Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen (needs edit)

Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen



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Byron Allen



Born: April 22, 1961 (age 58)



Medium: Stand-up, television



Nationality: American



Years active: 1979–present



Genres: Observational comedy



Subject(s): Everyday life, American culture



Spouse Jennifer Lucas (2007–present)



Children: 3





Notable works and roles:



Co-Host of Real People



Host of The Byron Allen Show



Host of Entertainers with Byron Allen



Host of Comics Unleashed



Byron Allen Folks is an American businessman, former comedian, television producer, philanthropist, and the founder, owner, chairman, and chief executive officer of the U.S. television production company Entertainment Studios.







Early life and education



Allen's interest in show business began during his childhood, when he would accompany his mother to NBC studios in Burbank where she worked as a publicist.



At age 14, Allen put together his first stand-up routine and began appearing on amateur night at comedy clubs throughout the Los Angeles area.





Career



Comedian Jimmie Walker saw Allen's stand-up act and invited the 14-year-old comedian to join his comedy writing team alongside promising young comedians Jay Leno and David Letterman. At age 18, Allen made his television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. One of his earliest roles was as a regular presenter on the NBC series Real People during the show's entire run.



His show "Jammin" was picked up as "Kickin' It with Byron Allen" in 1992, and by the end of its run had made the list of longest-running United States television series. Allen's foray into television production began in Los Angeles in 1993 when he founded Entertainment Studios with the launch of his first series — Entertainers with Byron Allen—a weekly, one-hour series profiling the current stars of film and television.



In 2009, Allen launched eight 24-hour HD television networks simultaneously: Automotive.TV, Cars.TV, Comedy.TV, ES.TV, Justice Central, MyDestination.TV, Pets.TV and Recipe.TV.



Among the company's top programs are: Emmy-winning Cars.TV, Emmy-nominated America's Court with Judge Ross and We the People with Gloria Allred, Comics Unleashed, Comedy.TV, Beautiful Homes & Great Estates, Pets.TV, Recipe.TV, Career Day and The Young Icons. His company also made its first foray into scripted programming, producing two weekly primetime sitcoms that debuted in September 2012: The First Family and Mr. Box Office.



In 2016, Entertainment Studios purchased TheGrio, a digital, video-centric news platform devoted to providing compelling entertainment, news and lifestyle content for African-Americans.



In 2017 the game show Funny You Should Ask was added to the roster of Byron Allen produced shows.



Allen acquired the television assets of The Weather Channel for approximately $300 million in March 2018. In 2019, he announced the launch of The Weather Channel Espanol which is slated for 2020, and will soon also launch Local Now, powered by The Weather Channel technology. Also in 2019, he would partner with Sinclair Broadcast Group to acquire Fox Sports Networks, which The Walt Disney Company was forced to sell as a condition of its purchasing 21st Century Fox.





Awards



In 2018, Allen was selected for the Bloomberg 50 for his accomplishments as a global business leader. He was also selected for the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at the Goldman Sachs Builders & Innovators Summit 2018, and he was honored as a Distinguished Guest Speaker at the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Luncheon in December 2018. In January 2019, Allen was a recipient of NATPE's 16th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards, presented during the annual NATPE Miami Marketplace & Conference. Allen was also honored with the 2019 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award at the 46th annual Los Angeles Urban League Awards dinner.





Personal life



Allen married Jennifer Lucas in 2007. The couple has three children: two daughters born in 2008 and 2010, and a son, born in 2012.





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Lisa Alvarado ...  Herself 1 episode, 2010



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Mark Gross ...  Himself 1 episode, 2011



Dat Phan ...  Himself - Guest 1 episode, 2011



Don Friesen  1 episode, 2012



Jay Phillips ...  Himself - Guest 1 episode, 2012



Robin Montague  1 episode, 2013



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Pauly Shore (comedian)

Pauly Shore

Buuuuuuudddddddyyyyyy........jaewsssssssss (juice)


Pseudonym: The Weasel

Birth name: Paul Montgomery Shore

Born: February 1, 1968 (age 51), Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Medium: Stand-up comedy, television, film

Nationality: American

Years active: 1985–present

Genres: Improvisational comedy


Notable works and roles

Host of MTV

Stoney Brown in Encino Man

Crawl in Son in Law

Bones Conway in In the Army Now

Tommy Collins in Jury Duty

Bud Macintosh in Bio-Dome

Pauly Shore Is Dead

Adopted

Paul Montgomery Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his roles in several comedy films in the 1990s. Shore began as a stand up comedian at the age of 17, before becoming an MTV VJ in 1989. This led to a starring role in comedy film Encino Man in 1992 which was a modest hit. Roles in other films followed, including Son in Law (1993) and Bio-Dome (1996).



Early life

Shore was born Paul Montgomery Shore, the son of Mitzi Shore (née Saidel; 1930–2018), who founded The Comedy Store, and Sammy Shore (c.1927–2019), a comedian. Shore was raised Jewish, and grew up in Beverly Hills, California. He attended Beverly Hills High School.


Career

Stand-up career

Inspired by his parents' work in comedy and show business, a 17-year-old Shore made his stand-up debut at the Alley Cat Bistro in Culver City. "Everyone else in school was filling out their SAT applications, but I just passed mine back. I knew I wasn't going to go to college." Shore was mentored by Sam Kinison and opened several of his sets. While touring the comedy club circuit, Shore cultivated an alter ego persona called "The Weasel".

"The Weasel" involved Shore speaking in a surfer parlance, heavily peppered with dudespeak slang such as "edged", "melons" and "grinding" as well as his catchphrase, "Hey, BU-DDY."


MTV

Shore's big break came as an on-air MTV VJ, a position he held from 1989 to 1994. At the height of his MTV fame, Shore had his own show, Totally Pauly, serving as a host on MTV's annual Spring Break parties. He also released a music video, "Lisa, Lisa, the One I Adore".


Film career

In 1992, Shore starred in Encino Man, which was a modest hit. The film's success propelled Shore to star in additional personalized vehicles, albeit increasingly less successful: Son in Law (1993), In the Army Now (1994), Jury Duty (1995), and Bio-Dome (1996). All five films received sharply negative reviews, with the last three each holding a rating below 10% at Rotten Tomatoes; in addition, each of the movies grossed less at the box office than the one before. In 1997, Shore starred in the eponymous TV show Pauly; the show was cancelled after five episodes aired. Shore makes a cameo appearance in the American rock band Limp Bizkit music video "N 2 Gether Now", as a pizza deliveryman, and a briefer appearance in "Break Stuff".

In 2003, Shore produced, wrote, directed and starred in Pauly Shore Is Dead, a semi-autobiographical mockumentary, and in 2005, starred in the short-lived reality television series Minding the Store. In 2010, Shore starred in Adopted, which sees him traveling to Africa to adopt a child.

In March 2018, Shore appeared as himself in episode 10 of the TV series Alone Together.


Discography

Year Title Record label

1991 The Future of America WTG Records
1992 Scraps From the Future WTG Records/Epic
1993 Son in Law (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Hollywood Records
1994 Pink Diggily Diggily Priority Records


Filmography

Year Title Role

1988 For Keeps Retro
18 Again! Barrett

1989 Rock & Read Host
Lost Angels Kid #3
Married With Children The Captain
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge Buzz

1990 Wedding Band Nicky

1992 Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You Himself
Encino Man Stanley "Stoney" Brown
Class Act Julian Thomas

1993 Son in Law Crawl

1994 In the Army Now Bones Conway

1995 A Goofy Movie Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski
Jury Duty Thomas B. "Tommy" Collins

1996 Bio-Dome Bud Macintosh
Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy Himself

1997 The Curse of Inferno Chuck Betts
Playboy: Jenny McCarthy, the Playboy Years Himself
Casper: A Spirited Beginning Snivel (voice)

1998 Junket Whore Himself
Casper Meets Wendy The Oracle

1999 King of the Hill MTV DJ

2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie Robert "Bobby" Zimuruski
Red Letters Anthony Griglio
The Princess and the Barrio Boy Wesley
The Bogus Witch Project Himself
Futurama Himself

2001 The Wash Man in Trunk

2002 Rebel Fish Himself/DVD Host

2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Himself/Bucky's Cousin

2005 My Big Fat Independent Movie Himself

2007 Natural Born Komics Himself

2009 Opposite Day Robert Benson

2010 Pauly Shore's 'Adopted' Himself
Stonerville Rod Hardbone

2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star AFA Emcee

2012 Whiskey Business Nicky Ferelli

2014 Pauly Shore Stands Alone Himself

2016 Hell's Kitchen Himself

2017 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Johnny Blowhole (voice)

2017 Sandy Wexler Testimonial

2018 Alone Together Himself

Lavell Crawford (comedian)

Lavell Crawford


Birth name: Lavell Maurice Crawford

Born: November 11, 1968 (age 50), St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Medium: Stand-up, television

Spouse: DeShawn Crawford

Children: 1

Lavell Maurice Crawford (born November 11, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Huell Babineaux in Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. He also played the role of Gus Patch in the Netflix original movie The Ridiculous 6.



Early life

Crawford was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri, where he graduated in 1986. As a child, he suffered from numerous hardships, including a struggle with weight, a near-drowning at age ten, and abandonment by his father, who was a bodybuilder. However, as of 2010, the two have reconnected.


Career

Crawford frequently performed on BET's ComicView in the '90s. Lavell was a contestant on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2007, where in the two-hour season finale he lost to Jon Reep. In 2011 at the Roberts Orpheum Theatre in St. Louis, he recorded Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get Some Love. He went on to appear on the crime drama series Breaking Bad as Saul Goodman's bodyguard Huell Babineaux and on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a garbageman posing as a stand-up comedian going by the stage name Landslide. He also appeared in an episode of Tosh.0, where he helps "the worst stand-up comedian" redeem himself. He has a small supporting role in the 2015 film American Ultra. Crawford has made multiple appearances on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in 2015, both as a special correspondent and as a panel member. On Adult Swim, Crawford made a guest appearance in Aqua TV Show Show as Unbelievable Ron and a chimp alien. He also made a celebrity guest appearance in Squidbillies, as well as Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. In 2016, Crawford dropped up to 120 pounds in weight. In 2017, he appeared on Better Call Saul, reprising his role as Huell Babineaux from Breaking Bad. Crawford also appears in J-Kwon's "Tipsy" music video. He was also featured in the Comedy Central hit program Workaholics as the character Tyrone.

Cocoa Brown (comedian) needs edit

Cocoa Brown

Not to be confused with adult film actress CoCo Brown.

Born: Farah Brown
October 9, 1972
Newport News, Virginia
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Farah Brown (born October 9, 1972), known professionally as Cocoa Brown, is an American actress, writer and comedian.


Contents
1 Life and career
2 Filmography
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
3 References
4 External links
Life and career
Brown was born as Farah Brown in Newport News, Virginia.[1][2] She attended and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. She also has a Master of Science degree from The University of Phoenix in Secondary Education.[3] Brown has performed in many different comedy stage shows including BET's ComicViewand One Mic Stand and Showtime at the Apollo.[2] She later began appearing on television, playing guest starring roles on ER and Breaking Bad.

In 2011, Brown was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network comedy series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse playing the role of Jennifer, Tasha Smith's character best friend.[2] The series ran for six seasons. In 2014, she played the leading role alongside Nia Long, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Zulay Henao and Amy Smart in the comedy-drama film The Single Moms Club. She received positive reviews for her performance.[4][5] The following year, she appeared in an supporting role in a comedy film Ted 2.[6][7]

In 2016, Brown played the role of juror Jeanette "Queen B" Harris in the FX drama series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story produced by Ryan Murphy.[8] In 2018, she worked again with Ryan Murphy, playing the recurring role of Carla Price opposite Connie Britton and Mariette Hartley in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2003 Blue Moon M.C. Short film
2006 Mahoghany Blues Lawanza Short film
2008 Attitude for Destruction Sexy Reporter Direct-to-video
2008 Lakeview Terrace Bartender
2008 An American Carol Airport Security Guard 1
2009 Robbin' in da Hood Mae Mae Direct-to-video
2009 Dukes and the Dutchess Raven Dukes
2010 Friendship! Polizistin
2010 Dad's Home Crossing Guard Television film
2010 I Want Candy Chantelle Short film
2014 The Single Moms Club Lytia
2015 Ted 2 Joy
2017 Chi Nu Legacy Professor Stewart
2018 The Other Side Wedding Planner
2019 His, Hers & the Truth Mrs. Smith
2019 Happy Thanksgiving Claudia
2020 Lethal Procedures Beverly Smith
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Young and the Restless Woman #4 1 episode
2004 Las Vegas Lady Behind The Counter Episode: "Tainted Love"
2007 ER Judy Episode: "From Here to Paternity Esinam"
2009 Breaking Bad Mail Lady Episode: "Peekaboo"
2009 Secret Girlfriend Jamilla Episode: "You Try to Make Some Internet Cash"
2011 Victorious Nurse Episode: "Tori Gets Stuck"
2011 2 Broke Girls Woman Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Austin & Ally Security Guard Episode: "Rockers & Writers"
2011–2017 Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse Jennifer Series regular, 162 episodes
2012 GCB Chardonnay Episode: "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
2012 The Soul Man Sister Williams Episode: "Lost in the Move"
2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Female Neighbor Episode: "The Scarlet Neighbor..."
2013 Mr. Box Office Midge Episode: "The Golden Apple"
2013 Psych Big Wendy Episode: "Deez Nups
2015 K.C. Undercover Big Ange Episode: "Operation Other Side Part 1"
2016 American Crime Story Jeanette "Queen B" Harris Recurring role, 5 episodes
2017 Marlon Nurse Patrice Episode: "Hospital Party"
2018-2019 9-1-1 Carla Price Recurring role, 10 episodes

Greg Hahn (comedian)

Greg Hahn

Greg Hahn

Alma mater: Rollins College

Occupation: Stand-up comedian

Greg Hahn is an American stand-up comedian. He is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, and has several television appearances including Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He also performs at numerous corporate functions and comedy clubs. He is known for his highly energetic style of humor, often speaking in loud, rapid bursts.


Biography

Hahn was raised in South Florida and attended Cardinal Gibbons Catholic high school.

After graduating from Rollins College and serving as a Captain in the Marine Corps he became a buyer for Sanders Associates. In the beginning days of his comedy career he also had stints as a lumberjack and a Wild West stuntman. Once established in stand-up comedy, Hahn had appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Make Me Laugh, Louis C.K.'s Pulp Comics, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, 30 Seconds to Fame, Star Search, Comedy.TV and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.

When appearing on Star Search, Greg was spotted by Tom Griswold of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show. He is best known for his performances on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show, where his aggressive comedic style with numerous punchlines along with his drumming ability have earned him consistent appearances. He performed in the first Bob and Tom Comedy Central special and headlines many of their theater shows across the country.

He is based in Los Angeles.

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Butch Bradley

Biography

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Overview (1)

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Butch Bradley is one of the most popular stand-up comics on today's comedy circuit. A veteran of The Laugh Factory, The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Tropicana Comedy Stop, The Comedy Connection, and Comic Strip NYC, Butch's extensive experience has earned him opening spots for comics such as Ray Romano, Lewis Black, and Cathy Ladman. Butch was also a featured comic at the 2001 Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

Butch Bradley is an energetic young comedian who hails from Atlantic City. With his constant manic energy, Butch Bradley doesn't just warm-up an audience he sets them on fire. Butch started his comedy career as a founding member of the Boston Improv troupe The ID, headlining at the national improv festival in Minneapolis. Increasing attention spurred his solo stand-up career, and Butch now works all over the country! Bradley's dynamic upbeat humor and fast witted improv make him popular and keep his audience howling for more. Additionally, Butch has appeared on numerous television programs including The Martin Short Show, VH1's The List, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, HBO and Comedy Central. Butch can be seen in the documentary film "Open Mic" starring Richard Jeni, Dave Chappelle, Tony Rock, and Shawn Wayans. Most recently, Butch performed on the USO Tour in Afghanistan and Iraq supporting our troops.

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Let go with fear and fall. Let go with Faith and fly!

Life is the most incredible dream you will ever experience and in Life anything is possible!

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Ty Barnett
Born Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation comedian
Years active 2002—
Tyrone (Ty) Barnett (born 1975) is an African-American actor and stand-up comic.

Career
Barnett made his first television appearance in 2003 on CBS's Star Search[1] He cites Chris Rock and Richard Pryor as major influences.[2]

Ty Barnett was born, raised and attended high school on the south side of Chicago. After high school, he served in the United States Army for six years and was discharged in 1996.[3] He was voted "Up-and-coming Comedian of the Year" in 2002 at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and named "Outstanding Performer" at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.[4] In 2003, he made it to the semi-finals of CBS's Star Search and by 2005 first appeared on CBS's The Late Late Show.[citation needed]

He was featured on Comedy Central Presents and was the 2006 runner-up on the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing.[citation needed] He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy, and in two episodes of 'Til Death.[citation needed] Barnett has also appeared in the feature film Stand Up, as the opening act for Donna Summer, in Premium Blend.[5]

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Love at the 2009 Twitter Conference
Born July 12, 1971 (age 48)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Medium
Comediantelevision hostactressauthor
Nationality American
Alma mater Prairie View A&M University
Years active 2003–present
Genres Observational comedy
Subject(s)
Relationshipscurrent eventsAmerican politics[1]
Website www.lonilove.com
Loni Love (born July 12, 1971) is an American comedian, television host, actress and author. While working as an electrical engineer in the early 2000s, she switched to music engineering, until later launching a career in stand-up comedy.

She was the runner-up on Star Search 2003 and was named among the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy Central in 2009.

Currently, Love is one of the hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Real, alongside Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Adrienne Houghton, which premiered on July 15, 2013.[2]


Contents
1 Life and career
2 Filmography
3 Awards and nominations
3.1 Daytime Emmy Award
4 References
5 External links
Life and career
Love was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects.[citation needed] Prior to her career as a comedian, she was an electrical engineer,[3] an experience she talks about in many of her acts.[4] After graduating from Cass Technical High School in 1989, she had worked for a time on the General Motors assembly line putting doors on 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlasses, work which ignited her interest in electrical engineering. Love then received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&M University in Texas. While at Prairie View, she minored in music and was also a member of the Eta Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.[5] It was there that she discovered stand-up comedy after winning a $50 competition and then performed frequently during her college life. After finding work as an engineer at Xerox in California, she continued to do stand-up after work in clubs and became a regular at the Laugh Factory.[6] After eight years of working at Xerox, Love resigned to pursue comedy during a layoff to prevent someone else from losing their job.[6] Recently Love did a show on VH1 called I Love the 2000s which she gives her view on 2000-2009's pop culture highlights and became a Roundtable panelist for her friend and fellow comic Chelsea Handler.

Love started her comedic career in 2003, after appearing on Star Search, reaching the finals and losing in a close competition to the winner.[7] Since then, she has appeared in films and numerous television shows.[citation needed] She has also acted in dramatic theatre plays.[citation needed] Love was named "Hot Comic" for 2009 in Campus Activity magazine and one of the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy Central. She was awarded the Jury Prize for best stand-up at the 2003 US Comedy Arts Festival.[citation needed] In 2008 Love became the CNN correspondent for D. L. Hughley Breaks the News and covered the inauguration of President Barack Obama. She also appears regularly in comedy clubs and the college comedy circuit.[citation needed] In late 2009, Love recorded her first one-hour Comedy Central special, America's Sister, which aired on May 8, 2010.[8] In July 2013, Loni released her first comedy advice book titled "Love Him Or Leave Him But Don't Get Stuck With The Tab". It was published by Simon and Schuster. In 2013, Love became one of the hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Real, alongside Tamera Mowry-Housley, Adrienne Houghton, Jeannie Mai and Tamar Braxton (former co-host for seasons 1 & 2), which was scheduled to premiere on July 15, 2013 on Fox Television Stations.[9] The show was approved to return September 15, 2014. She and her co-hosts have won two NAACP Image Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award for their work. In 2015, she appeared in the comedy film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with Kevin James, and the action film Bad Asses on the Bayou, with Danny Trejo and Danny Glover.[10] The same year, Love was reported as developing a remake of the dating game show Love Connection, with herself as the host.[11] However, it fell through at the last minute. She also won 'Worst Cooks in America' Season 9 in 2016, winning $50,000 for her chosen charity.

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2016 Mother's Day Kimberly
2015 Bad Asses on the Bayou Carmen
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Donna Ericone
2014 Gutshot Straight Ms. Love
2014 Bad Asses Carmen
2004 Soul Plane Shaniece
With or Without You Waitress
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Kevin Can Wait Yvette Guest star (1 episode)
2016 Heads Up! Herself Host (65 episodes)
2016 Worst Cooks in America Herself Winner
2015 American Dad! Iris Guest star (1 episode)
2014 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Herself Recurring Guest star & DJ
2014 I Love the 2000s Herself
2013–present The Real Co-Host Talk Show
2012 Bethenny Herself
2011 Whitney Nurse
2011 Kickin' It Marge Recurring
2011–2013 After Lately Herself
2010 The Gossip Queens
2009 Wildest TV Show Moments
D. L. Hughley Breaks the News
2008 GSN Live
Phineas and Ferb Carl's Saleswoman Disguise
2008–2014 Chelsea Lately
2008–2014 TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...
2008 Chocolate News
Comics Unleashed
2006 Thick and Thin Viola Series regular
2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Herself Featured comic
Weekends at the DL Panelist
Cuts Pepper Guest star (1 episode)
2004–2007 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Lunch Lady Recurring
2004 Girlfriends Guest star (1 episode)
Redlight, Greenlight Herself Series host
Premium Blend
2003–2004 Hollywood Squares
2003 Star Search Finalist
I Love the '70s Series regular
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

Year Award Nominated work Result
2016 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Tamar Braxton, Adrienne Houghton, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry-Housley) The Real Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Houghton, Mai, and Mowry-Housley) Won
2019 Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
(shared with Houghton, Mai, and Mowry-Housley) Nominated

Finesse Mitchell (comedian)

Finesse Mitchell
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Finesse Mitchell
Born Alfred Langston Mitchell[1]
June 12, 1972 (age 47)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actor, comedian, author
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Jessica Santos (2008–2011)
Adris Debarge (2013–present)
Children 1
Website www.finessemitchell.com
Alfred Langston "Finesse" Mitchell (born June 12, 1972) is an American actor, author and stand-up comedian. From 2003 to 2006, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live.[2] Mitchell has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo, BET's ComicView, Comedy Central Presents, Disney's A.N.T. Farm and NBC's Late Friday.


Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live
2.2 Celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Finesse Mitchell was born in Atlanta. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he was a member of the football team and the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.[2]

Career
Mitchell made his first television appearance on BET’s Comic View in 1999 where he instantly became a favorite among the show’s loyal followers. Shortly after Comic View, Mitchell moved to both Los Angeles and New York City where he had several appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and two on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

In 2003, Mitchell became a featured player on Saturday Night Live. After two seasons, in 2005 he was promoted to full cast member.[3] His screen time was drastically reduced after this promotion.[4] On September 20, 2006, Saturday Night Live announced that the show was dropping Mitchell, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz from the show due to budget cuts.

After his stint on SNL, he has continued to perform stand-up comedy and appeared in the films Who's Your Caddy? The Comebacks and Mad Money.[5]

From 2008 to 2009, Mitchell made several appearances on The Today Show as a guest correspondent and on Tyra and Chelsea Lately as a guest panelist. In 2010, he appeared in the Comedy Central sketch series Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

With the help of Quincy Jones’s son, QD3, Mitchell released his stand-up comedy available on DVD entitled Snap Famous. He is also a writer and offers relationship advice in Essence magazine. His 2007 book, Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much, gives dating advice to African-American women.[1][6]

In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.[7][8] Mitchell also plays Darryl Parks, Chyna's (China Anne McClain) father, and a recurring character on the hit Disney Channel sitcom A.N.T. Farm.[8][9]

In the stand-up comedy space, Finesse was a member of the 2014 Shaq All-Star Comedy Jam tour. He further shined on the SHAQ All-Star one-hour comedy special taped in Atlanta, GA which aired on SHOWTIME.

In January 2015, Mitchell, a supporter of the men and women in the armed forces, appeared at Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops. The live event from Las Vegas was recorded for airing at a later date[needs update?] on Country Music Television (CMT), and all proceeds benefit the Armed Forces Foundation. In February 2015, Mitchell hit the road with Cameron Crowe and producer J.J. Abrams for the Showtime Network’s new comedy pilot Roadies. In March 2015, he played a role in HBO’s new comedy pilot Brothers in Atlanta. The show is executive produced by Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live) with Tim Story directing. In May 2015, Mitchell had a role in the film Barely Lethal.

On October 10, 2018, it was reported by TVLine that Mitchell would have a role in the spinoff for the ABC situation comedy The Middle playing Hudson, a bartender with a big heart who works at the same Chicago hotel as Sue Heck.[10]

Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live
Starkisha, a stereotypically ghetto woman with a bad attitude.
Celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live
50 Cent
Al Reynolds
Andre 3000
apl.de.ap
Bobby Brown
BooG!e
Colin Powell
Corey Clark
Donovan McNabb
Ed Lover
Gayle King
Kelis
Kevin Eubanks
Kobe Bryant
Michael Powell
Morgan Freeman
O. J. Simpson
Sean Combs
R. Kelly
Ralph Carter (as Michael Evans on Good Times)
Ray Nagin
Robbin Grider
Ron Artest
Shucky Ducky
Stephen A. Smith
Stuart Scott
Venus Williams
Willie Gault
Personal life
On September 13, 2008, he married Jessica Santos in Atlanta.[11] On May 20, 2011, Mitchell and Santos divorced.

He married again, in September 2013, to Adris DeBarge, daughter of singer El DeBarge.[9][12]. Their daughter Elle was born March 2015.[13]

Earthquake (comedian)

Earthquake (comedian)
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Earthquake
Birth name Nathaniel Stroman
Born May 29, 1963 (age 56)
Washington, D.C., United States
Medium Stand-up, television, film
Nationality American
Years active 1980s – present
Genres Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, black comedy
Subject(s) African-American culture, racism, race relations, relationships
Spouse Robin Goings (2002–2005) (divorced) 1 child
Notable works and roles Uncle Mike on Everybody Hates Chris
Karl in The Longshots
Root in Barnyard & Back at the Barnyard
Website http://www.myspace.com/quakeshouse2
Nathaniel Stroman (born May 29, 1963), best known as "Earthquake", is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. He also hosted a daily radio show on afternoon drive for WBLS.

Earthquake performed a half-hour HBO special as part of the series One Night Stand, which first aired on August 26, 2005. He also had a small role in Kevin Smith's film Clerks II, and a supporting role in the film The Longshots. He had a recurring role as Chris' Uncle Mike, on Everybody Hates Chris. He voiced Root the Rooster in the 2006 CGI film, Barnyard and in the video game of the same title, and continues to do so on the TV series spinoff, Back at the Barnyard.


Contents
1 Early life
2 Military career
3 Early comedic career
4 WBLS
5 Recognition
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Nathaniel “Earthquake” Stroman was born on May 29, 1963, in Washington, D.C..[1] His mother gave him the nickname “Earthquake”.[2] She said: “Any time you take all the precautions not to have a kid, from the diaphragm to .... a condom, and you still have a child, there's nothing else you can name that child but a natural disaster."[2]

Earthquake grew up poor with his mother in a tough southeast neighborhood, and they often didn’t have anything to eat.[1] "You can't have dreams when you're hungry," he pointed out.[1] "That's why when I was in school I used to get F's in my first four classes before lunch."[1] Earthquake was a class clown, but had no real idea that he could make comedy a career. He later bemoaned the fact that no teacher or advisor had ever pointed him in the direction of performing.[1]

He enlisted in the United States Air Force the day after he graduated from high school.[1] Later he explained that he joined the military to get out of his mother’s house. He said, '... Everybody was all saying, Hey, man, you don't want to go in there, people are gonna be hollering at you about everything,' but I'm, like, 'Shoot, I got a woman hollering at me right now, putting her hands on me, and she ain't givin' me no check for it. It can't be no worse!"[3]

Military career
Nathaniel Stroman joined the Air Force in an attempt to remove himself from the negative impacts of the community around him.[1] Dodging the many traps of crime and drugs Nathaniel Stroman enlisted in the Air Force the day directly after his graduation. As stated by Nathaniel Stroman to Matt Ehlers of the Raleigh News and Observer “My mother argued with me, hollered at me, and I wasn't getting a check, so how hard could basic training be?”.[2] Stroman would go on to have an eleven year career with the Air Force spending time on bases located in places like Florida, California, and the Japanese Island of Okinawa. Through his hard work and dedication to his cause Stroman was able rise through the ranks all the way to a Sergeant in the Air Force. Despite his dedication to the military Earthquake’s military career ended during the Gulf War of 1991.[1] Stroman refused to participate in a war that he deemed unnecessary. “I didn’t want to go over there and fight for oil” he told Richmond Times-Dispatch. Nathaniel joined the military in an attempt to further his education while serving his country and bettering himself, but once the Persian Gulf War broke out Stroman was not in support of the violence that would soon follow in consequence. Due to Stroman's disapproval of the War he became a conscientious objector and was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force of which he had served 11 years of his life to. The briefly explained his position in his military standing slipping away and feeling isolation and almost pressure to agree with the actions of the United States Military.[1] He stated that he felt that those that were less enthusiastic about the war were isolated and eventually guided towards leaving the military.[2]

Early comedic career
In the early 1990s, Earthquake started off doing gigs in small clubs. By 1993 he co-owned Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta's vibrant Buckhead entertainment district. While there he continued to hone his skills as the much sought after house host and featured some of the greatest minds in stand-up. Later he opened a club of his own, Earthquake's Comedy Corner II in Dallas, Tx. and Atlanta, Ga., resepectively. In 1997, Earthquake got his national break when he was asked to join the Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam Tour.[4]

Earthquake started his career in the Airforce in the talent show “Tops and Blues”.[5] In 2002, Earthquake joined Latham Entertainment Presents Comedy Tour.[5] In 2004, he signed a deal with ABC to create his own sitcom called “Earthquake,” which later fell through,[1] although in 2005 he performed one of his most popular best shows “About Goddamn Time”.[6] In 2007, he appeared in All Star Def Comedy Jam,[7] and in 2008 appeared in with TBS Comedy Festival Lollapalooza.[8] In 2009, Earthquake starred in Shaquille O Neal’s All star Comedy Jam Special (comedy zone). In 2011, he made a guest appearance in TV One: Way Black When show.[8]

WBLS
Earthquake started off in radio contributing every Tuesday and Thursday on The Steve Harvey Morning Show and has been known to fill-in as a personality while Steve Harvey was on vacation. In 2013, Quake joined 107.5 WBLS as a full-time radio personality weekdays from 3pm to 7pm with Déjà Vu.[6] He left the station in February 2016.[9]

Recognition
In April 2013, he appeared on ABC’s The View in a special segment of stand-up comedians showcased by the cast of The View as their personal favorites; Quake appeared on the show as the favorite of Comedic Great, Whoopi Goldberg[10] Comedian John Mulaney included About Got Damn Time on his list of his favorite comedy albums, saying, "just trying to mix Spalding Gray and Earthquake and Bernie Mac into some kind of amalgam has been the goal of my career."[11]

References

Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and DJ Cobraor sometimes DJ A1 providing music support.

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen

Created by: Byron Allen

Presented by: Byron Allen

Narrated by: John Cramer

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

Production

Executive producer(s)

Byron Allen

Carolyn Folks

Camera setup: Videotape; Multi-camera

Running time: 30 minutes

Production company(s): Entertainment Studios

Release

Original network: Syndicated(2006–2007, 2014)

Original release: September 2006 – 2014

Format

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Each episode begins with Allen delivering a short, usually topical monologue, after which he introduces the night's DJ and the panel of four comedians. Allen sets each comedian up with a prescribed, usually generic premise, at which point the comedian delivers a monologue from their stand-up routine. The separate comedians' monologues seldom tie into each other, but the structure of the show puts the monologues in the loose framework of a panel discussion/talk show.

Several episodes of the series featured an all-black cast, in which case the show was branded as Comics Unleashed: Hot Chocolate.

Broadcast history

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First-run weekly episodes were originally produced from 2006–07 and 2014, with repeats still airing in some markets, generally in the very late-night to overnight hours under bulk barter arrangements made for the various series of Entertainment Studios. Repeats of the series continue to air; the copyright notice for the series has since had the year of production stripped out, meaning the only reference that the show was produced a decade earlier is referencing stories and punchlines made in each episode. Back-to-back episodes also aired in prime time on MyNetworkTV before it became a programming service.

The series can also be found on Byron's Comedy.tv channel.

Harland Williams (comedian)

Harland Williams
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Williams at the 34th Annie Awards, 2007. Photo by John B. Mueller[1]
Born Harland Reesor Williams
November 14, 1962 (age 56)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor, comedian, singer, author, artist, musician, radio personality
Years active 1992–present
Website harlandwilliams.com
Harland Reesor Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, author, artist, musician and radio personality.


Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links
Personal life
Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine Mary (née O'Donnell), a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer who served as a member of the Ontario legislature from 1975 to 1985.[2] He is the middle child of five with two older and two younger sisters.

Harland holds dual citizenship with Canada and the United States.

He is the author and illustrator of his own series of children's books involving a little brontosaurus named Jimbo. Williams' love of art drove him to create the series, in which the curious, young dinosaur embarks on a series of amazing adventures and learns important life lessons in the process. The artistically inclined Williams had refined his passion for drawing and painting at Canada's Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Finding a creative outlet in poetry and painting while working as a forest ranger for five years after dropping out of Sheridan College, Williams set his goals to leave the forest as a stand-up comic and actor, soon moving to Los Angeles to pursue his newfound calling.

Williams is cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn, and together they have a hobby band called The Cousins.

Career
Williams is known for his movie roles, which include Dumb and Dumber, Freddy Got Fingered, There's Something About Mary, Half Baked, RocketMan, Sorority Boys, Down Periscope, and Employee of The Month. Williams starred as the security guard in the music video for the 2001 Barenaked Ladies song "Falling for the First Time". He has performed his stand-up comedy routines on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country.

His improvisational skills led to him winning the award for 'Best Improviser' on an episode of NBC's prime time series Thank God You're Here in 2007.

Williams's ventures include voicing 'Monster' on Nickelodeon's animated series Robot and Monster and starring as Warwick the Warlock in Disney's direct-to-DVD movie Spooky Buddies.

He has a free, bi-weekly podcast called The Harland Highway.

Rocker Parry Gripp of the rock band Nerf Herder wrote a song in homage to Williams, entitled "I Wanna Be Your Harland Williams".[3]

He has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times.[4] He is known for his performance of bird sounds on Carolla's show.

In August 2012 he began filming in Vancouver a 13-part CityTV comedy series called Package Deal, in which he stars.[5]

Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017.[6]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1994 Dumb and Dumber State Trooper
1995 Simon Simon Hemple
1996 Down Periscope E.T. "Sonar" Lovacelli
1997 RocketMan Fred Z. Randall
Wag the Dog Pet Wrangler
Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself 1 episode
Ned's Newt Newton (voice) First cartoon voice role; Main voice role; Episodes 1–35
1998 Half Baked Kenny Davis
There's Something About Mary Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Dog Park Callum
Mr. Headmistress Tucker
1999 Superstar Slater
2000 The Whole Nine Yards Special Agent Steve Hanson
Big Money Hustlas Officer Harry Cox
Becoming Dick Richard Breggs
2001 Freddy Got Fingered Darren
Gary & Mike Mike Bonner (voice)
2002 Back by Midnight Sheriff Hubbard
Sorority Boys Doofer/Roberta
2003 Family Tree Jake
Kart Racer Zee
2005 Lucky 13 Bleckman
Because of Winn-Dixie Policeman
Robots Lugnut (voice)
2006 Employee of the Month Russell Porpis-Gunders
Surf School Rip
2007 Meet the Robinsons Carl (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
2008 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation Derek
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Giraffe (voice)
2009 Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face Elmore P. Fudge
My Life in Ruins Big Al Sawchuck
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Gerard the Exterminator (voice)
2011 Spooky Buddies Warwick the Warlock
Lloyd the Conqueror Vulcan
Dahmer Vs. Gacy God
Dan Vs. Hiram Episode: Technology
Robot Chicken Professor Cornelius Q. Quibblefingers (voice) 1 episode; also writes 4 episodes
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Apple (voice)
Robot and Monster Monster (voice) Main Role
2014 Back in the Day Skunk
2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Captain Frost (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Helper Hue (voice)
2016 Sausage Party Ketchup Bottle/Drug Dealer/Baba Ganoush (voice)
Skylanders Academy Hugo (voice)
2017–present Puppy Dog Pals Bob (voice) Also show creator