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Carter switched to stand-up comedy in 1979. [4] In 1984, Carter formed Comedy Workshop Productions, the first comedy classes ever offered in Los Angeles at Igby's Comedy Cabaret. [citation needed] In 1989, Carter started focusing on corporate events such as conventions and training for office-appropriate humor. [4] Carter has also produced the ...
The comedy team is a sacred show-business relationship. From the beginning of time, when Eve asked Adam if he wanted a bite to eat, having two or more characters deliver the jokes has always meant ...
The Comedy Workshop and the attached Comix Annex was a comedy club in Houston, Texas.Opened in 1978 [1] It was quite popular in the 1980s and the breeding ground for a group of influential comics, once known as the Texas Outlaw Comics that included Ron Shock, [2] Riley Barber, Bill Hicks, Jimmy Pineapple, [3] Steve Epstein, John Farnetti, Carl LaBove and Andy Huggins. [4]
The Homo Handbook: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Homo: A Survival Guide for Lesbians and Gay Men was published in 1996 by Simon & Schuster's Fireside Books imprint. . Written by comedian Judy Carter, [1] the self-help book for the LGBTQ community won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Humor Book at the 9th Lambda Literary Awa
Funny Women is an online and in-person workshop community dedicated to the support of female comedians. It was founded by Lynne Parker in 2002 [1] as a reaction to misogynistic comments from a comedy promoter. [2] Funny Women helps women find their voice, promote them, and assists charities.
The cast consisted of comedy troupe The State, who were 11 comedians who created, acted, wrote, directed and edited the show. In various combinations, the former members of The State have continued to collaborate over the years, with alumni playing major creative, directing and acting roles in a number of notable projects including Reno 911 ...
This year marks 30 years since Bob Byington’s first feature, though it’s only during the last 15 of those — since SXSW midnight-movie breakout “RSO: Registered Sex Offender” — that the ...
Young Frances was a big fan of Rudy Vallée's song "Judy" so that stuck as the first name. Older sister Jimmie ran off and married a bandleader after the girls returned home to Lancaster, California. Judy was signed to a contract by MGM shortly thereafter. [327] Paul Garner: July 31, 1909 August 8, 2004 American Comedian. William Gaxton ...