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In its original form, HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" was an alternative to the club circuit, providing opportunities to black stand-ups and has since grown into something larger. [27] [28] The stylistic origins of the Def Jam comedy genre directly borrow from the hip-hop scene and the rap "arena". [29] [30]
On December 8, 2010, at 4:38 pm, the Laugh Factory broke the Guinness World Record for "Longest Continuous Stand Up Comedy Show (Multiple Comedians)". [7] The record was previously held by Comic Strip Live that set the original record of 50 hours. The Laugh Factory surpassed 50 hours on Wednesday and continued non-stop until 10:38 pm, Thursday ...
Comics Come Home is an annual charity stand-up comedy festival held in Boston, Massachusetts.The event, co-founded by comedian Denis Leary (who remains its curator and presenter) and hockey hall of famer Cam Neely, [1] was first held in 1995 and is now the longest-running comedy fundraiser in the United States.
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]
The 30-minute program ran for four seasons on Comedy Central and continued with four one-hour specials. In 2003, two volumes of the show under the title The Best of Insomniac Uncensored were released on DVD. [4] [5] The producers of Insomniac were Nick McKinney, [6] Dave Hamilton [6] and Mala Chapple. McKinney and Hamilton also directed all the ...
Stanhope began his stand-up comedy career in 1990 at age 23, [7] first performing at an open mic night at a Las Vegas bar. [8] He developed his act in Las Vegas before moving to Phoenix, Arizona, where he landed a gig as a house MC at a comedy club.
His Boston accent and idiosyncratic mannerisms are featured in his stand-up act. He has headlined in several comedy clubs including Caroline's Comedy Club in New York City. [citation needed] A graduate of Charlestown High School, he earned a BA in Theatre Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston (1974) and an MFA from the University of ...