Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters[1] (born 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comic of Indian descent, specifically Anglo-Indian, from Brampton, Ontario. His parents are originally from Bombay and Kolkata, India. [2] Russell Peters focuses primarily on his cultural background, Arab, Caribbean, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, and other South and Southeast Asian communities that remain invisible to the mainstream media.
Rich Brooks
Comedian Rich Brooks is a native of East Tennessee. Rich has lived all over the world and currently resides in New York City. Critics describe his comedy as smart, hip and clean. He is a regular on the New York City Club Circuit and makes his home at the Broadway Comedy Club. Rich's ex-girlfriend left him with three cats.
Emo Philips
Philip Soltanec (born February 7, 1956), better known by his stage name as Emo Philips, is a stand-up comedian from Downers Grove, Illinois. His stand-up routine is characterized by his eccentric appearance, falsetto voice, and surreal humor. Soltanec has also had acting roles on television series such as Miami Vice and The Weird Al Show (on The Weird Al Show, he looked directly into the camera, waved and yelled, "Hi Mom!....I'm sorry. Your cameraman looked just like my mother.") He's also voice-acted for the animated series Dr.
Eddie Izzard
Edward John Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and actor. He has a very individual style of rambling, surreal monologue. He has turned his attention to acting as well as maintaining his demanding touring schedule.
Early life and career
Izzard was born in Aden, Yemen, as the youngest son of John and Ella Izzard. In 1963, shortly before Britain abandoned the capital of Aden, the Izzards moved to Northern Ireland.
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Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian. Stanhope's career began in 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was the host of Comedy Central's The Man Show for its two final seasons and has appeared on ABC's The View. He has also produced and starred in "Invasion of the Hidden Cameras" (a project for the Fox Broadcasting network). Stanhope has made appearances at several major comedy festivals, including the Montreal Just For Laughs, US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, the Chicago Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland...
Eric Idle
Eric Idle is the composer of most Monty Python songs (along with Neil Innes) such as the Python anthem "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (which is also played after Iron Maiden's shows). His outstanding linguistic ability have earned him the name "Master of the One-Liner". During his time at Cambridge, Eric served as the president of the famous Cambridge Footlights Dramatic Club. Before Monty Python's Flying Circus...
Roy 'Chubby' Brown
Roy 'Chubby' Brown (real name: Royston Vasey, born February 5, 1945 Redcar, Middlesbrough) is an English comedian known for the adult nature of his comedy, his foul mouthed approach and his outrageous costumes. He typically wears a pilot's hood and flight goggles, along with a colourful jacket in his stage performances. The controversial nature of his act means that he rarely appears on major television channels.
Jon Richardson
Jon Joel Richardson (born September 26, 1982, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK) is a Swindon-based British comedian. He co-hosted a Sunday morning radio show on BBC 6 Music with fellow comedian Russell Howard, but is now presenting the show himself since Russell left. He was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2007 if.comedy awards for his first full-length solo show 'Spatula Pad' which he performed at the Pleasance Courtyard.