"the New York City Mayoral elections. Chicken Soup (TV series) Chicken Soup is an American sitcom starring Jackie Mason and Lynn Redgrave that aired on ABC from September 12 to November 7, 1989. The series focuses on the interfaith relationship of a middle-aged Jewish man, Jackie (Mason), and an Irish Catholic woman, Maddie (Redgrave). Episodes centered around humorous situations and obstacles caused by the couple's different religions. ""Chicken Soup"" was scheduled after the number one primetime series ""Roseanne"", but was canceled because it could not hold a large enough percentage of the audience from its lead-in and because of controversy"
"Edgar Kennedy Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film character actor, known as ""Slow Burn"". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is best known for a small role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film ""Duck Soup"", as well as the many Hal Roach films he appeared in. Kennedy was born on April 26, 1890, in Monterey County, California, to Canadians Neil"
"Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television host. He is known for hosting ""The Soup"" and portraying Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom ""Community"". He has appeared in the films """" (2011) and ""Ted"" (2012). He also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom ""The Great Indoors"". McHale was born in Rome, Italy, where his father, Jack McHale, worked as Dean of Students at Loyola University Rome Center. His mother, Laurie, is from Vancouver, Canada; and his father is from Chicago, Illinois. Of Irish and Norwegian descent, he was"
"various genres of television shows. Regular segments include: ""The Soup"" has also featured other recurring segments: The show has a number of recurring jokes and segments. One of the most frequent jokes is Joel McHale making fun of Ryan Seacrest. He usually comments on Seacrest's height, sexuality, clothing, busy work schedule, income, or demeanor. Joel has also spoofed other actors, most notably """" leading man David Caruso, who plays Lieutenant Horatio Caine. He usually makes fun of the character's tendency to always put on his sunglasses and say corny one-liners at the start of every episode (followed by the first"
"Television Halloween Baking Challenge (Host) 2018 John Henson (comedian) John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and talk show host. He was the co-host of ABC's ""Wipeout"" with John Anderson, a prime-time game show that ran for 7 seasons. Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe and Barbara (née Wright) Henson. He has four older brothers, one of whom is Dan Henson, the President and CEO of GE Capital, Americas. Another is Frank (Bubba) Henson, a teacher at St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the"
"George Boswell George Boswell (better known as Chicken George, born September 29, 1958), is an American television personality who was a contestant on the first and seventh seasons of the American version of the CBS reality show ""Big Brother"". A roofer from Rockford, Illinois, he was only one of two contestants on Big Brother 1 to have children. He later appeared on the All Star edition (season 7), starring past players from the previous six seasons. While in the house, Boswell became known as ""Chicken George"" and ""The Chicken Man"" for taking care of the chickens in the house. George"
"Rob Riggle Robert Allen Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and retired United States Marine Corps Reserve officer. He is best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's ""The Daily Show"" from 2006 to 2008, as a cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"" from 2004 to 2005, and for his comedic roles in films such as ""The Hangover"", ""The Other Guys"", ""Let's Be Cops"", ""Dumb & Dumber To"", ""21 Jump Street"", ""22 Jump Street"", """", and ""Step Brothers"". He has also co-starred in the Adult Swim comedy-action series """". In 2012, Riggle"
"Rob Schneider Robert Michael Schneider (; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series ""Saturday Night Live"", he went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films """", ""The Hot Chick"", ""The Benchwarmers"", and ""Grown Ups"". Schneider was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Pacifica. His parents are Pilar (née Monroe), a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a real estate broker. His father was Jewish and his"
"a special guest appearance on the popular wrestling podcast ""Wrestling Soup"", and has a recurring role on the Showtime drama series ""Billions"". In late 2016, Soder was cast in the comedy ""Drunk Parents"" (2017), starring Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek. On July 4, 2017, ""Netflix"" released a new original series called ""The Standups"" featuring Dan Soder's 30-minute stand-up set on the sixth episode (and season finale) of season one. Dan Soder Daniel E. Soder (born June 24, 1983) is an American stand up comedian, actor, and radio personality. He is best known for his frequent appearances on MTV2's ""Guy Code"","
"John Henson (comedian) John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and talk show host. He was the co-host of ABC's ""Wipeout"" with John Anderson, a prime-time game show that ran for 7 seasons. Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe and Barbara (née Wright) Henson. He has four older brothers, one of whom is Dan Henson, the President and CEO of GE Capital, Americas. Another is Frank (Bubba) Henson, a teacher at St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons and Three of"
"Hal Sparks Hal Harry Magee Sparks III (born September 25, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, political commentator, and television personality. He is known for his contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s ""Talk Soup"", and the role of Michael Novotny on the American television series ""Queer as Folk"", Donald Davenport in ""Lab Rats"" and as the voice of Tak in ""Tak and the Power of Juju"" television series and video games. Sparks was born on September 25, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, but grew up in Peaks Mill, Kentucky. When he was 14 years old, he moved to the Chicago area"
"Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" as well as playing Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of ""The Office,"" the Once-ler in ""The Lorax"" (2012), Stuart Price in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and Mr. Krupp/Captain Underpants in """" (2017). Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, John A. Helms, was a lawyer, insurance executive, and Navy veteran, and his mother, Pamela Ann (née Parker), was a school administrator. Helms is the youngest of three children, having a"
"Bobby Lee Robert Lee Jr. (born September 18, 1971) is an American actor and comedian of Korean descent, best known for being a cast member on ""MADtv"" from 2001 to 2009 and for his roles in the films ""Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"" (2004), ""Pineapple Express"" (2008), and ""The Dictator"" (2012). Lee currently co-stars in the ABC single-camera sitcom series ""Splitting Up Together"" alongside Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson. In 2016, Lee and his girlfriend, Khalyla Kuhn, started a weekly podcast titled ""Tigerbelly"", which currently has over 210,000 subscribers on YouTube. Lee was born Robert Lee, Jr. in"
"Talk show guests were not the only ones the show skewered. Footage of Sylvester Stallone's mother, Jackie Stallone, eating shrimp at an event covered by E! News was comic fodder for the show. In 1995, after Kinnear left to devote his full attention to his Later show and his budding film career, E! hired stand-up comedian John Henson to take over the soup chair. Dustin Hoffman made an appearance on the show to do a sketch with Henson. Hoffman rarely does comedic bits on television so it was considered a major coup for the show. Jon Lovitz also appeared in"
"the laughter being canned for the sketch comedy show ""You Can't Do That on Robot Chicken."" Many celebrities have guest starred in ""Robot Chicken"" season one. They include Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mila Kunis, Joey Fatone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Scarlett Johansson, Conan O'Brien, Ryan Seacrest, Mark Hamill, Christian Slater, Phyllis Diller, Macaulay Culkin, Jamie Kaler, Abraham Benrubi, Donald Faison, Dax Shepard, Kurtwood Smith, Matthew Lillard, Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Jo Rupp, Topher Grace, Burt Reynolds, Wilmer Valderrama, Dom DeLuise, Mike Henry, Erika Christensen, Rory Thost, Alex Borstein, Lance Bass, Pat Morita, Phil LaMarr, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ming-Na, Amy Smart, Freddie Prinze"
"Michael Fenton Stevens Michael Fenton Stevens (born 12 February 1958 in London), added the 'Fenton' (his wife's name) when he became an actor and is sometimes mistakenly credited as Michael Fenton-Stevens. He is a British actor and comedian, a founder member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees and the voice behind the ""Spitting Image"" 1986 number 1 hit ""The Chicken Song"". He also starred in ""KYTV"", and its Radio 4 predecessor, ""Radio Active"". Fenton Stevens featured in regular roles as Hank in the 1996 series ""The Legacy of Reginald Perrin"", and as Ralph in Andy Hamilton's 2003 television sitcom ""Trevor's"
"and is then deployed in places that his size allows him to infiltrate. In 2015, Helms played the character Mickey on the web series ""Jake and Amir"" after Tweeting his support for the series. Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" as well as playing Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of ""The Office,"" the Once-ler in ""The Lorax"" (2012), Stuart Price in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and Mr. Krupp/Captain Underpants in """" (2017). Helms was born in Atlanta,"
"Mario Joyner Mario Joyner (born October 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian best known as the host of MTV's ""Half Hour Comedy Hour"" from 1988–1992. He is a longtime friend and collaborator of comedians Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld. He appeared regularly on ""The Chris Rock Show"" and ""Everybody Hates Chris"". He also guest starred in the ""Seinfeld"" episodes ""The Engagement"" and ""The Puerto Rican Day,"" playing two different characters, and voiced the character Jackson in the film ""Bee Movie"". He has opened on national tours for Chris Rock (during his ""No Apologies"" tour) and for Jerry Seinfeld. He"
"Ken Jeong Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (born July 13, 1969) is an American comedian, actor and former physician. He is best known for playing Ben Chang on the sitcom ""Community"" and the gangster Leslie Chow in ""The Hangover"" film series. He was the lead in the ABC sitcom ""Dr. Ken,"" in which he was also the creator, writer, and executive producer. Jeong is a licensed physician, but has stopped practicing in favor of his acting career. Jeong was born in Detroit to South Korean immigrants. Jeong was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, and attended Walter Hines Page High School, where he"
"Supporting characters include Chicken and Cow's delirious human parents (Dee Bradley Baker, Candi Milo) who are only ever seen from the waist down, Chicken's two best friends Flem (Howard Morris) and Earl (Dan Castellaneta), and his appropriately-named cousin, Boneless Chicken (Adler). The series draws on eccentric, surreal, grotesque, and repulsive humor. For example, Cow and Chicken always order ""pork butts and taters"" when in the cafeteria, the Red Guy always shows his butt, and characters often pepper their speech with malapropisms and sarcasm. The humor and storylines depicted in the series are sometimes based around traditional childhood worries, anxieties, or"
"10.5 months. They divorced in January 2000. He currently resides in Laurel Canyon. Kirk Fox Kirk Fox (born August 26, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian. Fox played Sewage Joe on ""Parks and Recreation"" and was a regular on Nickelodeon's ""How to Rock"" as Mr. March. Other credits include ""Community"" on NBC and ""Who Gets the Last Laugh?"" on TBS. From 2013 to May 2014, Fox hosted CBS TV Distribution's syndicated daytime talk show ""The Test"". In 2009, Fox and Owen Benjamin starred in ""Heckle U"". In 2012 and 2013, Fox starred as Melinda Hill's suitor in"
"David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on ""Saturday Night Live"", then began a successful acting career in both film and television. He also starred or co-starred in the films ""Tommy Boy"", ""Black Sheep"", ""Joe Dirt"", """", ""Grown Ups"", and ""Grown Ups 2"", among others. He has been part of an ensemble cast of two long-running sitcoms: ""Just Shoot Me!"" (1997–2003) and ""Rules of Engagement"" (2007–2013). Additionally, he starred as C. J. Barnes in the sitcom ""8"
"studies conducted by external researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of its educational program for children, called MindUP. Goldie Hawn Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, and singer. She rose to fame on the NBC sketch comedy program ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"" (1968–70), before going on to receive the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ""Cactus Flower"" (1969). Hawn maintained bankable star status for more than three decades, while appearing in such films as ""There's a Girl in My Soup"" (1970), ""Butterflies Are Free"" (1972), ""The Sugarland"
"Kirk Fox Kirk Fox (born August 26, 1969) is an American actor, screenwriter, and stand-up comedian. Fox played Sewage Joe on ""Parks and Recreation"" and was a regular on Nickelodeon's ""How to Rock"" as Mr. March. Other credits include ""Community"" on NBC and ""Who Gets the Last Laugh?"" on TBS. From 2013 to May 2014, Fox hosted CBS TV Distribution's syndicated daytime talk show ""The Test"". In 2009, Fox and Owen Benjamin starred in ""Heckle U"". In 2012 and 2013, Fox starred as Melinda Hill's suitor in the first and ninth episodes of ""Romantic Encounters"". In 2005, Fox co-wrote and"
"the series. During its run, ""Talk Soup"" was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Special Class Program. It remains the only E! show to ever win an Emmy. A show based on it, ""The Soup"", aired from 2004 to 2015. The show frequently poked fun at actors Randolph Mantooth and Mario Van Peebles. Also featured was a womanizing Argentine sock puppet named Señor Sock that had bought several Thighmasters because he was madly in love with Suzanne Somers. Joel McHale hosted an updated spinoff version of the series titled ""The Soup"" (2004–2015). The show"
"to the reason for the stops. Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of ""Saturday Night Live"" in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film appearances, with starring roles in ""Down to Earth"" (2001), ""Head of State"" (2003), ""The Longest Yard"" (2005), the ""Madagascar"" film series (2005–2012), ""Grown Ups"" (2010), its sequel ""Grown Ups 2"" (2013), ""Top Five"" (2014), and a series of acclaimed"
"Jeff Richards (comedian) Jeffrey Hanson Richards (born October 21, 1974) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. Richards has the distinction of being the first person ever to be a cast member on both ""Saturday Night Live"" ""(SNL)"" and its rival sketch show, ""MADtv"". He is perhaps best known for his frequent ""SNL"" character ""Drunk Girl"". As a standup comedian, Richards has opened for the likes of Chris Kattan, Andrew Dice Clay, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Louie Anderson, and Andy Dick. He has appeared as a guest on Marc Maron's ""WTF"" podcast as well as on Aqua Teen Hunger"
"Chad Morgan (actress) Chad Morgan (born September 21, 1973) is an American actress best known for her voice-over work on Adult Swim's ""Robot Chicken"" series, where she performs the voices of celebrities. In addition to appearing in a 2008 episode of the hit Fox series ""House, M.D."", Morgan has appeared on television series including ""The Guardian"", ""Cold Case"", ""Family Guy"", and all three shows in the """" franchise. She had a recurring role on the series ""The District"" throughout its four-year run, and has appeared in feature films, most notably playing a small role in the 2001 blockbuster ""Pearl Harbor""."
"until December 18, 2015. One remnant from ""Talk Soup"" that carried over to ""The Soup"" is the ""Chat Stew"" segment which shows clips from various talk shows and funny comments. The segment is introduced with a CGI crock pot filled with talk show logos and host heads, while a woman (announcer Kelly Andrews) voices about the ""stew"" being """"so meaty!"""" On an episode of ""The Soup"" in January 2009, John Henson, a former host of ""Talk Soup"", appeared as a guest star to promote his show, ""Wipeout"". Aisha Tyler has also appeared on ""The Soup"", claiming she wanted to ""see"
"Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. (born September 21, 1971) is an American comedian, director, singer, dancer, television personality and actor. He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ""Silver Spoons"", Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"", and Maxwell Stanton on ""In the House"". He is the host of ABC's ""America's Funniest Home Videos"", replacing host Tom Bergeron, who left after 14 years. Ribeiro hosted the GSN game show ""Catch 21"", the ABC Family show ""Spell-Mageddon"", and the television show ""Dance 360"". He starred in the title role of the Broadway musical ""The Tap Dance Kid"","
"Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American rapper, actor and comedian. On television, Cannon began as a teenager on ""All That"" before going on to host ""The Nick Cannon Show"", ""Wild 'N Out"", ""America's Got Talent"", ""Lip Sync Battle Shorties"" and ""The Masked Singer"". He acted in the films ""Drumline"", ""Love Don't Cost a Thing"", and ""Roll Bounce"". As a rapper he released his debut self-titled album in 2003 with the hit single ""Gigolo"", a collaboration with singer R. Kelly. In 2007 he played the role of the fictional footballer TJ Harper in the film"
"Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of ""Saturday Night Live"" in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film appearances, with starring roles in ""Down to Earth"" (2001), ""Head of State"" (2003), ""The Longest Yard"" (2005), the ""Madagascar"" film series (2005–2012), ""Grown Ups"" (2010), its sequel ""Grown Ups 2"" (2013), ""Top Five"" (2014), and a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO. He developed,"
"with other comedians, take turns making fun of the roastee, the other roasters, and occasionally audience members. So far, the roastees have included Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, Rob Reiner, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, Roseanne Barr, James Franco, Justin Bieber, Rob Lowe, and Bruce Willis. The success of ""South Park"", despite its mature content, encouraged the network to continue to push the limits on adult language. Every Saturday and Sunday morning at 1 a.m. ET, a movie, comedy special, or animated program is shown unedited"