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1. After receiving plaudits for his TV work on several Comedy Central productions, his first two CD/DVDs "Harmful If Swallowed" and "Retaliation" were major successes, the first going platinum the second double platinum. What is the name of this U.S. stand up comedian, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1972, before moving to New York then later settling in LA?

Answer: Dane Cook

Every album released by Dane Cook has enhanced his position as one of the brightest stars in stand up comedy in the USA. In 2006 "Retaliation" became the highest charting comedy album in almost three decades. Since 1997 Cook has appeared in a number of films including; "Mystery Men", "Employee of the Month" and "My Best Friend's Girl".

2. This man is probably most remembered for his vitriolic verbal attacks on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her conservative government of the time. He was co-creator of the zany sitcom "The Young Ones", and also teamed up with Richard Curtis in the writing of seasons 2 to 4 of the popular period comedy "Blackadder". Name this stand up comedian, actor, playwright, author and director from Catford, London, England, who was at the forefront of the British alternative comedy scene back in the 1980s?

Answer: Ben Elton

Ben Elton was the lead protagonist in the anti-government satire of the 1980s. He did his stand-up work, including hosting two series of his own BBC tv show "The Man from Auntie", in order to gain exposure for his manifold writing talents. Beside his television work, Elton has written over a dozen best-selling novels and four highly acclaimed stage plays, as well as collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the musical "The Beautiful Game".

3. Geoffrey Rowe is a British stand up comic better known as Jethro. Jethro's humour is regional and a lot of his gags and observations stem from working in the pubs and clubs in his local area. From what part of the UK does Jethro and his stage act originate?

Answer: Cornwall

Cornwall is the county at the extreme southwest of England, that only has borders with one other; Devon. Jethro was born in, and is very proud of his Cornish heritage. Originating in the small west Cornwall village of St Buryan, only a few kilometres from Land's End, he began working on national television in 1990.

His act is centered around the hilarious and often bawdy escapades of his group of semi-fictional friends in local villages and pubs. To date Jethro has released around twenty successful DVDs.

4. Daniel Lawrence Whitney is an American stand up comedian, radio personality and actor. He is one of the stalwarts of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, but is best known by his stage persona in the reality TV show "Only in America". That persona is called what?

Answer: Larry the Cable Guy

"Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy" is broadcast via the history channel and it sees Larry visiting various locations across the country and participating in local activities and events. The character, developed in Whitney's stand up routine, is a boorish redneck with a pronounced southern drawl. Larry's catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" is also the title of Daniel Whitney's autobiography.

5. Which American stand-up comedienne, television host and actor is often referred to as the "Female Seinfeld"? She starred in two different sitcoms named after herself between 1994 and 2002 and has a same-sex marriage to Aussie-American actress Portia de Rossi.

Answer: Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres began her stand up career in New Orleans. She started touring nationally in 1981, but her major career break came when she appeared with Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show" in 1986. Since then she seems to have become a permanent fixture on television screens and in gossip columns across the length and breadth of the English speaking world.

6. Adam Hills is a stand up comedian and host of the long running, music-orientated, comedic television trivia quiz "Spicks and Specks". What nationality is he?

Answer: Australian

Born in Australia's largest city Sydney, Adam Hills has performed his art in all the major festivals worldwide, earning many nominations, awards and accolades. He Started out at the tender age of just 19 years, performing regularly in Sydney's Comedy Store as well as holding down a spot on local breakfast radio. Hills has hosted "Spicks and Specks", since 2005, and has made numerous guest appearances on similar satirical programmes in Britain.

7. For me Chris Rock is a far better stand up comic than he is an actor. He was part of the "Bad Boys of SNL" ("Saturday Night Live") back in the early 90s with Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, David Spade and Chris Farley. What was the name of Rock's TV sitcom that ran for four seasons and 88 episodes between 2005 and 2009?

Answer: Everybody Hates Chris

Chris Rock was co-creator and narrator of the period sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris", which drew on his own experiences growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the late 70s and early 80s. In the show Tyler James Williams took the part of the teenage Rock. Today, Chris Rock who is a constant in movies and television is one of the biggest and most sought after names in the American entertainment industry.

8. Billy Connolly is one of Scotland's finest exports, with a repertoire that covers most entertainment guises. Initially starting out on stage as a stand up comedian and part-time folk singer, he has graduated into a Hollywood film star of some repute. By what nickname is Connolly affectionately known, particularly by his fellow country folk?

Answer: The Big Yin

The reason Billy Connolly was called "The Big Yin" was supposedly to differentiate between himself and his father who was also named Billy. It was in the early 1970s that Connolly became established and began to earn recognition outside of his local Glasgow area.

In time, his irreverent observational comedy, as spontaneous as it is risque with borderless taboos, made him a household name throughout Britain. It was later on that he became internationally renown, moving to LA, making movies and performing his unique brand of comedy to massive audiences all over the globe.

9. What is the name of the British comedienne, born in Lancashire in 1953, who kick-started her career by winning the TV talent show "New Faces"? When performing her stand-up routine, she is usually close to a piano, where she accompanies some of her funniest observations with music. She is responsible for writing the wonderful TV sitcom "Dinner Ladies".

Answer: Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood is a multi-talented performer who has released four stand-up videos, written numerous sketches, and won a string of awards for penning and performing in comedy, serious drama and even her own travel show "Victoria's Empire". Since 1997 she has been an "Officer of the Order of the British Empire". (OBE) Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, and Thelma Barlow are British actresses who regularly appear with Victoria Wood. All were in the cast of "Dinner Ladies".

10. Finally my favourite: Male, born in Valdosta, Georgia, USA 1961. He was a stand-up artist, social critic, and philosopher. He died of pancreatic cancer in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1994 at the age of 32. In 2010 he was voted as the fourth best comedian of all time in a poll organised by Channel 4. Who am I talking about?

Answer: Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks was more than a stand-up comic, he was a comedic revolutionary who was destined to expand and violate accepted boundaries. His act, if one can truly call it "an act", was imbued with a dark, almost black humour that was drawn from within. Hicks expressed his no-nonsense views on anything and everything; American politics and culture, consumerism, censorship, mediocrity and in particular conspiracy theories, with an angst that at best was brilliant, at worst unsettling. Bill - R.I.P

Source: Author nickdrew55

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