* Brendan O ' Carroll, Comedian and actor

Comedian and actor Dan Aykroyd has a residence just north of Kingston and is a frequent face in town.

* Jeff Garcia ( voice actor ), Voice Actor and Comedian

* Danny Leary, Comedian and actor

# Comedian Steve Martin is technically a one hit wonder for his novelty song King Tut, but was previously and subsequently far better known for his work as a comedy writer / stand-up comedian / actor.

* Gori ; Comedian and actor.

Comedian actor Buster Keaton remembers that " we were all young.

Comedian and actor Ronnie Barker ( 1929 – 2005 ) began his acting career in the town in the late 1940s and in September 2010, almost five years after his death, a bronze statue of him was unveiled by actor David Jason and Barker's one time co-star Ronnie Corbett ( the other half of the Two Ronnies ) on a new public place in Exchange Street.

Comedian and actor Bill Murray is also a part owner.

* Steve Edge: Comedian and actor

Comedian / actor Robbie Coltrane was also born in Rutherglen, as was Marie Cassidy, State Pathologist for Ireland.

* Risteárd Cooper, actor & Comedian.

Comedian, actor and musician Dudley Moore used to refer to his mother's Baron Road home as ' Chadwell Heath ' in television interviews but technically it was in Dagenham.

The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.

* Comedian and actor Ardal O ' Hanlon

Comedian and actor Artie Lange replaced Jackie Martling in 2001.

Comedian and actor Andy Richter continues his role as sidekick to O ' Brien, and as the show's announcer.

Comedian and actor Redd Foxx was well known in nightclubs in the 1960s and 1970s for his raunchy stand-up act, but toned it down for the television shows Sanford and Son and The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, stating in the first monologue of the latter show that the only similarity between the show and his nightclub act was that " I'm smoking ".

Comedian and actor Marty Feldman was Brown's cousin.

Comedian Ronnie Barker later in his life revealed that he had suggested Henry should be cast as the character, Lennie Godber, opposite him in the sitcom Porridge, but the actor Richard Beckinsale was chosen instead by the television producer.

Comedian / actor Denis Leary portrayed Whouley in the 2008 HBO movie Recount.

* David Race-Now Comedian / TV Host, actor and voiceover artist in Los Angeles, CA

Comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong is a descendant through the Armstrong baronets.

Examples of this can be found in his known comedy albums, Comedian, Delirious, and the soundtrack to the film Eddie Murphy Raw.

* Comedian Eddie Izzard spent part of his childhood years in Bexhill-on-Sea.

** Eddie Murphy for Eddie Murphy: Comedian

Comedian Eddie Lawrence, on his 1956 novelty record " King Arthur's Mines ," played a great white hunter named Moe Gambo.

** Eddie Murphy for Eddie Murphy: Comedian

* Comedian Eddie Izzard grew up in Bangor until age five, and attended Ballyholme Primary School

* Comedian ( album ), a 1983 album by American entertainer Eddie Murphy

Comedian Eddie Murphy was a regular at The Comic Strip in New York City, but in California performed at the Improv when he was only 15 years old, Jeremy Ruder at 18, and Jim Carrey at 19.

Comedian Eddie Izzard lived in the village for a short while in his childhood, as did actress Lorna Bennett.

Comedian Eddie Murphy did a series of Buckwheat sketches on Saturday Night Live during the 1980s.

Comedian Henry Morgan made him a sidekick on his program in fall of 1946 and Stang appeared in similar roles the following year on radio shows with Eddie Cantor and Milton Berle.

* Comedian Eddie Murphy performed comedy routines in the 70's and 80's about his character ' Buckwheat ', and referred to his sister ' Farina ', along with other family members named after breakfast foods.

* Comedian Eddie Izzard describes a scenario in his show Circle, in which the meek conclude that it's about time they actually did inherit the earth, and proceed to do so in an organised, armed revolution.

* Eddie Perfect-Actor, Comedian

Actor / Comedian Eddie Griffin has highlighted some of Don ’ s moves throughout his movie career.

* 1932 – Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.

* May 2 – Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy once claimed, in his TV show, to have been a member of the Junior Woodchucks in his childhood.

In 2004, he returned to stand-up comedy with the show Standup Comedian, which earned him a " Tap Water Award " in Edinburgh and was released on DVD in October 2005.

In 2005, Lee tackled the subject of the religious hatred he experienced after the broadcast of Jerry Springer – The Opera in his stand-up show, 90s Comedian.

These " enthusiastic amateurs " became GoFasterStripe and, having set themselves up in order to film the show, have gone on to film the works of many other " non-mainstream " comedians, including sets from Tony Law ( Lee's support act on the 2009 If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One tour ), Simon Munnery ( whose BBC television comedy series-Attention Scum-was directed by Lee ) and several by Lee's former partner Richard Herring.

Lee's first new stand up show since " 90s Comedian " was developed over the first half of 2007.

Lee also had a show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, named Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One in which he performed his own version of the song " Galway Girl ".

Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam.

* Comedian, talk show host and classic car collector Jay Leno owns a grey 1958 93B.

Comedian and musician Dave Hill served as a writer on the show.

* Tom Green, Comedian and talk show host

Comedian and talk show host Tom Green owns a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine which can occasionally be seen during episodes of Tom Green's House Tonight, and was featured in an episode of The Jace Hall Show.

Comedian Otto Jespersen burned a US flag during a satirical TV show in 2003.

Comedian Daniel Tosh frequently gives spoilers on recently released films on his show, Tosh. 0.

Comedian Marc Maron filled in for Seder on December 1, 2006 and guest hosted the show for the entire week of December 18 – 22, 2006.

After the first two series, a special, " Battle of the Best " show took place, where the two Adult Singer, Junior Singer, and Comedian Grand Champions ( Modeling was only the first season, and Dance had only been around for one season ) were brought back to face off for an additional $ 100, 000.

Comedian and talk-radio host Dennis Miller occasionally refers to a " Buford Pusser Stick " on his radio show, in reference to a fictional scene from the movie Walking Tall where Pusser uses a stick to beat up everyone in a roadhouse.

Comedian Jeff Altman had a contract with NBC, and, on that basis, he was offered work hosting the show to compensate for the fact that the leads were un-versed in English.

* Starting with a drunken wager, British Comedian Dave Gorman used a wide variety of methods to find namesakes, an exercise which then evolved into a 2001 stage show " Are You Dave Gorman " and which was subsequently made into a book and television series.

" On Boston radio station WBCN, Dane Cook was named by radio show Toucher and Rich to a tournament of the top 16 " Worst Comedians " and, based on listener voting, was voted the " Worst Comedian " of all.

Jerry Thomas top Gloucester Comedian used to host the show with Christopher Musk.

Comedian Dara Ó Briain, who has since become well-known outside Ireland, spent most of his RTÉ career on this show from 1995.

In 2007 his Edinburgh show " Comedian, Magician, Psychopath " at the Smirnoff Cowgate sold out.

Sadowitz performed the show, " Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2: Because I Still Have to Pay the Rent " at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in 2008.