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Tracy
Morgan
From
"30 Rock" and "Cop Out"
With a trio of films on the way and a hit television series,
Tracy Morgan has been an extremely busy man as of late.
He recently completed production for Screen Gems comedy
Death at a Funeral, a remake of the 2007 British movie of
the same name, alongside Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence.
This past summer he made his animation debut lending his
voice for Jerry Bruckheimer’s G-Force, a combination
live action/CG film. Morgan starred as “Blaster,”
one of the highly trained secret agent guinea pigs dispatched
to save the world. The film opened number one in US box
offices and was adored by audiences worldwide.
Morgan can currently be seen starring on NBC’s Emmy
and Golden Globe Award-winning “30 Rock.” He
stars opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, as “Tracy
Jordan” the unpredictable star of Lemon's (Fey) hit
variety show, "TGS with Tracy Jordan." This year
his performance earned him his first Emmy Nomination in
the Supporting Actor category. Morgan has twice been nominated
for the NAACP Image Award in support of his role. Along
with the cast, Morgan has also won a 2009 Screen Actors
Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in
a Comedy Series.
Morgan's most recent film, Cop Out, premiered February
2010. He starred alongside Bruce Willis in the comedy about
two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball
card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their
laundered money. He will also be seen later this year in
the David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees) romantic comedy,
Nailed, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biehl. Morgan’s
other feature film credits include: Dimension Films’
Superhero Movie, First Sunday opposite Ice Cube and Katt
Williams, The Longest Yard opposite Adam Sandler, the Wayan’s
brothers Little Man, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and
Head of State.
As a stand-up comic who has headlined across
the country, Morgan was first introduced to television audiences
in his role as “Hustleman” on the hit comedy
series “Martin.” He went on to join “Saturday
Night Live” in 1996 where he appeared for seven seasons
and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut
Jones” and “Brian Fellows.” After leaving
SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series “The
Tracy Morgan Show” and as the voice of “Spoonie
Luv” on Comedy Central’s “Crank Yankers.”
This year Morgan was tapped to be part of the famed “New
York Comedy Festival” alongside Bill Maher, Andy Samberg,
and Patton Oswalt among others. Broadcast on Comedy Central,
he will be performing “Tracy Morgan’s Hard Knock
Life” from Carnegie Hall on November 6, 2009. In addition,
Morgan recently released his first book, I Am The New Black,
Veteran comedian Ralphie May’s popularity exploded after
the success of the first season of “Last Comic Standing.”
Long-time fans of Ralphie were joined by countless new fans
when America thought he was robbed of the winner’s title.
Despite the show’s outcome, Ralphie’s special brand
of comedy combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical
comedy with a dash of southern down-home flavor and quick wit,
making him one of the most popular comedians in the country.
His first DVD, appropriately titled “Just Correct,”
went platinum!
His special brand of humor and incredible timing has allowed
Ralphie to cross social, cultural, and ethnic barriers and has
earned him roles in such films as “For Da Love of Money”
and “Gas.” Ralphie has worked as an actor, writer
and producer on ESPN's “Mohr Sports” starring Jay
Mohr and made multiple appearances on “The Late Late Show
with Craig Kilborn” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
He has also appeared on “Tough Crowd,” “The
Man Show” and MTV’s “Bash,” as well
as in guest-starring roles on numerous television shows. In
an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
he received a standing ovation, the first comedian in 10 years
to receive this honor.
Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA welcomes Comedian,
Actor, and Director Bobcat Goldthwait. Born in the outskirts
of Hollywood (Syracuse, New York) in 1962, Bobcat Goldthwait
wrote and directed his first film “Shakes The Clown”
in 1991. A dark cult comedy, “Shakes” was heralded
by the Boston Globe as the –“Citizen Cane of Alcoholic
clown movies, and lays claim to such fans as Martin Scorsese
and Michael Stipe” – in fact; the REM song “Binky
the Doormat” was based on a line from “Shakes The
Clown”. Goldthwait’s next movie “Windy City
Heat” appeared in the Cine Vegas Film Festival in 04 and
won best film at the Montreal Comedy Festival that year. “Sleeping
Dogs Lie” marked Bobcat’s third feature film as
a director. Written by Goldthwait, and financed by friends and
pawn shops, the movie was shot entirely during a two week hiatus
from his job directing “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. Sleeping
Dogs Lie” was hailed as “earnest and improbably
moving” by Esquire Magazine, and “demonically funny
and surprisingly sweet” by Rolling Stone. Bobcat credits
his failure to appear in the film as a good part of its success.
In fall of 2009 Magnolia pictures released Goldthwait’s
most recent film “World’s Greatest Dad”. The
movie stars long time friend Robin Williams, and was again made
independently from the studio system with a cast made up primarily
of close friends, (although this time Process and Darko Productions
came on board and prevented any pawn shops from having to be
involved). The movie was met with rave reviews; “HILARIOUS”
– Washington Post, “See it. A gem with a terrific,
remarkably funny script.”– At the Movies, “Scandalously
entertaining!”– Village Voice, “????”
– Time Out Chicago, “Wonderful” – MTV.
Goldthwait has come a long way from his first appearance on
David Letterman at the age of 20. In addition to directing movies
Bobcat has lent his behind the camera talents to shows such
as; Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Demetri Martin show, The Chappelle
Show, The Man Show, and Crank Yankers. Best known for his unforgettable
movies that were huge in the 80's, Bobcat has also starred in
several HBO specials, and a slew of television appearances to
numerous to mention. Bob continues to push the envelope with
his unique brand of humor headlining major comedy clubs across
the country and all of this has allowed him to live in an impossibly
luxurious rental home in the Los Angeles area.
Actor /comedian Hal Sparks began his professional career as
a teenager in Chicago. As a member of the famed Second City
Troupe, his quick wit and affable personality quickly gained
him recognition and acclaim. In 1987 he was named the “Funniest
Teenager In Chicago” by the Chicago Sun Times. After a
successful run with Second City, Sparks moved to Los Angeles
and immediately began performing at numerous comedy clubs, including
The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory and The Ice
House, as well as at Comic Relief’s American Comedy Festival.
From 1999 – 2000, Sparks was the host of the Emmy-award
winning “Talk Soup” on E! Entertainment Television,
winning rave reviews from fans and critics alike. For five seasons,
he co-starred as Michael Novotny on the hit Showtime series
“Queer As Folk,” based on the controversial and
critically acclaimed British series.
Most recently, Hal provided the voice of Tak in the Nickelodeon
animated series “Tak and the Power of Juju” which
follows a teenage jungle boy and his fellow villagers as they
deal with their fate as the unluckiest tribe in the world. He
also lent his voice to the character “Mr. Q” in
the GSN game show “20Q” hosted by Cat Deeley, based
on the award-winning game of the same name.
In 2006, Sparks appeared on the FOX musical competition series
“Celebrity Duets” and hosted the WB reality series
“Survival Of the Richest.” In 2007, he shared judging
duties with Rosanne Barr on the Nick at Nite comedy competition
series “America’s Funniest Mom.” Hal returned
to his stand-up roots on June 4th when he starred in his own
one-hour Showtime stand-up comedy special “Charmageddon.”
The special was released on DVD in June.
In 2009 Patton won critical acclaim in Robert Siegel’s
feature film Big Fan, which made its debut at Sundance in January
’09 and was distributed by First Independent Pictures.
As a comedian, Patton has shot three TV specials and two critically
acclaimed albums. In August 2009 he released his 3rd album,
as well as a new Comedy Central One Hour Special My Weakness
Is Strong which was distributed through Warner Brothers records
and has received a Grammy nomination for “Best Comedy
Album.”
Currently a series regular on Showtime’s United States
of Tara, Patton has also appeared as a guest star on The Sarah
Silverman Program on Comedy Central and Flight of the Conchords
on HBO. He is also recurring on SyFy’s new series Caprica.
Patton is a regular contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann,
Real Time with Bill Maher and Lewis Black’s Root Of All
Evil. Patton appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s feature film
The Informant and Observe and Report with Seth Rogen.
Patton provided the voice for Remy, the rat, in Pixar’s
Oscar winning Ratatouille. He’s also appeared in more
then 20 films, including Magnolia, Starsky and Hutch and Reno
911!: Miami. Patton also starred in The Comedians of Comedy,
which was shot a s an independent feature film, a TV series
and a long running tour.He tours regularly and extensively,
headlining both in the United States and UK. A regular at music
festivals like Bumbershoot, Bonnaroo, ComiCon and Coachella.
In addition, he is seen performing/reading at events by McSweeney’s
and The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and has a regular, bi-monthly
show at the new Largo at the Coronet Theater in Los Angeles.
On TV he played Spence on The King of Queens on CBS for nine
seasons, as well as appearing on Seinfeld, Reaper, Aqua Teen
Hunger Force and Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job!
Perhaps best known for his offbeat delivery of "the fake
news" on "Saturday Night Live" for five seasons,
Norm MacDonald is a major comedic presence. Aside from his notable
characterizations of Bob Dole and Burt Reynolds, MacDonald proved
that his acerbic wit and writing were not to be contained to
just the small screen.
MacDonald starred in the film Dirty Work, which he also co-wrote;
and, as the voice of Lucky the Dog in the Eddie Murphy hit,
in Dr. Doolittle. Macdonald was also seen in Billy Madison with
Adam Sandler, and in Milos Foreman's Academy Award-nominated
The People Vs. Larry Flint.
Other feature film projects for MacDonald include Pittsburgh,
scripted and co-directed by Golden Globe-winning and Academy
Award-nominated screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski,
who wrote The People Vs. Larry Flint; and the 1999 Andy Kaufman
biopic, Man On The Moon.
A native of Quebec City, Canada, MacDonald began his stand-up
career in comedy clubs throughout Canada. Upon moving to Los
Angeles, he became a writer on the ABC hit series, "Roseanne.
MacDonald currently resides in Los Angeles.
Maz Jobrani is best known as a founding member of the Axis
of Evil Comedy Tour, which featured some of the top Middle Eastern-American
comics in the world. The Axis of Evil Comedy Central Special
premiered in 2007 as the first show on American TV with an all
Middle Eastern/American cast. The DVD was also released in 2007.
The tour started in the US and later went to the Middle East
in the fall of 2007, selling out 27 shows in Dubai, Beirut,
Cairo, Kuwait and Amman (where they performed in front of the
King and Queen of Jordan.) Maz is currently on his own solo
tour titled “Maz Jobrani; Brown and Friendly”, which
again is taking him all over the world including the US, Canada,
Europe, the Middle East and Australia. The “Brown and
Friendly” Comedy Special premiered on Showtime in the
Fall of 2009 and is now out on DVD at www.MazJobrani.com, I-tunes
and Amazon.com.
In movies Maz starred in the role of “Moly” in Ice
Cube’s “Friday After Next.” He also played
Secret Service Agent “Mo” in the Sydney Pollack
thriller “The Interpreter,” opposite Sean Penn and
Nicole Kidman as well as Jennifer Garner’s colleague,
Glenn, in “13 Going on 30.” In television he recently
shot a pilot for ABC titled “Funny in Farsi” and
is recurring on ABC’s “Better off Ted.” He
has been a regular on ABC’s “Knights of Prosperity”
as well as FOX’s “Life on a Stick.” He has
also Guest Starred on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “The
West Wing”, “24”, “NYPD Blue”,
“ER” and much more.
Most recently Maz filmed the groundbreaking ABC pilot “Funny
In Farsi” directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. If picked up for
the Fall schedule, “Farsi” will be the first show
on a major American network based around a Middle Eastern-American
family. Maz plays the patriarch of the family, Kaz. In 2008
Maz sold a TV show to CBS based on his life as an Iranian-American
in the United States. The show was best described as a Middle
Eastern “Everybody Loves Raymond.” He is also preparing
to shoot a film titled “Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero”
– a cross between a Middle Eastern “Pink Panther”
and “Bend it Like Beckham.” (Jimmy can be seen at
www.jimmyvestvood.com).
Maz has done standup on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,”
“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “The
Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,“ Comedy Central’s
“Premium Blend,” and England’s Paramount 2
Network. His sketch comedy performances at the ACME Theater
in Los Angeles were hailed as “devilishly funny”
and “extraordinary” by LA Weekly.
Maz was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he caught
the acting bug after portraying the lead in his eighth grade
production of “Li’l Abner.” He studied theater
throughout high school, and then went on to earn a BA in Political
Science and Italian at UC Berkeley. In the fall of 1994, while
beginning a Ph.D. program in Political Science at UCLA, he visited
the university’s prestigious theater program – and
was immediately hooked back on acting. This led to him dropping
out of the Ph.D. program to pursue his childhood passion.
Maz's work can be viewed on his website, www.mazjobrani.com.
A noted purveyor of fin-de-siècle shock comedy, Canadian
Tom Green aimed to transform his gross-out TV stardom into movie
fame (or infamy) with his 2001 directorial debut, Freddy Got
Fingered.
Raised in Ottawa, Green began to hone his comic skills as a
teenager, pulling gags for the amusement of his friends. Along
with doing stand-up while in college, Green released a rap album
and created a hit radio show at the University of Ottawa. After
graduation, Green managed to get the first incarnation of his
signature TV series, The_Tom_Green_Show, on local Ottawa television
in 1994. A hit, The Tom Green Show landed on Canada's Comedy
Network and officially hit the big time when MTV bought it and
began airing it in the U.S. in 1999. During its two years on
MTV, the show garnered high ratings due to Green's penchant
for pushing the limits of taste with such gags as shagging a
dead moose and delivering animal parts to his parents' house,
and for involving innocent bystanders in his "confrontational
comedy." Green even managed to top the episode featuring
his trip home with Presidential paramour Monica Lewinsky when
he transformed his spring 2000 battle with testicular cancer
into the infamous "Cancer Special" for MTV.
During Green's MTV tenure, he moved to films with a small role
in theSaturday Night Live-based comedy Superstar (1999). Green's
antics as a nerdy college student, particularly placing a live
mouse on his tongue, subsequently became one of the main draws
of the raunchy teen hit Road_Trip(2000). A cameo as Drew_Barrymore's
sad sack boyfriend Chad in the blockbuster Charlie's Angels
(2000) paid off personally when Green andBarrymore became an
offscreen item; after much hedging and a faux jilting at the
altar on Saturday Night Live in November 2000, the two married
quietly in 2001.
After The_Tom_Green_Show ended, Green turned his attention
to his first movie vehicle, co-writing, directing, and starring
in Freddy Got Fingered. Avowedly intended to be the most disgusting
film possible, Freddy featured such set pieces as Green swinging
a baby by its umbilical cord, doing unmentionable things with
horses, and many creative uses for meat. Although Green's cinematic
escapades earned a few comparisons to 1970s performance art,
Freddy Got Fingered was mostly blasted for its technical crudity
and general witlessness, and died a swift death at the box office.
Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in many comedy
movies and guest spots on television. She is best known for
playing "Stifler's mom," the consummate "MILF,"
in the American Pie films, though she is also known for supporting
parts in other films, including Hilary Duff's stepmother in
A Cinderella Story, Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde
and its sequel, and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated
feature Robots.
She has played comic parts in the improv mockumentaries Best
in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration directed
by Christopher Guest. She also appeared in the 2006 film Date
Movie as a spoof of Barbra Streisand's Meet the Fockers character.
Epic Movie, the first movie she had a starring role in, released
in 2007 and was made by the same people behind Date Movie; in
it, she played the "White Bitch" (the White Witch)
of Gnarnia (Narnia), a lampoon of the Disney and Walden Media
film The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Coolidge had a regular role in the NBC sitcom Joey as Joey's
agent, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. She
originally starred in an episode of Friends in its final season
as Amanda, a tactless and uninhibited wannabe whom Phoebe and
Monica try to shake off. Prior to her Friends appearance she
was a regular on She TV, a very short-lived sketch comedy that
also featured Nick Bakay, Elon Gold, Simbi Khali, and Linda
Kash. She also has appeared on According to Jim, playing Jim's
sister and in an episode of Sex and the City, and on Frasier
as Frederica, Martin Crane's new physical therapist. Coolidge
also appeared in the kiddie comedy Slappy and the Stinkers and
as Adam Sandler's wife's friend, Janine, in the 2006 comedy
film Click.
Coolidge made one of her first appearances in the Seinfeld episode
"The Masseuse". She also had a recurring role on King
of the Hill as Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer.
In 2006, she guest starred on an episode of Top Chef. Most recently,
Coolidge appeared on Thank God You're Here and The Closer, on
TNT. In 2008, she guest starred on The Secret Life of the American
Teenager as a call girl. She also starred in Living Proof a
Lifetime movie.
The Wayans family is filled with talented members, so there
is no surprise that the two youngest brothers, Shawn and Marlon
Wayans, have followed in their family's footsteps as Hollywood
icons. These two comedic prodigies have accomplished a lot in
their relatively short careers so far.
Both Shawn and Marlon Wayans made their acting debut in 1989
in their brother Keenen Ivory Wayans’ feature film “I’m
Gonna Get You Sucka.” Immediately following their feature
film debut, they joined the cast of the Emmy Award winning comedy
series, “In Living Color.” “The Wayans Bros.”
sitcom, which Shawn and Marlon created and starred in, was the
first WB show to be sold into syndication after heading up the
WB network lineup for five years.
Shawn and Marlon’s past film credits include the hit comedy
“Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking
Your Juice in The Hood,” which they co-wrote, produced
and starred in together. The movie was a comic spoof of the
coming-of-age-in-the-hood movies and is a huge cult favorite.
More recently Shawn and Marlon starred in the box office hit,
“Little Man” and “White Chicks,” both
of which they also co-wrote and produced. The brothers began
co-writing this string of blockbusters with the smash “Scary
Movie” where they also starred along side each other,
and was directed by their brother Keenen Ivory Wayans. Co-written,
produced and starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans, “Scary
Movie 2” was the only sequel in the “Scary Movie”
franchise with direct Wayans involvement. Shawn and Marlon were
next seen on the big screen in “Dance Flick,” the
new comedy co-written with brother Keenen Ivory, which premiered
in May, 2009. Marlon also starred in the 2009 blockbuster “G.I.
Joe: The Rise of Cobra” where he played Ripcord, the G.I.
Joe team HALO’s jumper.
When not producing and starring in
hit movies or on the road performing standup, Shawn and Marlon
can be found hard at work in the “lab” where the
Wayans siblings are busy concocting their next project.
In the late 1970s, the late legendary comedian Andy Kaufman
met and befriended Las Vegas lounge act Tony Clifton–
or so the story goes. Shortly after that, however, we all learned
that Andy was Tony… maybe. Either way, Tony’s back
in the spotlight!
Tony Clifton is shrouded in mystery and rightfully so, as the
late great comedian Andy Kaufman wanted it that way.
According to Kaufman himself, he hitchhiked to Las Vegas in
1969 to see Elvis Presley. After the show, Andy stumbled into
a seedy lounge in the bad side of town and saw an act that would
change his life forever: Tony Clifton!
It wasn't long until Kaufman became popular (due to the TV series
"Taxi") and demanded that Clifton appear on the show.
The producers agreed, until Tony showed up drunk with two hookers.
He was fired and had to be bodily thrown off the Paramount lot.
Kaufman became obsessed with Clifton, instructing his manager
to "find Tony work.” Surprisingly, Clifton was able
to appear on a number of mainstream TV shows in the late 70's
and early 80's, performing duets with everyone from Dinah Shore
to Miss Piggy. He even appeared on the David Letterman Show
and Letterman thought it was Andy Kaufman in disguise. Meanwhile,
Kaufman was watching the show back home in L.A. and was rolling
on the floor with laughter, knowing he pulled one over on the
King of Late Nite. After Kaufman's untimely end in 1984, there
were those who believed that Andy had faked his death and was,
in fact, now performing as Clifton. The Milos Forman film, "MAN
ON THE MOON", that starred Jim Carrey further fueled these
rumors. Fans were further stunned when Tony made a rare appearance
alongside Michael Stipe and R.E.M.at the Hollywood Bowl.
After a brief appearance on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show"
in 2004, followed by a sold out performance at L.A.'s House
of Blues, Tony had been in communicado. Then in 2008, everything
changed when he was arrested in New Orleans for disorderly conduct.
The nationally recognized charitable organization, Comic Relief,
came to his rescue, persuading the judge to give him "community
service" instead of jail time. Thus "Tony Clifton
and his Katrina Kiss-My-Ass Orchestra" was born (this is
a continuation of Comic Relief’s commitment to support
artists affected by Hurricane Katrina). The Orchestra went on
tour and continues to take the country and critics by storm.
Though rumors still persist that Andy Kaufman himself will
show up, Clifton is quick to reply: "Andy's DEAD!!! lf
you want to see Kaufman, get yourself a flashlight and a shovel."
Michael Ian Black is a multi-talented actor, writer, comedian
and director. He's also a filmmaker, having written and directed
the MGM DVD release, "Wedding Daze,” starring Jason
Biggs and Isla Fisher. He also wrote the original screenplay
for “Run, Fatboy, Run” (2008), starring Simon Pegg
and Thandie Newton under the direction of David Schwimmer.
Black's most recent comedy series, "Michael and Michael
Have Issues," appeared on Comedy Central this past year.
He and former State colleague Michael Showalter created, starred
in, wrote, directed and produced this comedic look at the intertwining
lives of two contentious best friends. Along with Showalter
and David Wain, Black created, starred in and co-wrote the Comedy
Central series, "Stella." He's one of the lead commentators
on VH1's "I Love the..." series. His writings on contemporary
culture have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wired, Filter,
CMJ Magazine and McSweeney's online.
Black starred opposite Paul Rudd and Janeane Garofalo in the
USA Films cult hit, "Wet Hot American Summer." He
appeared in “Reno 911!: Miami,” “The Ten,"
"Partners" and “The Baxter.” He’ll
next be seen opposite Topher Grace and Anna Faris in “Kids
in America.” For four years, he starred on NBC's hit drama,
"Ed”. Most recently, he shot a lead role in the upcoming
Crackle series, “Backwash”.
His career began when Black graduated from NYU and co-created,
co-wrote and starred in the acclaimed MTV sketch comedy show,
"The State." From there, he co-created, co-wrote and
starred in the Comedy Central series "Viva Variety."
He was also the voice and forearm of the popular Pets.com sock
puppet. Black gives comedy lectures around the country under
the title, "The Awesome Life with Michael Ian Black."
He also performs stand-up comedy in clubs all over the U.S.
