Medium Stand-up, television Subject(s) observational comedy Nationality American Name Greg Fitzsimmons | Years active 1988–present Role Comedian Genres Stand-up comedy Education Boston University | |
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Birth name Gregory Sebastian Fitzsimmons Born April 5, 1966 (age 58)
New York, New York, U.S. ( 1966-04-05 ) Spouse Erin Fitzsimmons (m. 1999) Parents Judith Fitzsimmons, Bob Fitzsimmons Books Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox Movies and TV shows Idiot Savants, Division III: Football's Finest, Howard Stern on Demand, I Love the '70s: Volume 2, I Love the New Millennium Similar People Graham Elwood, Adam Carolla, Ellen DeGeneres, Karen Kilgariff, Mike Gibbons Profiles | ||
Greg fitzsimmons standup comedian video
Gregory Sebastian "Greg" Fitzsimmons (born April 5, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer and radio host. He is currently the host of The Greg Fitzsimmons Show on Howard 101.
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- Greg fitzsimmons standup comedian video
- Greg fitzsimmons cool dad stand up comedy
- Life and career
- Broadcasting and television
- Writing
- Books
- References
Greg fitzsimmons cool dad stand up comedy
Life and career
A second-generation entertainer, Greg was born in New York City, New York, to New York City radio personality Bob Fitzsimmons, and Patricia (née McCarthy) Fitzsimmons. He grew up in Tarrytown, New York.
He began his stand up comedy career while attending Boston University. Fitzsimmons has since appeared on such programs as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Chelsea Lately and his one-hour Comedy Central special "Life on Stage". In 2001 he won "The Jury Award for Best Comedian" at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
Broadcasting and television
He has a highly rated comedy podcast called "Fitzdog Radio". Greg is a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, and hosts his own show on Howard 101, The Greg Fitzsimmons Show. He is also a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Podcast and the Joe Rogan Experience.
As an actor, he has appeared on Louie, C.S.I., Comedy Bang Bang, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and the film Division III: Football's Finest, and "Santa Clarita Diet" In 1996, Greg hosted the MTV game show Idiot Savants, which won a Cable Ace Award. He was a regular commentator on Vh1's Best Week Ever, I Love The series and Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn. In 2014 he starred in TruTV's How to Be a Grownup and became a recurring panelist on @midnight on Comedy Central.
He also voiced Randy in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Rabbit, Not Rabbot".
He is currently writing on HBO's Crashing with Pete Holmes.
Writing
From 2003 to 2005, he was a writer/ producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for which he won four Daytime Emmys. He went on to write for Louis C.K.'s sitcom Lucky Louie. He also wrote for the Emmy Awards, Politically Incorrect w/ Bill Maher, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, The Man Show, The Wanda Sykes Show, The Gong Show w/ Dave Attell and The Chelsea Handler Show.