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld - Books, Jerry Seinfeld - Family, Jerry Seinfeld - Compensation

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