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Charlie Hill was the first Native stand-up comedian ever to perform on national television, making his network debut on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. He then went on to become the first Native comedian to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson among many other national late-night talk shows. Charlie performed across North America ...
Marc Yaffee (born January 15, 1961) is a Native American comedian, writer, actor, and podcast host. Marc began doing stand-up comedy in 1999 after attending a comedy workshop at Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club in Sacramento, CA. Since then, he has performed in 43 states and 11 countries. [1] [2]
SOUTH BEND — Comedian Michael Palascak performs at 8 p.m. Dec. 29 at the the Palais Royale, 105 W. Colfax Ave. Palascak grew up in Wabash, Ind., and now lives in Los Angeles.
Franklin Wilcox Napuakekaulike De Lima [1] (born July 8, 1949) is an American comedian and singer from Hawai’i.He is most well known for his stand-up and song parodies about the politics and culture of Hawai'i, having multiple comedy specials and media appearances.
He even works the topic into his stand-up routine, most notably in his crowdfunded, self-produced debut comedy special, "Only Fans." Rife credits comedy for helping him cope with his mental woes.
Stand-up, film, radio: Nationality: American: Years active: 2002–present: Genres: Observational comedy: Subject(s) Reservation life: Notable works and roles: James & Ernie-fied (2005) Mile Post 398 (2007) Members: James Junes Ernest "Ernie" David Tsosie III
Well, my father is Indian and my mother is Japanese. Which means I get my sushi at 7-eleven." According to researcher Matthew Daube, this type of stand-up comedy has been linked since its inception in the 1950s to issues of race and ethnicity in the United States. [2] Nainan stated that he likes to keep his comedy "clean" and avoid making ...
Jonny McGovern (born July 12, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, and podcaster.He has written the lyrics for many of his own songs, and recorded three comedy/dance-pop albums (including some under his alter-ego, The Gay Pimp).