Stand-up comedy

Williams perform fast paced his improvisational style and Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society was known for his performances in films like. Abstract The famous actor and comedian Robin Williams in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951 was born. As a stand-up comedian After developing his improvisational style, Williams has his own television show, Mork and Mindy landed, and the major parts of the film with Robert Altman’s Popeye went. Both comic and dramatic, memorable movie roles he played,…

Born in Brooklyn,NY on April 3, 1961, Eddie Murphy began doing stand-up comedy as a teenager and then later joined the cast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. At age 21, Murphy co-starred with Nick Nolte in 48 Hours and went on to further box-office success with Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop. He continues to star in many movies, including comedies, dramas and family films. He spent his early life in the projects with his father, Charles Murphy, a New York City Police officer and amateur…

Introduction Comedian Penn Jillette is convinced that the joke is dead. The executioner? Political correctness and a heightened sensitivity to offending people. Jillette thinks that most of the best jokes have a sense of mean-spiritedness, and since mean-spiritedness is out, comedians are mostly limited to mediocrity. He says that, “You used to feel safer telling jokes. Since all your best material is mean-spirited, you feel less safe. You’re worried some might think you really have that type…

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world” - Robin Williams. Words are symbols that bring definition, form of visions, build beliefs, and impact actions. Words produce thoughts.Thoughts are energy. This energy can pick you up, or can drop you down. It changes your body, mind, and soul. Robin Williams was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive/negative impact on the world because he made people laugh and be inspired. Robin Williams…

Chicago alums embarked on a new comedic venture as they opened the doors to Second City Theatre. Little did the audience and players know that the establishment would soon become a pioneering institution in the domain of improvisational theatre and comedy. Charging only one dollar for entry, this counter-culture, new theatre allowed the audience a truly unique experience as they used intelligent humor and audience participation to create spur of the moment scenes, and satirize modern day events.…

as one of the four comedians that was featured in Spike Lee Film the Originals Kings of Comedy. He now host a weekday morning radio show called “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” from 8am-10am, which was originally syndicated through Radio One, Inc. Even while Steve Harvey was trying to balance out his busy schedule he still and becoming a popular radio host for his morning show, he still continued to do stand up tours and sell out…

where he and his siblings would grow up in a middle class neighborhood (McDonald, 2016). Sandler, who discovered his humorous talents at a young age, quickly became the class clown of his school. However, it was in middle school that Sandler began to develop his iconic sense of “wacky schoolboy humor” (McDonald, 2016). When Sandler was seventeen, he began performing at stand-up comedy shows for clubs and universities (McDonald, 2016). He continued to perform comedy throughout his college days…

George Carlin started his comedy career as a clean-standup act, which meant that there were no “dirty jokes” or profanity in his acts. He eventually grew tired of performing comedy for what he called a “suit and tie” audience. He described the generational divide he caught himself in. Where he was in his 30’s and the audiences he was performing for were in their 40’s, whom were at odds with the youth who were in their 20s. He slowly started to drift away from the “suit and tie” audiences and…

visuals, vocals, and dialogue to make Aren’t You Embarrassed a truly excellent watch. Sebastian is not just a standing comedian. He takes advantage of the whole stage using visuals, such as twisting and lunging around, to add to the special’s comedy. For example in one of his jokes Sebastian talks about his visits to Chipotle. Sebastian mimics the employes just making tacos all day by jumping like a gorilla from one end of the sage to the complete other. He does not do this just once.…

of 23 he had accomplished his dream (Frost Snow). Sean was born on June 3, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida (Frost Snow). Berdy was born deaf. Both his parents, Terrie and Scott Berdy, are deaf. As a child, Berdy and his brother, Tyler, would put on comedy shows for their family and friends. Because of this he saw the joy in others while he was performing and became very passionate about entertainment. Although he says he was born an actor, he wasn’t always interested in acting. For a short period…