Famous Comics

The list Famous Comics includes Daniel Tosh, Russell Brand, Chelsea Handler, April Macie and Whitney Cummings. The list consists of 1,754 members.

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Daniel Tosh

American, Comic

Overview: Daniel Dwight Tosh (born May 29, 1975) is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Carly Hallam (Married)

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Comedians from Rhineland-Palatinate 4T

Male actors from Rhineland-Palatinate 4T

Television producers from Florida 38T
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Russell Brand

English comedian, actor, and podcaster (born 1975)

Overview: Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, radio host, writer, and activist.

Date of birth: 4 June 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Laura Gallacher (Married)

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21st-century English male writers 519T

British men podcasters 62T

British male television writers 456T
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Ellen DeGeneres

American television host (born 1958)

Overview: Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( də-JEN-ər-əs; born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her ...

Date of birth: 26 January 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Portia de Rossi (Married)

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American lesbian actresses 144T

American lesbian writers 466T

Lesbian comedians 87T
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Dane Cook

American actor and comedian

Overview: Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around the Edges: Live ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Kelsi Taylor (Married)

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Arlington High School (Massachusetts) alumni 11T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T

20th-century American comedians 1,226T
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April Macie

American comedienne

Overview: April Macie (born April Maciejczyk, November 2, 1975) is an American comedian, television personality, writer, and actress. She won Howard Stern's "Hottest and Funniest Chick" contest and appeared in the ...

Date of birth: 30 September 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Writers from Easton, Pennsylvania 13T

Comedians from Pennsylvania 37T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T
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Andy Samberg

American actor and comedian (born 1978)

Overview: David A. J. "Andy" Samberg (born August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group The Lonely Island and was a cast member on Saturday ...

Date of birth: 18 August 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Joanna Newsom (Married)

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Jewish American male comedians 179T

American male television writers 1,879T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T
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Jack Whitehall

English comedian, actor, presenter and writer

Overview: Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English actor, comedian, presenter, and writer. He is best known for starring as JP in the series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the ...

Date of birth: 7 July 1988

Age: 36

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Roxy Horner (Dating)

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British male television writers 456T

21st-century British screenwriters 139T

21st-century English comedians 268T
8.

Anthony Jeselnik

American actor and stand-up comedian (born 1978)

Overview: Anthony Jeselnik ( JES-əl-nik; born December 22, 1978) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. He is known for his dark comedy style, which emphasizes ironic misdirection, non sequiturs ...

Date of birth: 22 December 1978

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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American male television writers 1,879T

21st-century American screenwriters 625T

Screenwriters from Pennsylvania 194T
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Jim Jefferies

Comedian

Overview: Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies, is an Australian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He created and starred in the American FX sitcom Legit ...

Date of birth: 14 February 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Australian men podcasters 17T

21st-century Australian comedians 13T

Naturalized citizens of the United States 511T
10.

Nick Kroll

American actor and comedian (born 1978)

Overview: Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show, The Oh, Hello Show, the FX comedy ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Lily Kwong (Married)

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Jewish American male comedians 179T

American male television writers 1,879T

21st-century American screenwriters 625T
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Ed Helms

American actor and comedian

Overview: Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show, as well as playing Andy Bernard in the NBC sitcom ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American male television writers 1,879T

People with congenital heart defects 23T

The Westminster Schools alumni 33T
12.

David Walliams

English comedian, writer and actor (born 1971)

Overview: David Edward Williams OBE (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas ...

Date of birth: 20 August 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

British male television writers 435T

21st-century British screenwriters 112T
13.

Artie Lange

American comedian (born 1967)

Overview: Arthur Steven Lange Jr. (born October 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio personality best known for his tenures on the sketch comedy series Mad TV from 1995 to 1997 and as Howard ...

Date of birth: 11 October 1967

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Kristy Williams (Dating)

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American men podcasters 368T

American male television writers 1,879T

American people of Native American descent 58T
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Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

Overview: Edward John Izzard (born 7 February 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and political activist. His comedic style takes the form of rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential ...

Date of birth: 7 February 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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British LGBT comedians 44T

Genderfluid people 63T

Actors with dyslexia 83T
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Benny Hill

British comedian

Overview: Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English comedian and actor, best remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque ...

Date of birth: 21 January 1924

Date of death: 20 April 1992

Age: 68 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Obscenity controversies in television 32T

Burials at Hollybrook Cemetery 6T

20th-century English comedians 250T
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Steve Coogan

English actor & comedian

Overview: Stephen John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show Spitting ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1965

Age: 58

Nationality: British

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Laura Hajek (Dating)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Best Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 14T

Best Male Comedy Performance BAFTA Award (television) winners 10T
17.

Joan Rivers

American actor and director

Overview: Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often c ...

Date of birth: 8 June 1933

Date of death: 4 September 2014

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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Jewish American film directors 75T

United Service Organizations entertainers 148T

Jewish American comedy writers 42T
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Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor (1940–2005)

Overview: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling ...

Date of birth: 1 December 1940

Date of death: 10 December 2005

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Film directors with disabilities 64T

American LGBT comedians 196T

African-American United States Army personnel 395T
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Jon Stewart

American comedian

Overview: Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, filmmaker, political commentator, and television host. He hosted The Daily Show, a satirical news program on Comedy ...

Date of birth: 28 November 1962

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Tracy McShane (Married)

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Lawrence High School (New Jersey) alumni 10T

Jewish American male comedians 179T

American male television writers 1,879T
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Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian

Overview: Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( SYNE-feld; born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He is best known for playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld ...

Date of birth: 29 April 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Jessica Seinfeld (Married)

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Jewish American male comedians 179T

American male television writers 1,879T

Las Vegas shows 68T