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Gregory was born in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 6, 1946, and worked as a salesman until he was 36, when he began introducing performers at The Punch Line comedy club in Atlanta. His first feature act at the Punch Line was February 17, 1982. [4]
At his peak, he was syndicated in 450 newspapers [1] and making regular appearances on television and the stand-up comedy circuit. His popularity in Atlanta was such that the alternative newspaper Creative Loafing, in its annual "Best of Atlanta" poll, included the categories "Best Columnist" and "Best Columnist besides Lewis Grizzard".
Bargatze began his stand-up comedy career in Chicago, [6] and later did comedy at the Boston Comedy Club in New York City. He has called the Jerry Seinfeld documentary Comedian (2002) "life-changing" and a "big reason why he moved to New York". [7] He has appeared on Conan [8] and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. [9]
He was also previously a writer and performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He toured with Trevor Noah on his Loud & Clear tour for several years. In 2018, he was named New York's Funniest Stand Up at the New York Comedy Festival. He has released two hour-long comedy specials, # (Hashtag) (2021) and Up Here Killing Myself (2023).
The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, also known as the Prohibited Tour, was a comedy tour by American comedian and talk show host Conan O'Brien.Its title is a reference to the 2010 Tonight Show host and timeslot conflict, which resulted in O'Brien resigning from his position as host of The Tonight Show in January 2010.
Sloan started performing stand-up comedy in May 2009 after being encouraged by friends who worked at the Funny Farm Comedy Club. [4] In 2015, she was named a "New Face of Comedy" at the Just For Laughs comedy festival [5] and won the 12th annual StandUp NBC comedy showcase. [6] Her late-night comedy debut followed on Conan in February 2016. [7]
He later appeared as a stand-up insult comic who targets patrons of a nightclub in the 1996 comedy The Nutty Professor starring Eddie Murphy, one of his major comedic influences. [28] He had a minor role in 1997's Con Air. [29] At the beginning of 1998, he did a stand-up performance for HBO Comedy Half-Hour.
He did stand-up in San Francisco. [9] Meaney had a show called the Sweeney and Meaney Hour at Stitches Comedy Club in Boston. [10] [11] His big break into mainstream culture may be considered to be his first HBO comedy special in 1986, followed by his debut performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1987. [12]