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As an Emmy Award-winning writer-producer and comedian, Hugh Fink has established himself as one of the leading voices of cutting-edge humor in late night television.
During his tenure as a writer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live alongside Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Norm MacDonald, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan, Fink not only earned a reputation for his fearless lampooning of pop culture, but also appeared as a commentator on the show’s Weekend Update. During his final season at SNL, Hugh …
Jackie Kashian has been doing standup for over 35 years. Last heard on NPR and seen on HBO's 2DopeQueens, her albums have been #1 on Amazon, iTunes and have over 50 million listens on Spotify and Pandora. She has two podcasts; The Dork Forest (since 2006) where she talks with people about what they love to do, think about and collect. She also has a podcast with Laurie Kilmartin where they talk about the thing they both love to do and think about… standup comedy. It is called The Jackie…
“I need to be able to engage people; that’s where I flourish.” – Jake Clemons
There’s the hair, then there are the glasses, but ultimately there is a person who is a magnet for positive energy, emotion, and creating stories. While he feels a deep connection to his past – Jake Clemons continues to make a deep connection in the present by living life to its fullest through a musical journey. If you take the mysterious, rugged side of Johnny Cash and mix it with the soulful down to eart…
Jamie Alcroft is an American comedian and voice actor renowned for his exceptional voice-over work in movies, TV shows, and video games. Many of you may know him as one half of the legendary comedy duo, Mack & Jamie.
On this episode of Dystopia Tonight we talk about Jamie's journey into comedy which began in a serendipitous way when cartoonist Mack Dryden left a note for him at his Key West radio station, acknowledging Jamie as one of the funniest men in town. The duo quickl…
James Harvey Kennedy is an American actor, screenwriter, stand-up comedian and television producer. He has played Randy Meeks in the Scream franchise and a multitude of characters in The Jamie Kennedy Experiment on The WB.
Introducing Jamie Manelis, the quintessential LA native with a touch of the infamous ‘valley girl’ spirit. As a Jewish, queer writer/comedian/actress, she fearlessly blazes her own trail, breaking boundaries and leaving a lasting impression on the entertainment industry.
Jamie’s journey in the entertainment world began as a writers assistant, where she honed her skills while working on various projects in development with the visionary Joey Soloway. It was here that she discovered her tru…
They say no one has done more for the art of improvisation than Jane Morris. Jane has improvised, written, performed, and directed shows around the world. Beginning in Chicago, Jane helped found the Second City ETC with her husband Jeff Michalski, and later formed her own theaters in Los Angeles.
As an actress with over 58 credits to her name she is best known for her roles in Raising Helen, True Lies, Frankie and Johnny and recently in Veep. As a director, Jane was nominated for a …
Jay Black left his job as a high school English teacher ten years ago to embark on a career as a stand-up comic. In that time, he's achieved an incredible amount of success. On the stage, Jay has headlined clubs across the nation, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to the Tropicana in Atlantic City and just about every comedy club in between. He also toured extensively in Europe as the host of the US Army's "I Am Strong" tour. He's met with equal success on the college…
Jay Steven Kogen (born May 3, 1963) is an American comedy writer, producer, actor and director.
His father is comedy writer Arnie Kogen. In 2001, Kogen had a son, Charlie, who is now a musician.
Kogen co-wrote several episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons along with former writing partner Wallace Wolodarsky. Since then, he has written for several shows, including an Emmy Award winning stint at Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, George Lopez, and Malcolm in the Mi…
Jay Leno, born James Douglas Muir Leno on April 28, 1950, in New Rochelle, New York, is an American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for his long-running tenure as the host of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," which he hosted from 1992 to 2009 and then again from 2010 to 2014. Before his television career, Leno was a successful stand-up comedian and made numerous appearances on late-night television shows.
Leno is recognized for his …
JB Meijers is a highly talented Dutch musician, producer, and songwriter, acclaimed for his exceptional guitar skills and diverse musical abilities. With a passion for various genres, including rock, folk, and Americana, JB has been involved in numerous successful music projects throughout his career. He has collaborated with a wide array of artists, both nationally and internationally, earning him a reputation as a sought-after musician in the industry.
JB's mastery of multiple inst…
For most of his life, Jeff Altman resided in Los Angeles where he was a sought after stand up comedian, as well as an accomplished actor, starring and guest starring in TV shows the likes of the Dukes of Hazzard, Nurses, Baywatch, Night Court and the Tonight Show plus many others. In his career, Jeff starred in over 30 national commercial campaigns where he represented such companies as Budweiser, Arby's, Panasonic and General Motors. His movie credits include American Hot Wax, Easy Mo…
Jeff was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin and worked as a musician before following his passion, comedy. He established himself as a top-tier standup comedian before moving behind the camera to become one of the most respected producers and writers in Talk & Variety.
As a performer… Jeff is a veteran of the late night talk shows plus four of his own specials, most recently on Comedy Central. He is the voice of Chet Waterhouse on PodcastOne’s “Play With Pain!” and the Adam Ca…
Jeff Michalski is an actor, director, improviser, teacher, mentor and so much more. He worked in comedy clubs across the country with the Original Comedy Ranger and was a member of the Groundling in Los Angeles before settling with the Chicago Second City in 1980. During his years with the Second City, Jeff studied with Paul Sills and his historic Story Theatre. While traveling the country with Second City’s National Touring Company he continued training with Second City founder Paul Sills, …
Michael Jeremy Thomas Clyde (born 22 March 1941) is an English actor and musician. During the 1960s, he was one-half of the folk duo Chad & Jeremy (with Chad Stuart), who had little success in the UK, but were an object of interest to American audiences. He has enjoyed a long television acting career and continues to appear regularly, usually playing upper-middle class or aristocratic characters.
Clyde was born in the village of Dorney in the English county of Buckinghamshire and…
Jerry is a musician, artist, and filmmaker who has been a driving force in the world of music for over four decades. He co-founded Devo in the early 1970s with his bandmates Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis, and the band quickly became known for their unique blend of punk rock, new wave, and electronic music. Devo's satirical lyrics and inventive visuals helped to define the post-punk era, and they remain an influential force in music to this day.
In addition to his work with Dev…
Though he's hardly a cult persona, Jerry Harrison has failed to be recognized as a crucial figure in the history of punk rock, a portion of the music which influenced it, and the styles which had grown out of punk more than 15 years later. Best known as the keyboard player and occasional guitarist of Talking Heads during the 1980s, Harrison had begun his career ten years before, playing with Jonathan Richman's seminal Modern Lovers during the early '70s. He recorded several so…
A pioneer of American roots music for more than half a century, Jesse Colin Young has left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock & roll.
As the frontman of the Youngbloods, he immortalized the ideals of the Woodstock generation with "Get Together," an international hit that called for peace and brotherhood during the turbulent 1960s. During the decades that followed, Young expanded both his audience and his artistic range, r…
Jessica Burbank is more than just a rising social media personality in that she actually cares about the topics she covers. It's not just about going viral, but getting a message out in an effort to connect with people and make real change in a world and system that reveals itself to be broken and rigged for the powerful as each day passes.
Jessica Misra is a comedian based in Chicago who delights audiences with her upbeat energy and fresh takes on growing up in a large mixed-race family. She has performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New York Underground Comedy Festival and was a finalist in the Floodwater Comedy Festival’s New Faces competition. Jessica is the host and co-creator of a new show called Understandably Undeclared, a show about how a lot of us aren’t using our degrees, something Jessica has devoted her li…
His comedy has been seen on his special COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS JIM DAVID, ABC’s THE VIEW, Comedy Central’s TOUGH CROWD WITH COLIN QUINN, as a guest ‘comedy consultant” on Bravo’s QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY, BBC America’s THE WORLD STANDS UP and Bravo’s GREATEST THINGS ABOUT…. He can be heard on his comedy CDs, EAT HERE AND GET GAS, LIVE FROM JIMVILLE, NOTORIOUS F.A.G and HARD TO SWALLOW, all available on iTunes along with his Comedy Central special. He also performed on Comedy Central’s…
Jimmy Vivino (aka Jimmy V) has always considered himself “a blues man with a job”. Although best known for serving 26 years as Conan O’Brien’s musical director, guitarist and bandleader, his experience in the music business predates that by 20 plus years.
Jimmy V has produced, lead bands and recorded with a countless number rock and roll and blues artists for five decades including the likes of Hubert Sumlin, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Johnnie …
Jim Vallely is a writer and executive producer for Arrested Development.
James Vallely (born August 30, 1954) is an American television producer, and screenwriter. He was a writer and consulting producer for Arrested Development, a multiple Emmy Award-winning television show on the Fox network, and was an executive producer and co-creator of Running Wilde, also on Fox, along with Mitchell Hurwitz and Will Arnett.
His work on Arrested Development won him a Primetime Emmy Awar…
JoAnna Beckson was trained as an actor at "The Neighborhood Playhouse" NYC with Sanford Meisner, Fred Kareman and William Esper. She has worked extensively as an actor and director off-Broadway and in TV/ Film. She was a founding member of New York City's prestigious Cirele Repertory Compony's LAB. Along with being a consultant for Disney and Paramount Studios, JoAnna hos mointained the dual career of actor director and acting coach in New York City for over 30 years.
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