TV Highlights: Comedy Central Presents,
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Late Night with Conan O'Brien,
Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Why He's On The Site: I honestly never
heard of Greg until the pilots for Tough Crowd aired...Greg
always has a funny quip about whatever topic is being discussed
on the show...Greg's standup is an intense rant about whatever
topic he's tackling...Very intellectual & fast paced
delivery...One of the greatest moments in TV history was when
Greg attacked & destroyed Denis Leary on Tough Crowd
Official Bio: Praise in The New York
Times as "a talented comedian with a winning
personality" and featured in Variety magazine's "Ten
to Watch" edition (2002). Greg Giraldo is one of New York
City's top comedians and a headliner in clubs across the
country. Socially provocative and yet broadly funny, Greg has
become one of the most versatile and highly entertaining comics
working today. Greg is currently working as a regular panelist
on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn which airs nightly on Comedy
Central. He regularly contributes a "rant" segment to
Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) where he provides his unique
spin on current events, politics, and family life. His own half
hour stand-up special Comedy Central Presents...Greg Giraldo is
also currently airing on Comedy Central and he has been a guest
on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC, Comedy Central) a dozen
times. Greg recently has been featured on Late Show with David
Letterman(CBS), The View(ABC), The Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(CBS), Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (ABC), and starred
in the CBS/Castle Rock pilot, Drive and NBC pilot, The Greg
Giraldo Show. Greg was also selected to roast Chevy Chase on
Comedy Central's 2003 Friar Club Roast. Greg's career began to
take off when his innovative material and energetic style made
him a standout at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival in
1995. After Montreal, Greg, a graduate of Harvard Law School who
was recently profiled in Esquire magazine, was given the
opportunity to develop and star in his own ABC sitcom,
"Common Law," which was loosely based on his
experiences at a New York law firm. He has been seen on dozens
of televised comedy showcases both in the U.S. and abroad
including Showtime's "Latino Comedy Festival",
"Funny is Funny", Comedy Central's "Comedy
Cabana", Louie Anderson's "Comedy Showcase",
"Late Friday", and NBC and "Live at
Jongleurs" on the BBC(UK). Greg returned to the Montreal
Comedy Festival in 1999 and 2003 and performed at the Aspen
Comedy Festival in 2001. He recently entertained the troops at
the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of
a USO Tour, which will be shown on Comedy Central.
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