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Comedy Central has announced their latest contribution to the degradation of society…and we love them for it!! In this ultimate reality showdown, they pit 10 tough comics against each other in some of the wackiest challenges ever!
For example, Last Comic Standing veteran, Lavell Crawford will be their Drill Sergent when they compete to see who is the Biggest Chubby… Well, you get the idea. It’s insanity at its best! Here’s a preview clip:
And here are the season’s competitive comics:
Kyle Cease
Kyle Cease is currently one of the most in-demand young comics, selling out over 200 shows last year from coast to coast. And with the premiere of his new one-hour comedy special “Kyle Cease: Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler” premiered last year on Comedy Central and things are about to get a little weird. From the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Kyle takes on midgets, pirates and the Pillsbury Doughboy. He ponders the big questions like why some people think NASCAR is a sport, what the “Juicy” on the back of sweatpants is really referring to, and how different things would be if God had a Napoleon complex.
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Chris Fairbanks
Chris Fairbanks, a young comic who left the scenic comfort of Big Sky Country in Montana ten years ago to join the Texas comedy circle, has been getting a lot of attention.
In the past few years, Chris took first place in 2003’s Funniest Person in Austin contest, attended Montreal’s Just for Laughs festival in their “New Faces” showcase, starred as “Randy” on the MTV reality series “The 70’s House”, received 1st runner-up in Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots contest, and has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.
He currently is an action sports correspondent for the Fuel TV network, just appeared on Last Comic Standing (season 6) and is a series regular on Comedy Central’s “Reality Bites Back”. Chris resides in Los Angeles and makes his living as a club touring stand-up comic and actor.
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Jeff Garcia
One afternoon in 1991, a fifteen-year-old Jeff Garcia was getting ready for the first night of the rest of his life. Jeff entered an amateur comedy competition at a local Los Angeles club. Jeff was full of idioms, sarcasm and street jokes. Jeff’s edgy; street smart brand of comedy took second place that night. He went back to La Puente, California with an eight-inch trophy and fifty dollars in his pocket.
By the time Jeff Garcia was sixteen, he landed his first television spot on HBO’s Loco Slam. Since then Jeff has made over twelve television appearances, including NBC’s Friday Night Video’s, Vibe with Sinbad, and Galavision’s Funny is Funny showcasing his comedy talent.
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Red Grant
Red Grant is doing things that other comedians have not done since Robert Towsen. Red has been one of the top comedians on television over the years, gaining millions of fans of all races. Some of the shows that Red has been on are, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, NBC’s Later, Showtime at the Apollo, Teen Summit (Hosted for two years), BET’s “The Way We Do It”, BET’s “Comic View” (Seven Time All Star). His last showing on Comic View (Febuary 3rd 2006) was rated as the highest showing of the 2006 season where he was the headliner. Not only is Red Grant a star in the comedy world he is also one of the top film and television producer to hit the market, creating and producing 7 new shows and pilots for the Viacom network. Four of these shows have achieved Nelson Ratings of .90 and the other three have achieved ratings of over .60 -.80 reaching more than 6 million people in the world. Red Grant does all this through his film company MOVIEOS.net where his company has signed Distribution deals with Artisan and Lionsgate. He has sold more than 500,000 DVD’s around the world.
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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany credits her social worker for some of her success as a comedian/actress. Growing up in foster care in South Central Los Angeles, it was her excessive talking and imaginary friends that prompted her social worker to steer her in to stand-up comedy.
As a child, Tiffany grew up aspiring to be a horse farmer or work in a beef jerky factory but instead she enrolled into the world famous Laugh Factory Comedy Camp for Children. Tiffany has been making people laugh ever since. Not only is she a comedian, she is also a self-proclaimed dancing machine. You may have seen her on such shows as: That’s So Raven (Disney Channel) , My Name Is Earl (NBC), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX) , Just Jordan (Nickelodeon) and Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes (Tvone) Def Comedy Jam (HBO).
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Bert Kreischer
Growing up in Tampa, Florida Bert had no idea he wanted to be a comedian, so he spent six and a half years at Florida State University harvesting his middle class indifference.
As only fate would have it, comedy found him. In 1997, Rolling Stone Magazine was looking to write an article about the number one party school in the country, so they sent contributing editor Erik Hedegard down to Tallahassee to spend a week partying.
His finding was The Undergraduate, a 6 page article about one man-child, Bert Kreischer. Not only did it name Bert as the “Number One Partier in the Nation,” it set in motion his comedy career. Oliver Stone optioned the rights to his life, book deals were offered, and a local Florida radio station (having read Bert’s quip about wanting to become a comic) put together a comedy showcase with Bert as the headliner. Having never done comedy, Bert took the stage after three experienced comedians, and closed the show doing over thirty minutes of material. He was an instant success. He turned down the radio station’s offer for his own morning show and decided to move to New York to begin a career in comedy.
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Mo Mandel
At just 26 years of age Mo Mandel has established himself as one of the most talented and entertaining entertainers in entertainment.
Though not good at writing bios, Mandel has gained national attention in the past year by winning Comedy Central’s Open Mic Fight, appearing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and you can catch him next season on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.”
Mandel has also become very recognizable through a string of successful yet personally embarrassing commercials that have been seen nation wide. On stage Mandel combines raw youthful energy with cynical irreverence, and delivers rapid-fire laughter to audiences from all walks of life.
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Donnell Rawlings
Donnell Rawlings is an overnight success a decade in the making. You’ve seen him on Comedy Central’s award winning and critically celebrated Chappelle’s Show as ‘Ashy Larry’, the 70’s jheri curled ‘Beautiful’, and numerous other characters he’s played. Donnell is the franchise player Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan wanted as a writer and prime time player on their team. Since Dave Chappelle had business to take care of in Africa, Donnell was asked to step into the huge shoes Dave left behind,and host the Lost Episodes. “Hilarious” is what Linda Stasi of The New York Post calls Donnell’s performance as host.
His unique brand of observational humor earned Donnell co-hosting duties On Power 105’s (NY’s #1 Hip Hop and R&B radio station) morning show “Egypt and Ashy in the Morning”. Donnell is currently filming “Reality Bites Back” for Comedy Central, touring heavily with his stand up dates, starring in a series of promotional interstitials for MTV, and has completed 3 films in the past year. He also enjoyed a reprising his character of Day-Day Price on HBO’s Emmy-Award winning series “The Wire” during a 3-episode arc, during the show’s final season (2007-2008). In 2007, Donnell co-created and starred in Heavy.com’s hit web series “From Ashy to Classy”, in which Donnell portrays the loveable yet clueless culture critic, Ashford Lawrence. The series was picked up for a second round of episodes and remains one of Heavy.com most popular shows.
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Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer made her network debut this past summer on NBC’s Last Comic Standing! Amy grew up in New York where she was voted Teachers Worst Nightmare and Class Clown. She went to Towson University, where she graduated with a degree in Theater. Amy hurriedly moved to New York City where she became a regular on the Improv circuit but she still felt something was missing. Amy quickly built up her confidence and with charisma to spare has been grabbing audiences by keeping them laughing from show to show. She puts a hilarious spin on the real people and events from her life. Amy has appeared on MTV: Best Week Ever. She was a guest on The Ellen show. Amy was selected for the 2007 Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Amy appeared on Comedy Central’s , Live At Gotham. She is most proud of the fact that she has never slept with a comic.
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Theo Von
Theo Von is a 27 year-old Louisiana native whom you may recognize from MTV Road Rules or NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and has been seen as a judge, on ABC Family’s America’s Next Prom Queen.
Theo attended many universities including Louisiana State, Loyola, University of Arizona, Semester at Sea, College of Charleston, and Santa Monica College. He has been performing stand-up comedy for years around the country and performs nightly in Los Angeles where he currently resides.
His comedic bits include rants about his dysfunctional family, the South, and making fun of his life. Theo started performing stand up for a small group of stuffed animals in a back bedroom of a new orleans duplex. moved to los angeles. got a pet fish. continued performing stand up comedy. fish died. comedy lived.
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Be sure to watch Reality Bites Back when it premieres, Thursday July 17 10:30p/9:30c.
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