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 MySpace Profile:
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CH Awards: (4) Best Comedy Series of 2003
- "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn", Impact Player of
2003, Best Comedy Series of 2004 - "Tough Crowd With Colin
Quinn", 2006 Cringe Humor Legend
TV Highlights: Tough Crowd With Colin
Quinn, Saturday Night Live, The Colin Quinn Show (NBC), Last
Comic Standing, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Chris Rock
Show, The Larry Sanders Show, The Ben Stiller Show, USO Comedy
Tour, Remote Control
Why He's On The Site: Colin is the
godfather of the NY comedy scene. Ask any big time performer
about Colin, and odds are Quinn has helped them out in their
career at some point...His Comedy Central show, Tough Crowd With
Colin Quinn, is based on the roundtable discussion he &
other comedians held at the famed Comedy Cellar...Tough Crowd
features Colin's true friends from the world of comedy -
something never before seen on television. It also has given
great exposure to scores of performers outside the NY area.
Official Bio: Brooklyn-born Colin Quinn
began his career in show business 14 years ago as a stand-up
comic. His brash, tell-it-like-it-is act quickly attracted
notice and led to several roles in feature films including
"Married to the Mob" and "Crocodile Dundee
II," as well as his television debut in 1987 as co-host of
MTV's "Remote Control," where he served as co-host of
the hit game show for three seasons.
In 1995 Quinn landed a spot on the legendary
late night show, "Saturday Night Live" where he
entertained audiences for six seasons with unforgettable
characters such as "Lenny the Lion" and "Joe
Blow," the recurring segment "Colin Quinn Explains The
New York Times" and his remarkable impersonation of Robert
DeNiro. (In one of "SNL's" most memorable moments --
and one of Quinn's favorite sketches -- he and Jim Breuer, who
often impersonated Joe Pesci, were confronted on-air about their
respective portrayals by the real Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci.)
Most notably, Quinn was the anchor of "Weekend Update"
for two and a half seasons.
While still on "SNL" Quinn made his
Broadway debut in August 1998 in the critically acclaimed
one-man show titled, "Colin Quinn: An Irish Wake"
which he co-wrote with Bobby Spillane.
After leaving "Saturday Night Live,"
Quinn went back to his stand-up roots performing across the
country while also writing several screenplays. He starred in
NBC's "The Colin Quinn Show" and appeared last summer
in the COMEDY CENTRAL faux-reality series "Contest
Searchlight" starring Denis Leary. Additionally, Quinn was
featured in the documentary film "Comedian" with his
good friend, Jerry Seinfeld.
Quinn resides in New York City.
Colin
Quinn @ The Cringe Humor Show 3/21/07
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