I wrote for Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" for 2 years, these are a few of my sketches.
The
Untouchables
As Rich Vos threatened to become
Tough Crowd's first breakout star (thanks to Last Comic Standing), this
parody of The Untouchables "team" scene felt appropriate.
The
makeup/wardrobe and set people really kicked ass. Colin was perfect as
deNiro, and Nick diPaolo, Jim Norton, Greg Giraldo, Rich Vos and Keith
Robinson looked exactly like gangsters.
The Misadventures
of Kid Quinn
Colin reads from his new
children's book, The Misadventures of Kid Quinn, only to find out
the publisher went PC on the facts.
A mother of one of our child
actors pulled her kid out of the show when she got a copy of the script.
I say you're never too young to learn about trannies.
Gentleman
Jim
Colin teaches Jim Norton how to
behave like a gentleman.
Props to head writer Ken Ober, for
riffing the best line during read-through. "As long as I have a face,
you'll always have..." etc.
Jim Norton is a great comic actor-
he never tries to look cool. The girl, comic Shauna Lane, did a
wonderful job of matching Jim's energy even though she had virtually no
lines.
Iraqi Metal
jacket
This Full Metal Jacket parody
starred Colin as drill instructor Hartman, and Jim Norton, Greg Giraldo
and Rich Vos as Iraqi Army recruits. They all did a great job.
God and
Allah
Colin sits down with two of our
biggest deities, God and Allah, to get their perspective on the Middle
East.
We could not get a Muslim actor to play Allah, but the
Italian guy who did was awesome.This one didn't kill in the studio, but
Colin told me he was really proud of it. That was good enough for me.
Citizenship
Test
With the help of an Indian
immigrant, Colin gives the United States Citizenship test to Patrice,
Keith and Jim. This is classic Tough Crowd- all the elements are in
place, then it completely derails.
America Kane
Colin explains that the world is a
soap opera, and America is its Erica Kane.
This was a monitor
piece, written by me and Bryan Tucker. (He's at SNL now!) The
illustrations were great.
The Arafat
Roast
Mary Fitzgerald, Bruce Cherry and
I wrote this roast for Yassir Arafat, who was retiring from the PLO.
Colin was Yassir, and Greg, Patrice, Dom Irerra and Lewis Black were the
roasters.
Bruce wrote for Air America, and Mary went on to write for HBO's Lucky Louie.
TV: Resume in reverse order
Silent Library, (MTV) writer, Feb 2009
Last Comic Standing, (NBC), consultant, April 2008
The Best Man, pilot (Comedy Central), writer, Sept 2006
Search for America's Funniest Mom, (Nick at Night) consulting producer, Feb 2006- April 2006
Too Late with Adam Carolla, (Comedy Central) consulting producer, July 2005- Nov 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, (CBS) writer, Jan 2005 - July 2005
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, (Comedy Central), consulting producer, Dec 2002- Nov 2004
Books: "Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Herself a Break"
(2/16/09) We just finished taping 4 webisodes for Comedy Central's AtomTV. Currently in the editing process. Hoping this will get picked up as a daily strip and keep my son out of public schools. Fingers crossed, people.
Web: 23/6
I was a staff writer then deputy editor of the political comedy site 236.com from Feb '07 til Feb 2009. (Thanks, banking collapse!) My stuff is archived here.
