Forty Comedians. One stage. A million laughs. Sunday September 16, 2012 it’s Comedy Day. Will and Debi Durst on this Sunday’s 32nd annual San Francisco Comedy Day.
Comedy Day
Category: Comedians
Nathan Lane
Actor Nathan Lane talks about “The Good Wife,” “Sleepwalk With Me,” Neil Simon and Sid Caesar.
Standing Up Overseas
After starring in his own NBC sitcom Tom Rhodes hosted his own show in Holland and has performed in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bali, London, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Lausanne, Vancouver, Stockholm, Sydney, Melbourne, Basel, Geneva, Copenhagen, Toronto, and Honolulu.
Bobby Slayton
If you haven’t seen Bobby Slayton perform then you have no idea what standup is or could be.
The pitbull of comedy Bobby Slayton backstage at the 30th annual Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Warning VERY explicit language.
Conan Writer Brian Kiley
Brian Kiley is one of the top comedy writers and comedians working today. David is very jealous of that.
Comic Brian Kiley has appeared several times on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” Also Kevin Rooney and Will Ryan. Happy July 4th!
Kevin Meaney
Kevin Meaney for the hour.
Kevin Meaney has been one of the country’s most popular standup comedians for more than 25 years. Tom Shale’s of the Washington Post said, “Picture the precocious love child of Jonathan Winters and Ethel Merman and you have some idea of Kevin Meaney’s act.” Making people laugh has always been a top priority for Kevin. From his early years doing standup comedy in San Francisco and Boston he’s amassed an impressive list of credits along the way. His first HBO special in 1986 catapulted him to the forefront of the comedy scene. In 1987 Kevin made his debut appearance on, “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson and was invited by Johnny to join the guest panel. Since his first appearance Kevin has returned to the show a dozen times. He was a special guest on Saturday Night Live and has appeared on Letterman, Regis, Oprah and Conan. Kevin is also an accomplished actor, having starred in the CBS sitcom, “Uncle Buck” which ran for a full season. In addition, he has done numerous guest appearances on both sitcoms and dramas. He also had a featured role in the movie ‘Big”. In 2006, Kevin expanded his acting repertoire to appear in the Broadway production of Hairspray as The Male Authority Figure, playing five roles – Mr. Pinky, Harriman F. Spritzer, The Principal, The Cop and the Flasher. Kevin is also a successful writer and producer. He wrote and produced and starred in a one-man autobiographical play titled, Wedding Vows in Vegas which premiered at the prestigious U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado before going on to a successful summer run in Boston at the Hasty Pudding Theatre. Steve Martin called it, “The most innovative, heart-rending and funny show I’ve seen in a long, long time.” Known for drawing upon his family relationships for much of his material, Kevin has made such lines as “That’s not Right” and “We’re Big Pants People” and “We’re going to lose the house” (delivered in the tremulous voice of his mother) catch phrases for hilarity. An evening with Kevin is a trip to the funhouse and one laugh escalates into a bigger one and good-hearted humor prevails. So, Big Pants People of the world unite…your leader is here, his name is Kevin Meaney and he’s on a mission of mirth. Kevin is currently living in New York with his daughter Kate.