"2012 due to the venue, technical and timing issues. Roy Chubby Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born Royston Vasey; 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian, famous for his sarcastic blue humour. His free speaking style and lack of concern for political correctness has on occasion been controversial. Brown was born at 78 Broadway in Grangetown, North Riding of Yorkshire. He has a sister named Barbara. He left home at the age of 14, spent time living rough, and moved from job to job, at one point joining the Merchant Navy. He also spent time in a borstal and prison."
"Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series ""On the Town with the League of Gentlemen"" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England. Royston Vasey is the real name of British stand-up comedian Roy 'Chubby'"
"presenter of ""Virtually Famous"" from December 2016. He will also present his own series ""The Chris Ramsey Show"" for Comedy Central, beginning in January 2017. Ramsey is a regular fixture at Funny Way To Be Comedy Club in Barnard Castle, having performed there on eight occasions. In May 2017, it was confirmed that Ramsey would take over from Russell Howard as the host of ""Stand Up Central"", due to Howard being unable to return due to tour commitments. Ramsey married singer and actress Rosie Winter in July 2014. Chris Ramsey (comedian) Christopher ""Chris"" Ramsey (born 3 August 1986) is an"
"who analysed certain vowel sounds in Royston, Wakefield and Barnsley. She found that Wakefield and Barnsley residents had very similar pronunciations for the sounds under consideration, whereas Royston residents had different pronunciations that were more similar to those associated with the Midlands. The comedian Charlie Williams was born in Royston in 1927. He played football for Doncaster Rovers and later found fame as one of the comedians on the TV programme ""The Comedians"". Royston, South Yorkshire Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but"
"Eddie Izzard Edward John Izzard (; born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer and political activist. His comedic style takes the form of rambling, whimsical monologue, and self-referential pantomime. He had a starring role in the television series ""The Riches"" as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in films such as ""Ocean's Twelve"", ""Ocean's Thirteen"", ""Mystery Men"", ""Shadow of the Vampire"", ""The Cat's Meow"", ""Across the Universe"", ""Valkyrie"" and ""Victoria & Abdul"". He has also worked as a voice actor in ""The Wild"", ""Igor"", """", ""Cars 2"" and ""The Lego Batman Movie"". Izzard has cited his main"
"Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor (born Edward Augustus Matthew Christopher Nestor; 5 June 1964, although his claim to be about to turn thirty years old is a running joke on his radio programmes) is a British actor, stand up comedian, television and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in ""The Real McCoy"" and ""Desmond's"", as well as playing a small role in ""Trainspotting"". He hosted alongside Robbie Gee the Imperial College Indian Society's annual ""East Meets West"" charity show in 2007 and 2008. The show in both years was one of the most successful and popular charity"
"Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Eddie Nestor Eddie Nestor (born Edward Augustus Matthew Christopher Nestor; 5 June 1964, although his claim to be about to turn thirty years old is a running joke on his radio programmes) is a British actor, stand up comedian, television and radio presenter, who is best known for his starring roles in ""The Real McCoy"" and ""Desmond's"", as well as playing a small role in ""Trainspotting"". He hosted alongside Robbie Gee the Imperial College Indian Society's annual ""East Meets West"" charity show in 2007 and 2008. The show in both years was one of the"
"Mary Of Bethlehem hospital, the Windermere B&B, and the local Job Centre. Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series ""On the Town with the League of Gentlemen"" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England."
"Tickets"" whilst his 2016 show was entitled ""Jesus Christ Is A Window Cleaner Now"". He appears in a minor role in the 2016 Ken Loach film ""I, Daniel Blake"". Gavin Webster Gavin Webster (born 13 November 1969 in Blaydon-on-Tyne) is an English stand-up comedian. He made his debut in 1993 at the Barley Mow pub in Gateshead, on the same bill as Ross Noble. His television work includes ""Never Mind The Buzzcocks"", ""The Stand-up Show"", ""Does Doug Know"", ""Take The Mike"", ""The Regionnaires"", ""The Eleven O Clock show"", ""The Comedy Store"", ""Comedy Blue"" and ""The World Stand Up Tour"" (Channel"
"Smiley's most notable calls include: To date, Smiley has released six albums of his prank calls: Rickey Smiley Broderick ""Rickey"" Smiley (born August 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality, known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call. He is the host of the nationally syndicated ""Rickey Smiley Morning Show"" based in Atlanta from its flagship affiliate WHTA ""Hot 107.9"". Smiley has starred in sitcom ""The Rickey Smiley Show"", which aired on TV One. He is also a"
"well as festivals, clubs and bar rooms all over the country Preston Lacy Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969) is an American stunt performer, writer, actor, and one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show ""Jackass"". When on ""Jackass"", Lacy is most often featured with Jason ""Wee-Man"" Acuña and their most common skit involves Lacy chasing after Wee-Man down public streets in nothing more than their briefs and white T-shirts, showing off his obesity. Lacy has contributed many of the ideas that later became Jackass skits and stunts. Preston is also known for his anger outbursts, the most"
"Kyle Mooney Kyle James Kozub Mooney (born September 4, 1984) is an American comedian, actor, and writer, who has been a cast member of ""Saturday Night Live"" since 2013. His man-on-the-street interviews have been featured on ""Jimmy Kimmel Live!"" and ""Sports Show with Norm Macdonald"". Mooney has been a regular writer and performer at Upright Citizens Brigade since 2007. He also co-starred as Rory on the HBO comedy series ""Hello Ladies."" Mooney also starred in the film ""Brigsby Bear"", which he co-wrote. Mooney was born in San Diego, California, to parents Linda (née Kozub) and Brian Mooney. Linda is a"
"Jason Wood (comedian) Jason Robert Wood (21 January 1972 – 20 February 2010) was a British comedian. He was a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he was best known for his comic musical impersonations of performers including Cher and Morrissey. He frequently headlined comedy clubs. Wood was born in Luton, and attended Icknield High School. In 2004, he took part in the first series of ""Strictly Come Dancing"". He and his partner, professional dancer Kylie Jones, were the first to leave the competition. He was a contestant on the second series of ""The Underdog Show"". Wood was gay."
"Preston Lacy Preston Lacy (born August 14, 1969) is an American stunt performer, writer, actor, and one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show ""Jackass"". When on ""Jackass"", Lacy is most often featured with Jason ""Wee-Man"" Acuña and their most common skit involves Lacy chasing after Wee-Man down public streets in nothing more than their briefs and white T-shirts, showing off his obesity. Lacy has contributed many of the ideas that later became Jackass skits and stunts. Preston is also known for his anger outbursts, the most memorable of which occurred during ""The Eggnog Challenge"", where Preston passed"
"Gavin Webster Gavin Webster (born 13 November 1969 in Blaydon-on-Tyne) is an English stand-up comedian. He made his debut in 1993 at the Barley Mow pub in Gateshead, on the same bill as Ross Noble. His television work includes ""Never Mind The Buzzcocks"", ""The Stand-up Show"", ""Does Doug Know"", ""Take The Mike"", ""The Regionnaires"", ""The Eleven O Clock show"", ""The Comedy Store"", ""Comedy Blue"" and ""The World Stand Up Tour"" (Channel 9 Australia, Comedy Central USA). He wrote and played in ""Walk on the Wild Side"" in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 he voiced Sid the Sexist for Channel 4's"
"James Acaster James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won two Chortle awards in 2015. Acaster has appeared on several panel shows, including ""Mock the Week"", and has a 2018 Netflix show entitled ""Repertoire"", consisting of four hour-long stand-up comedy performances. He has also written a book, ""James Acaster's Classic Scrapes"", consisting of true stories originally told on the Josh Widdicombe show on XFM. Acaster attended Montagu Secondary School in Kettering and went on to study music at"
"blocked artery. Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and producer. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, macho, offensive persona known as ""The Diceman"". In 1990, he became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights. That same year, he played the lead role in the comedy-mystery film ""The Adventures of Ford Fairlane"". Clay has appeared in several films and television shows and released a number of stand-up comedy albums. He continues to focus on acting"
"a three-hour radio show on BBC Radio 4 Extra dedicated to comedy icon Les Dawson. Ian Boldsworth Richard Ian Boldsworth (27 June 1973, in Warrington, England), previously known under the pseudonym Ray Peacock, is a comic performer, best known for ""The ParaPod"" and ""The Peacock and Gamble Podcast"". He came to prominence in The Big and Daft comedy trio, BBC London radio series, three consecutive years of sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and their own series for the BBC's PlayUK, ""Terrorville"". Boldsworth made his debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 2002, originally as a brash Yorkshireman character named Ray Peacock"
"Casey Kasem Kemal Amin ""Casey"" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, voice actor and actor. He was the host of several music radio countdown programs, notably ""American Top 40"" from 1970 until his retirement in 2009. He also provided the voice of Norville ""Shaggy"" Rogers in the ""Scooby-Doo"" franchise from 1969 to 1997, and again from 2002 until 2009. Kasem co-founded the ""American Top 40"" franchise in 1970, hosting it from its inception to 1988, and again from 1998 to 2004. Between January 1989 and early 1998, he was"
"Rickey Smiley Broderick ""Rickey"" Smiley (born August 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actor, and radio personality, known for his prank phone calls. The calls feature Smiley disguising his voice and carrying on a conversation with the recipient of the call. He is the host of the nationally syndicated ""Rickey Smiley Morning Show"" based in Atlanta from its flagship affiliate WHTA ""Hot 107.9"". Smiley has starred in sitcom ""The Rickey Smiley Show"", which aired on TV One. He is also a featured columnist on the Fox-produced tabloid nationally-syndicated show ""Dish Nation"". In 2015, Smiley started appearing on"
"Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His nickname is ""The Jazz Comedian"" for his distinctive jazz inflected style of delivery, timing, and astute use of silence. His name is sometimes wrongly spelled as ""Franklin Ajaye"". Ajaye was born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in Los Angeles by a Sierra Leonean father, after whom he is named, and an American mother (named Quetta), making Ajaye, as he likes to joke, a ""true African-American"". He has released five comedy albums to date: ""Franklyn Ajaye, Comedian"" (1973), ""I'm a Comedian, Seriously"" (1974), ""Don't"
"Not To Laugh and Vine Compilations. In May 2018, the channel surpassed the milestone of 1.3 million subscribers. In November 2014, his reaction to the """" teaser gained a lot of attention after being shared on Reddit, with the video getting upwards of one million views. Tyrone Magnus Tyrone Crawley (born June 14, 1977) is an American actor, voice actor, model, and YouTuber, known by the stage name Tyrone Magnus. Tyrone Magnus (real name Tyrone Crawley), had a career in sales for eight years before starting his acting career and YouTube channel. His YouTube channel originally started out as a"
"Stand Up Central Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central (formerly known as Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Chris Ramsey’s Stand Up Central) is a British stand-up comedy television show. It started broadcast on Comedy Central on 29 April, 2015, and ran for ten episodes. The series features Howard performing stand-up in front of a live audience at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and answering questions from social media. Each week also features two guests performing stand-up. The second series began broadcasting on 25 May, 2016. In 2017, it was announced a third series was ordered, with Chris Ramsey replacing Howard,"
"72nd Street, New York City. Another successful standup comic who also practiced his routine at the Cafe Tel Aviv was Gabe Kaplan from ""Welcome Back Kotter"". Johnny Yune Johnny Yune (born 1936) is a Korean–American actor, singer and comedian. He played the lead in the 1980s films ""They Call Me Bruce?"" and ""They Still Call Me Bruce"". Yune's big break came at ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"". Yune stated that because actor Charlton Heston did not arrive on time, he was given over twenty minutes on the show to make a good impression. Carson liked Yune and had him"
"continuous standup routine, beating the record held by Lindsay Webb from Australia. He completed 40 hours of standup comedy, the first 17 hours and 14 minutes without any repetition of material. Marley's record was broken by David Scott on April 30, 2013 with a time of 40 hours and 8 minutes. Bob Marley (comedian) Robert Cochrane Marley Jr. (born April 4, 1967) is an American comedian. He has appeared on ""The David Letterman Show"", ""Late Night with Conan O'Brien"", and Comedy Central. He can be seen in the film ""The Boondock Saints"". He also goes by the name ""Billy"". In"
"Louis C.K. Louis Székely () (born September 12, 1967), better known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American-Mexican stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He is known for his use of observational, self-deprecating, dark, and shock humor. In 2012, C.K. won a Peabody Award and has received six Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as numerous awards for ""The Chris Rock Show"", ""Louie"", and his stand-up specials ""Live at the Beacon Theater"" (2011) and ""Oh My God"" (2013). He has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album twice. ""Rolling Stone"" ranked C.K.'s stand-up special ""Shameless"" number three"
"Deon Richmond Deon Richmond (born April 2, 1978) is an American actor from New York City. Richmond is best known for his recurring roles as Rudy Huxtable's friend Kenny (nicknamed ""Bud"") on the NBC sitcom ""The Cosby Show"" and Jordan Bennett on the ABC/The WB sitcom ""Sister, Sister"" Among the shows that he announced are the CBS game shows Whew! and Press Your Luck 2000. He is widely recognized by the signature catch phrases on the Cosby Show, and it appears on his Hollywood Star, although the phrase was originated and made popular by his predecessor Johnny Olson. He was"
"Oval Cricket Ground. Willie Rushton William George Rushton (18 August 1937 – 11 December 1996) was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine ""Private Eye"". Rushton was born 18 August 1937 in 3 Wilbraham Place, Chelsea, London, the only son of John and Veronica Rushton. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was not academically successful but met his future ""Private Eye"" colleagues Richard Ingrams, Paul Foot and Christopher Booker. He also contributed to the satirical magazine ""The Wallopian"", (a play on the school magazine name ""The Salopian"") mocking school spirit, traditions and"
"""Tiny Toon Adventures"". In 2014, Alaskey started narrating the television documentary series ""Murder Comes to Town"", which airs on the Investigation Discovery Network. Alaskey's only live-action leading role in a film was as lovelorn Ron Douglas in the black comedy ""Lucky Stiff"", directed by Anthony Perkins and co-starring Donna Dixon and Jeff Kober. Alaskey died in Green Island, New York, from cancer on February 3, 2016 at age 63. He never married and had no children. Joe Alaskey Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist. Alaskey"
"Ray William Johnson Ray William Johnson (born August 14, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and rapper, who is known for his YouTube channel, Ray William Johnson, and his web series on that channel, ""Equals Three"". As of 2017, the channel had earned more than three billion views and 10.4 million subscribers, making it one of the most viewed channels on YouTube at the time. Johnson left the series in March 2014, but continues to produce it and other web series like ""Booze Lightyear"", ""Comedians On"", and ""Top 6"", the first two of which were"
"Rodney Dangerfield Jack Roy (born Jacob Rodney Cohen, November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), popularly known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, filmmaker, musician and author known for his self-deprecating one-liners humor, his catchphrase ""I don't get no respect!"" and his monologues on that theme. He began his career working as a stand-up comic in the Borscht Belt resorts of the Catskill Mountains north of New York City. His act grew in notoriety as he became a mainstay on late-night talk shows throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually developing into a"
"the 7th best web series of 2013. Johnson was also listed among ""The Hollywood Reporter""s ""Comedy Class of 2013."" Ray William Johnson Ray William Johnson (born August 14, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and rapper, who is known for his YouTube channel, Ray William Johnson, and his web series on that channel, ""Equals Three"". As of 2017, the channel had earned more than three billion views and 10.4 million subscribers, making it one of the most viewed channels on YouTube at the time. Johnson left the series in March 2014, but continues to produce"
"$50,000 in assets and owes $1 million to $10 million (a wide range indeed, but it’s one of the brackets to check on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s filing form)."" Vinnie Favorito Vinnie Favorito (born August 23, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian. He is known for high-profile celebrity roasts of notable figures in American culture and sports, as well as his 20-year history as a headlining comedian in Las Vegas. He currently performs five nights a week in the show ""Vinnie Favorito Unfiltered"" at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Favorito started his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts in"