Robin Williams

Frank Caliendo and Bill Engvall

source: Decider Austin

 TX as Al Pacino and Robin Williams. The strength of those renditions has made him more than just a stand-up mimic, as he's springboarded from an early career on MADtv to a gig as the comic-in-residency at FOX NFL Sunday to his own TBS show Frank TV. ...

Published Thu, May 21

YouTube hit Rhod Gilbert vows to ditch record-breaking sketch

source: ic Wales

 United Kingdom and Robin Williams on presidents Bush and Obama, in a laughter top 10. The clip, which dwarfed the audience for the original TV broadcast in 2007, was placed sixth in Chortle's top 10 most popular stand-up comedy clips on which Rhod is the only ...

Published Sat, May 16

US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary

source: Washington Post

 United States LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Robin Williams, recovering from heart surgery, will resume his "Weapons of Self-Destruction" stand-up tour in September, his representatives said on Wednesday. Williams, 57, had to postpone the tour in early March after ...

Published Wed, May 13

He's no dummy: When ventriloquist Jeff Dunham talks, people listen

source: Appleton Post Crescent

  USA Performing 40 weeks and 250 dates a year, Dunham was voted Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic at the American Comedy Awards, an honor he shares with the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams and Jeff Foxworthy. In January 2008, he was the winner of Comedy ...

Published Mon, May 11

On stage: Paula Poundstone strikes a personal note

source: The Province

 Canada She credits Robin Williams for the resurgence in stand-up comedy that propelled her early career. "Robin really got audiences excited about seeing stand-up comedy again. He also allowed a lot of comics, including myself, to totally drop segues ...

Published Tue, Apr 14

Comedy Competition returns to Clark Center on Saturday

source: syvnews.com

 CA For more than two decades, the San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition has served as a major career springboard for many talented comedians, including Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres and Dane Cook. The Clark Center performance will ...

Published Wed, Mar 18

Robin Williams' Heart Trouble

source: fr.truveo.com

Actor Robin Williams will undergo heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement, forcing him to cut short his stand-up comedy tour, his ... fr.truveo.com

Published Thu, Mar 12

Robin Williams : Robin Williams forced to cancel comedy show due ...

source: Entertainment and Showbiz!

 India Hollywood actor and renowned comedian Robin Williams was forced to cancel a string of stand-up performances after suffering from breathlessness. The ‘Good Will Hunting’ actor was scheduled to perform his one-man comedy show ‘Weapons of ...

Published Wed, Mar 11