Jerry Seinfeld - Career

In 1976, after graduating from Queen's College, Jerry Seinfeld made his stand up debut at New York City's Catch a Rising Star. After that, his career was boosted by an appearance on a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special.

In 1979, Jerry Seinfeld had a small role on the Benson sitcom, playing Frankie, a delivery boy who did comedy routines that nobody wanted to hear. But the comedian Jerry Seinfed was fired from the show and then swored never to do another sitcom in he hadn't control.

In 1981, at age 27, Jerry Seinfeld had his first national exposure, by appearing on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. This was comedian Jerry Seinfeld's breakthrough, becoming by the late 80's one of the best payed stand up comedians.

Jerry Seinfeld started appear regularly on similar shows, like Late Night with David Letterman and The Merv Griffin Show. In 1989, Jerry Seinfeld was invited to create a sitcom for NBC and he teamed with his colleague Larry David.

In 1989, Jerry Seinfeld and his friend Larry David, created for NBC the sitcom, The Seinfeld Chronicles, renamed later Seinfeld, in order to avoid confusion with the sitcom The Marshall Chronicles.

Seinfeld Show was aired in 1989 and became a succesfull sitcom until its final season in 1998, and in 2009 still is one of the heavy airplayed sitcoms in syndication.

Inspired by the 1950s sitcom Abbot and Costello Shows, Seinfeld show had nine seasons, being one of the highest-rated shows in USA even now. With characters like Elaine Benes, Cosmo Kramer or George Costanza played by talented actors like Michael Richards or Jason Alexander,

Seinfeld episodes entered the history of tv comedy and gave people in the entire world a bit of the genial observational humour that Seinfeld has.

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Main Seinfeld Cast and Characters

Seinfeld is one of the funniest American sticoms that ever came to be. It was aired first on NBC on July 5, 1989 and the last show was broadcasted on May 14, 1998. This show has violated some of the mainstream television conventions which described the show as "about nothing". The show was driven by superficial conflict and the strange, yet comic, dispositions of the characters.

The Plotlines of the Seinfeld show were based on the author's real life experiences. This made the show easy to understand and some of the audience could even relate to the show. The most succesful catchphrases were: "Yada Yada Yada", "master of your domain", "No soup for you" and "Not that there's anything wrong with that".

Cosmo Kramer is one of the most colorfull characters in Seinfeld sitcom, with a crazy hairsyle and a vintage wardrobe, being the neighbour that always enter with a violent burst through jerry seinfeld's door. Cosmo Kramer loves somking Cuban cigars, he has a few jobs that he can't hold on to and he is annoying, in a strange funny way.

Seinfeld character, Kramer is Jerry Seinfeld's neighbour and friend with Elaine and George, friends that very often gets into trouble because of Kramer honesty. The strange thing is , that Kramer almost never ends up in problems because of his large mouth and his extrem honesty makes him loved by the people ofended by his honesty and lack of tact.

Seinfeld's Kramer is eccentric, but caring and friendly, too friendly sometimes, mostly when he decides to help complete strangers, forcing his friends to help along.Inspired by Larry David's former neighbor, the character Kramer Cosmo is controversial and played in a great, unique way by the talented Michael Richards, who was rewarded with three Emmy for it.

Elaine Benes is Jerry Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend and a good friend with George costanza and Cosmo Kramer. Elaine Benes is the only woman in Seinfeld's characters and even though she is a friend of George and Kramer she is not a big fan of them ,calling them loser and hipster doofus.

Jerry Seinfeld's character Elaine Benes dates many men, and when she is with her friend she is "one of the guys". Jerry Seinfeld's character, Elaine Benes, often gets herself and drag also her friends into trouble, she is the only one who doesn't own a car and she is a poor dancer.

Elaine Benes is writer or editor, and has several steady jobs during the Seinfeld seasons, she is an advocate of animal welfare and has very strong opinions over controversial topics, like abortion, but later she become misanthropic and neurotic.

For Seinfeld's character, Elaine Benes, the actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was rewarded with an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two SAG Awards.

George Costanza is friend with Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes and Cosmo Kramer, appearing in every Seinfeld episode, except for one, in the third season of Seinfeld.

George Costanza is friend with Jerry Seinfeld since middle-school, when tehy met in a locker-room and remained friends and he is afraid of Elaine. George Costanza's professional life is unstable and he is neurotic.

George Costanza was characterized as a "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man" by Elaine and himself, and their relationship can be described mostly as a love/hate relationship. At one point, George Costanza got engaged to Susan, and then periodically tried to escape the engagement without having to initiate the breaking.

Full of anger, nasty, charming, devious and unscrupulous, selfish, neurotic and commitment-phobic, George Costanza was first inspired by co-creator Larry David and many of George Costanza's troubles were founded on Larry David's past real-life experiences.

Jerry Seinfeld's character, George Costanza, was played brilliant by Jason Alexander who was, for that, awarded with six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television award, two American Comedy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Jerry Seinfeld is the main character from Seinfeld's show and played by himself. A stand up comedian, often involved in romantic relationships, that he ends for silly reasons. His character is germophobe, funny, "the voice of reason" and a fan of Superman.

In 1988, Jerry Seinfeld received a Lifetime Achievement from The American Comedy Awards for Comedy Club Stand-Up Comic - Male In 1998, was the premier of Jerry Seinfeld stand up comedy show "I'm telling you for the last time", which was recorded in New York City and was aired on HBO in August 1998.

Jerry Seinfeld video, I'm telling you for the last time, was released the same year on CD and included stand up bits from the begining of few Jerry Seinfeld episodes ad more of comedian's fantastic humour.

In 1990, Seinfeld returned to stand up comedy after a decade of succesfull career in television and he made himself the subject of a must see documentary about the struggle of an stand up comedian: Comedian, released in 2002 .

Comedian documentary about stand up comedy , follows Jerry Seinfed while he makes his come back on the stage, after the years of absence. Jerry Seinfed video watched every step of comedian's way back in stand up comedy business, from the creative till the actual performance.

In 1992 and 1993, Jerry Seinfeld was awatded for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication, by American Comedy Awards.In 1993, Jerry Seinfeld wrote the best-seller "Seinlanguage", a best seller full of comedian's trademark , the observational humour.

Jerry Seinfeld's book is an adaptation of the comedian's standup material. In 1993, Jerry Seinfeld won an Emmy for Outstanding Series for Seinfeld and in 1994 a Golden Globe for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Series, and also in 1994 won a PGA Award for Most Promising Producer in Television.

In 1995, 1997 and 1998, Screen Actors Guild Awards awarded Seinfeld for Outstanding Ensemble - Comedy Series, for Seinfels show.In 2003, Jerry Seinfeld wrote the children's book, Halloween, a book illustrated by James Benent. In 2004, Jerry Seinfeld appeared in two American Express commercial webisodes, along with an animated rendering of Superman, Seinfeld's Hero as you can see in many Seinfeld episodes.

On 4th of October 2007, Seinfeld came back for a short time to NBC, where the comedian was the guest-starr in 30Rock. In 2007, Jerry Seinfeld co-wrote and co-produced the animated Bee Movie.

The comedian also landed his voice to Barry B. Benson bee.In 2008, joined a charity aiding lung cancer research, by stoping in his hometown for a one night performance at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

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Bill Maher - Personal Life

Bill Maher, by his full name William Maher, Jr., was born on 20th of January 1956, in New York City. The comedian Bill Maher is the son of William Maher Sr and Julie Maher. Bill Maher's father, an Irish Catholic, was an NBC editor and his mother, a Jewish, was a nurse.

Bill Maher's religion views may have the roots in the comedian's childhood, because he didn't know that his mother was a Jewish until he was a teenager, being raised in his father's Catholic religion. Bill maher's family stoped going to church, because Bill Maher's father did not agree with the Pope's position on birth control.Bill Maher grew up in River Vale, New Jersey and attended Pascack Hill High School. After that , the comedian went to Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York and in 1978 received his Bachelor of Arts in English and History.

Bill Maher never got married and he doesn't seem to want to do the big step. He had a relationship with porn star Heather Hunter and in 2003 he dated Coco Johnsen, the former Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week. They were romantically involved for over a year and a half, but after their break up she sued the former host of Politically Incorrect tv show.

So, in November 2004, Bill Maher was sued by Coco Johnsen for "pain and suffering" and requested $9 million . She stated that the host of Real Time With Bill Maher promissed to marry her and be the father of their children, along with a big financial support.

The bachelor image of Bill Maher, saved him, because his lawyers said in Los Angeles Superior Court that Bill Maher is a "confirmed bachelor" and that "he never promised to marry her or to have children with her". So, on 2nd of May 2005, Coco Johnsen's lawsuit against Bill Maher was dismissed.

Bill Maher stated several times that he enjoys his bachelor status and doesn't want to be married.In 2006, Bill Maher, who is also a usual at Playboy Mansion, startded dating Karrine Steffans, the author of the best-seller Confessons of a Video Vixen. Karrine Steffans is a former porn star and in her book, she described her sexual life with famous actors, rappers.

She was also a stripper, hip-hop model and actress. Bill Maher was also romantically linked to Stacy, Heather Hunter and Ann Coulter. Bill Maher and Ann Coulter relationship is still a mistery, both of them stating that they are just friends.

Bill Maher is an agnostic, he is a critic of religion, he supports the legalization of marijuana and gay marriage. The stand up comedian, television host of Real Time With Bill Maher, author and social and political commentator, Bill Maher also serves on the board of PETA and is an advisory board member of the Reason Project, a charitable foundation which tries to spred scientific knowledge. Want to know more? Read Bill Maher's Views.

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Jerry Seinfeld brings stand up routine to MGM Grand at Foxwoods

He has remained on the stand up comedy circuit since his hit TV series, “Seinfeld,” ended after nine years and now will visit the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino for a pair of shows this weekend with special guest and friend Larry Miller

Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) famous American stand-up comedian, actor and writer he is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself  in the situation comedy Seinfeld.

Before Seinfeld the comedian performed in local clubs and resorts until his career was boosted by an appearance on a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special in 1976.

Then his career took off after his first spot on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” at the age of 27 in 1981. Appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman” and “The Merv Griffin Show” followed before he was invited to create a sitcom for NBC in 1989, teaming him with one-time stand up colleague Larry David, who became the co-creator and co-executive producer of “Seinfeld.”

People who are enjoying Jerry's hilarious humor and jokes, don't forget "Seinfeld performing Friday and Saturday at the MGM Grand".

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Carlos Mencia - Accusations of Plagiarism

Carlos Mencia was accused of plagiarism a few times. The first time, Carlos Mencia was accused by Joe Rogan who posted on his website an article in which he states that Carlos Mencia stole jokes from different comedians. Joe Rogan also confronted Carlos Mencia on the stage at Comedy Store and then posted a video of the altercation and on his blog, he compared video clips of Carlos Mencia's with those of others comedians.

Another comedian that accused Carlos Mencia of plagiarism was the great comedian George Lopez, who in "the Howard Stern show" accused Carlos Mencia of stoling a 13 minutes material and put it in Carlos Mencia HBO special. George Lopez and Carlos Mencia had also an physical altercation over those accusations and George Lopez specified that the joke he accused Carlos Mencia of palgiarism was a Raco Bell joke.

After that, the comedian Ted Sarnowsky stated that this joke was first performed by him in 1998, o radio and that George Lopez, who was at that time the radio station's resident comic had used it without his permission. Persmission that Ted Sarnowsky claims he had given to Carlos Mencia.

The accusations of plagiarism on Carlso Mencia continued with an accusation that he had stolen one of Bill Cosby's routine in Carlos Mencia's stand up comedy show No Strings Attached. The routine was similar to one of Bill Cosby's routine from Himself. Carlso Mencia stated for Los Angeles Times, that he regrets the similarities with Bill Cosby's routine, but he had never seen the film.

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Jerry Seinfeld set to bank £1million for a 90-minute show in London

Jerry Seinfeld is being paid £1 million for a one-off 90-minute stand up performance at The O2 Arena in London  his first stage appearance in the UK capital city in 12 years.

Best known for playing himself in TV sitcom 'Seinfeld',he struck the lucrative deal to perform his first London show in 12 years on June 3 next year and will receive the huge sum for the 90-minute set at The O2 Arena.

More than 20,000 tickets have gone on sale at up to £110 each.He last told jokes in London at the Palladium in 1998, with tickets for the date selling out in less than 30 minutes.

Jerry Seinfeld,the world’s richest comedian,claims he is preparing for his routine by drinking "lots and lots of rocket fuel Stumptown coffee"  and he is looking forward to perform at the venue where so many of his comedy peers have performed.

“The O2 is a pretty big place. I’ve heard great things about it from my good friends Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais and, who’s that other fella? The tall skinny one… Russell Brand. I prefer old theaters because the ­audience is more… trapped.” said Seinfeld and he also joked, being asked about the price :“Really, am I worth that much? Let’s hope there’s an audience for me in Britain."

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Ricky Gervais LIVE IV - Science comedy video

The most hilarious fourth live smash hit stand up comedy video from Ricky Gervais, released on DVD on 22nd November, was filmed live at London's Hammer-smith HMV Apollo,witch buy the way follows a complete sell out tour.

Ricky Gervais LIVE IV comedy video features an exclusive package that contains a tour diary with behind the scenes footage, a candid chat between Karl Pilkington and his self, Ricky. Plus, also an interview with Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis.

Comedians, such as Billy Connolly, talks about Ricky Gervais Live IV comedy video as a total original and considers Gervais as ''some kind of genius in human observation'', ''Ricky Gervais is one of the funniest comedians I've ever seen'' says Chris Rock, ''He absolutely kills me every time i see him'' declares Jerry Seinfeld and Jhon Cleese refers at Ricky Gervais as ''the height of modern entertainment''.

It looks like that wasn't enough to stop mean comments from The Daily Mail about Ricky Gervais Live IV comedy as being ''tasteless and unfunny'' witch we totally don't agree with.Check out Ricky Gervais Live IV comedy video and get your own opinion.

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Robin Williams - Funnier on Drugs?

You all know Robin Williams, American actor and comedian who became famous with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand up comedy work, performing in many feature films since 1980.

Robin Williams has done a number of stand up comedy tours since the early 1970s.

Some of his most notable tours include An Evening With Robin Williams in 1982, Robin Williams: At The Met in 1986 and Robin Williams LIVE on Broadway in 2002, breaking many long-held records for a comedy show, tickets being sold out within thirty minutes of going on sale.

After a six-year break, in August 2008 Williams stars with "Weapons of Self Destruction" a tour that started at the end of September 2009, finishing in New York on December 3.

Williams won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.

In 2006, Williams admitted that he has battled substance abuse before and he started seeking treatment. During his swift rise to fame on the 1978-1982 sitcom Mork and Mindy, Williams became addicted to alcohol and cocaine.

"Cocaine for me, was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down. Sometimes it made me paranoid and impotent, but mostly it just made me withdrawn. And I was so crazy back then working all day, partying most of the night, I needed an excuse not to talk. I needed quiet times and I used coke to get them."

Two events made him quit and seek treatment.First his pal John Belushi died from a drug overdose just a few hours after Williams snorted a line of coke with him at a hotel and the second event, his first wife, Valerie, became pregnant.

"The Belushi tragedy was frightening, his death scared a whole group of show business people and for me there was the baby coming. I knew I couldn't be a father and live that sort of life" said  Williams.

Many fans and critics, judged Robin Williams abuse for alcohol and drugs.Some of them even said that his humor and jokes came out thanks to the drugs effects and that he was funnier when he was cooked out!

What do you say about that? Do you think that Robin Williams can't tell jokes without taking coke?

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Kevin Hart Great comedian, Great actor and guess what more? A great DAD

Before becoming a great comedian and before taking his friends suggestions to channel his sense of humor into a stage act, Kevin Hart worked as a shoe salesman.With little experience and lots of hope he quit his job and made stand up comedy his new career.

When Kevin hit the stage for the first time, he didn't have too much to talk about, explaining that much of his jokes were very simple "white people do this and black people do it like this".

Now, being a dad, it is easier for him because a lot of his routine comes directly from the real life challenges of being a husband and a dad to his little hearts, his daughter Heaven Lee 4 years old and his son Hendrix 2 years old.

Being a dad, had a very powerful impact on Kevin's life. "They're little now and they say the funniest things'' says Kevin, who seems inspired a lot in his stand up comedies shows by that.

Busy trying to teach his children what not to do he realizes that it's all the stuff that he was doing when he was young.Even as a young boy, Kevin says he was a funny guy. "It cracks me up that they are exact replicas of me, when i was young i was always the silly one and now i make my daughter laugh all the time,she thinks her dad is crazy" Kevin declared.

So, i guess you all imagine how is having Kevin Hart always around.Dieing laughing! What i think it is obvious is the fact that Kevin Hart is a great dad such as he is the great comedian that we all love.

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Tom Rhodes's Career

In a raucous stand up career spanning 25 years and 7 continents, Tom Rhodes has been on HBO, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and filmed two half hour specials for Comedy Central “Comedy Central presents…Tom Rhodes”.

Tom was also the host of his own late night talk show in Amsterdam for Dutch television. Tom is one of those rare exotic creatures who has dedicated his life to stand-up comedy. Starting out at the tender age of 17, in Orlando, Florida he was soon touring the Southern United States and up the eastern seaboard to New York City.

But it wasn’t until Tom moved to San Francisco, that he discovered his comedic “voice”. There in the city he describes as “The Jerusalem of Stand-Up Comedy” he was discovered by Comedy Central. Tom was given the channel’s first ever development deal contract which led to his critically acclaimed hour special “Viva Vietnam! : A White Trash Adventure Tour”.

The following year at the Montreal Comedy Festival he was “discovered” again, this time by NBC who gave him his own sitcom on the network called “Mr. Rhodes” where Tom played a rebel teacher in a stuffy prep school trying to inspire revolution in his students. The sitcom was short lived but Tom took his “NBC artist’s grant money” and moved to New York City to rededicate his life to the art of Stand-up comedy.

As Tom’s horizons broadened he found himself regularly performing in London, which led to many other engagements in the Comedy clubs scattered across Europe. While performing in Amsterdam he was seen by the Dutch television network, Yorin , who gave him his own late night talk show entitled “The Kevin Masters Show : starring Tom Rhodes”.

The much loved show ran for 2 years with Tom interviewing Holland’s biggest celebrities and experiencing every aspect of the unique Dutch culture.

At the end of the show’s run the same network gave Tom a travel show named “Yorin Travel” where he got to film highlights on Peru, Russia, France and the Dutch Caribbean. Tom’s lovable personality and warm charm have won him fans all across the globe.

He continues to perform regularly in Asia, Australia, Europe, and all across the United States. Pretty much anywhere there is a comedy microphone plugged in.

Having come a long way from his small hometown of Oviedo, Florida, to a seasoned world class performer and traveler, Tom Rhodes is truly an International Man of Comedy.

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Demetri Martin's Personal life

Comedian Demetri Martin was born on May 25, 1973, in New York City. Demetri Martin's mother, Lilian is a nutritionist and Dean Martin, the comedian's father is a Greek Orthodox priest.

Demetri Martin's parents also run a Greek diner in Beachwood, New Jersey, called the Sand Castle.

In 1995, Demetri Martin graduated from Yale University and went to the NYU School of Law, but he dropped out a year before graduation, despite his parent's objections.

â??Itâ??s weird to make a decision where everyone in your life disapproves, pretty vocally and directly. They said, 'You've got one year left. Just do it.' I had a full scholarship so I didnâ??t have to pay for it. I ignored them. They asked, 'Why donâ??t you just get the degree so you can have it?' And I said, 'You donâ??t understand. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do and now I know. I have the answer and itâ??s dumb to waste any more time.'â? - stated the comedian.

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The Earlier Death of a great stand up comedian, satirist and musician - Bill Hicks

What is about Bill Hicks' work that has meant his reputation has grown and grown, even after his death?

Born in Georgia in 1961, Bill Hicks worked his way around the US's stand up comedy circuit as a star turn at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas, at the age of 17, when he was still a high-school student by day.

Soon he became a familiar face on Tv shows like Tonight with David Letterman, and by the early 90s, Bill hit the big time. His career and life were cut short.

Bill  Hicks died of pancreatic cancer in 1994 at the age of 32.After his death, his work and legacy achieved the significant admiration and acclaim of numerous comedians, writers, actors and musicians alike.In 2007 he was voted the 6th greatest stand up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand ups.

Years after his death, Bill Hicks is bigger than ever.His comedy CDs are bestsellers, there are websites devoted to his life and work.

Fans all over the world go so far as to talk about Bill, describing him as some kind of latter-day Jesus.We know one thing that stands out about Hicks, it was that every show was a great performance, even the bad ones.He put everything into his performances.

Despise the fact that he tragically died young, Bill himself has become an untouchable icon. The more popular a comedian is, the more we should ask ourselves whether we like them for provoking and challenging us, or whether they are stroking our prejudices and pushing our buttons.

Bill Hicks remains one of the most talented stand up world's comedian.

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Demetri Martin's Career

After graduating from Yale University and went to the NYU School of Law, Demetri Martin decided to drop out one year before his graduation and in 2001 he appeared on Comedy Central's stand up Premium Bland, this being his first big break in stand up comedy.

In 2003, Demetri Martin's stand up show If I... got him the Perrier award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the show became in 2004 a British television special. During this time, demetri Martin also wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and in 2004 he appeared on Comedy Central Presents Demetri Martin, this being his first stand up comedy special.

Demetri Martin is best known for his work on The Daily Show, on which he started working since 2005, hosting a segment called Trendspotting, in which he talked about the hip trends among youth and in 2006, he returned as the new Youth Correspondent, with the segment Professional Important News with Demetri Martin.

In 2007, the comedian appeared again on The Daily Show and talked about the lawsuit Viacom started against YouTube and Google.

Demetri Martin's stand up comedy album These Are Jokes is the comedian's first CD/DVD set, which was released on September 26, 2006.

Some of the jokes included on Demetri Martin's stand up album These are Jokes, have appeared also on his Comedy Central Presents special and on his portion of the 2005 compilation Invite Them Up.

In May 2009, Demetri Martin's These Are Jokes stand comedy album was certified gold by the RIAA.

In 2007, Demetri Martin's Person stand up comedy show was filmed at Austin's Paramount Theatre, in front of a live audience and the video was released on September 4, the same year.

Demeri Martin's DVD Person includes extra feature, such as deleted scenes, commentaries with his family and some early gigs.

In 2007, the comedian appeared on HBO's Flight of the Conchords season finale, playing a keytar player and he also had a small role in The Rocker movie.

He also starred as a gay artist, in the Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock, which had the premiere at the Cannes Festival in 2009.

In 2009, Demetri Martin hosted and starred in his own Comedy Central television show, called Important Things With Demetri Martin and due to the success it had, the TV show was renewed for a second season by Comedy Central.

Demetri Martin is expected to play a supporting role in his movie Will, that he sold to DreamWorks, to appear in Young Americans film and also to play the lead part in Moon People pitch, that he sold to Columbia Pictures.

Demetri Martin's stand up comedy style is unconventional and unique, the comedian accompanying his jokes with drawing and singing.

On stage, Demetri Martin uses either a piano, guitar, harmonica, keyboard, tambourine and sometimes all at once.

Comedian Demetri said that Steven Wright was an important influence, but Martin's comedy style is clean and energetic, as a difference from Wright's style. Even though both comedian use deadpan one-liners, Demetri Martin's stand up comedy style is a perfect timed mix of music, observational humor and funny drawings.

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Jack black is the New Big in Guliver's Travel - comedy movie 3D

20th Century Fox has released the first official poster for their modern take on Gulliver’s Travels. The film is directed by Monsters vs Aliens director Rob Letterman and stars Jack Black as Lemuel Gulliver, a free-spirited travel writer who, on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Liliput, home to a population of tiny people.

Jack Black is bigger than ever…as Gulliver in this new comedy movie adaptation of Gulliver's Travel and has big hopes for the film : "This is more about the fun adventure. It's also an exploration of people's need to be respected.

"It seems like everyone wants to be a big shot in this world we live in now. And there is so much insecurity about being a small potato."

Gulliver’s Travels also stars Jason Segel as Horatio, Emily Blunt as Princess of Lilliputia and Billy Connolly as King of Lilliputia, and will be released on December 22nd in 3D.

So what do you think? Are you a bit curious? Will you go see it when it comes out?

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Russell Peters' Career

Russell Peters' stand up comedy career started in 1989, in Toronto, Ontario and he never stoped since. The well-known stand up comedian took his stand up comedy performance all over the United States, UK, Hong Kong, Australia, mainland China, South Africa, Denmark, Vietnam, Phillippines India, the Caribbean, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon and a lot of other countries.

In 1997, Russell Peters starred in Show Me The Funny, from the TV-series Comics! and for his act was nominated for the Gemini Award in the "Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series" category.

Russell Peters has also had feature appearances in a few films, like the 1999 film Tiger Claws III as Detective Elliott, the 1999 Analyze This, the 2004 film My Baby's Daddy as the obstetrician, the 2006 film Quarter Life Crisis as Dilip Kumar, the 2007 film The Take as Dr. Sharma, and the 2008 Senior Skip Day as Uncle Todd.

In 2004, Russell Peters: Comedy Now! special brought the comedian a new nomination for a Gemini Award and by 2005, the comedian was the first South Asian to sell-out Appollo Theatre in New York City.

On August 26, 2006 Russell Peters: Outsourced stand up comedy special aired on Comedy Central, being filmed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California.

Russell Peters' Outsourced was dedicated to the memory of Peter's father and was the comedian's first work produced by himself.

Russell Peters' DVD Outsourced was released on DVD on august 29, 2006 and became very popular in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies.

In 2006, he also hosted the Canada Day comedy Festival and during his career, has been featured at shows like the Edinburgh Festival, Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival or the Winnipeg comedy Festival.

By 2007, Russell Peters became the first comedian to sell-out Toronto's Air Canada Center and one year later, the famous Madison Square Garden nad reached over 50,000 million views on YouTube.

In 2007, the comedian made a deal with Fox Network, to develop a new sitcom and he also completed that year two USO tours for the troops, having performed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Greenland and on the USS Eisenhower.

On February 2, 2008, Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown comedy special was filmed at the the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in front of a live audience.

Russell Peters' Red, White and Brown stand up comedy videos was released on CD/DVD in September 2008 in Canada and on the 27th of January 2009, in the US.

In 2008, Russell Peters hosted the Juno Awards, for which he was awarded with the Gemini Award for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series" and got him another invitation to host the 2009 Juno Awards as well.

Between June 2008 and June 2009, comedian Russell Peters became one of the highest-paid comedians, earning over $10 million in 12 months.

On September 23 & 24, 2010 Russell Peters' Green Card Tour came at London's O2 Arena, being his last tour as a single man, according to his statement in a interview and the show was also his DVD recording.

In our interview section, you can read the full interview with Russell Peters.

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Eddie Murphy’s Ex-Wife BROKE?!

Eddie Murphy’s ex wife, Nicole Murphy, who now dates Michael Strahan, has blown through the large divorce settlement she received?

We don't know that for sure but something just seams true to us.

According to the rumors, Nicole, Edie Murphy's ex wife, received a million settlement from her divorce in 2006 and not only that she spend all of her money but she also owes the IRS 6,000. For that she was forced to put her mansion up for sale.

Nicole opted for the one time payment instead of monthly installments when she decided to divorce Eddie.

A friend of Nicole says that she is in financial trouble because of her numerous bad investments she chose to make with her money and that she also owes money to a landscaping firm,a law firm and owes mill on her LA home.

Anyway,feeling sorry or not for her,because it must be difficult and exhausting for Nicole blowing through $15 Milli in 4 Years, maybe she will find a come-up fast.

Or maybe she will even ask her boyfriend Michael Strahan for some money.

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Charlie Murphy I Will Not Apologize stand up comedy video

Charlie Murphy used to be known simply as Eddie Murphy's older brother.

But in recent years, things have changed significantly.After spending a long time on the sidelines of his brother's fame, Charlie takes the comedy world by storm all by himself, with his breakout performance on "Chappelle's Show".

Charlie is now best known for his absolutely hilarious stand up comedy shows since he had the opportunity to strike out on his own stand up career in Chappelle's Show.

One of the most hilarious stand up comedy show hosted by Charlie, is a stand up special "Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize" premiered on Comedy Central in late February, 2010.

"Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize" is a live stand up performance by Murphy, in Boston and this show comes with a warning message.Apologies are overrated and instead o wasting time on apologies,people could be more mindful of what they do and then maybe they wouldn't keep doing things for witch they have got to apologize.

I say Charlie Murphy has got some strong and unique material here and obvious the ability to spin humorous stories clearly runs in the family.

This is Charlie Murphy's debut stand up comedy performance and definitely one of the strongest I've seen in a while.

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George Lopez to Run For LA Mayor? Is that a joke or not?

American comedian, actor, and talk show host,mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez and currently the host of the late-night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS,said for the first time that he might run for mayor of Los Angeles in eight years.

"I'm going to run for... Although I don't believe I'll pass the background check now... I do intend to run for mayor at some point of Los Angeles... In eight years" Lopez declared on the morning show.

Do you think he joked that he might consider a run after his contract expires?

Of course, he may just have been kidding or who knows, maybe he will surprise us in eight years!

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Carlos Mencia Personal Life

Carlos Mencia, by his real name Ned Arnel Mencia, was born on 22nd of October 1967 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, being the son of an Mexican mother and a Honduran father. Carlos Mencia was the seventeenth of eighteen children of Magdalena Mencia, who refused to give her son his biological father's, Roberto Holness, last name, because of a domestic fight that she have had with him.

So, in Carlos Mencia birth certificate appears Ned Arnel Mencia, but out of respect for his father, Roberto Holness, he went by his father name until the age of 18, being known as Ned Holness. When Carlos Mencia was only three moths old, his parents send him to his aunt and uncle, in the United States of America.Carlos Mencia was raised by them in Maravilla Projects in Los Angeles, California. Because was difficult to stay out of trouble, as Carlos Mencia later stated, and because his family wanted to avoid the gang culture, the teenager Carlos Mencia returned to Honduras for a while.

When he later came back to Los Angeles, Carlos Mencia was promoted directly to the tenth grade, because of his high educational evolution. After graduating from Garfield High School, Carlos Mencia went to California State University, Los Angeles, from where he majored in electical engineering.Carlos Mencia married Amy, they now live in California and they have one child , Luca Pablo Mencia, born on 14th of December 2006.

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George Lopez - Conflicts

Jay Leno is one of the persons on George Lopez's list, even though once upon a time, they were considered close friends. On the 24'th of January 2007, during an interview for the WOMX-FM in Orlando Florinda, George Lopez called Jay Leno "the biggest two-faced dude in TV".

Another candidate to George Lopez's feud list is Carlos Mencia, which he accused of stealing 13 minutes of his comedy material and used it in Carlos Mencia's HBO special.

It is also known that the two comedians had an physical altercation over that accusation of plagiarism. George Lopez's feelings about Eric Estrada, are well-known, George Lopez mentioning his hatred whenever he gets the opportunity.

The issue stands in an old story, from the time George Lopez was an teenager and Eric Estrada refused to shake his hand. In 2007, George Lopez criticized the president of ABC Entertainment, Steve McPherson, after ABC canceled the George Lopez show. The comedian stated for the Los Angeles Times that "TV just became really, really white again", accusing Steve McPherson for using racially reasons for his decision.

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