Marla Maples
American actress and TV personality (born 1963)
Colin Quinn is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who first gained fame on Saturday Night Live. He’s known for his comedic one-man shows and appearances in films like A Night at the Roxbury and the Grown Ups movies. Comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have praised Quinn as a quintessential ‘comic’s comic’ and New York comedian.
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About the Colin Quinn
Colin Edward Quinnis an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He first gained widespread attention for his work as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000, and he became known for anchoring Weekend Update, the show’s news parody segment. Prior to SNL, he was best known as the announcer/sidekick on MTV’s 1980s game show Remote Control. Following his departure from SNL, Quinn went on to host Comedy Central’s late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, where he and a panel of New York’s big names in stand-up comedy discussed and debated news stories of the day. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films, and playing Amy Schumer’s father in the film Trainwreck. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and Dave Attell have cited Quinn as the quintessential “comic’s comic” and New York comedian.
Quinn has also become known for his comedic one-man shows that offer his unique takes on history and growing up in New York City. As of 2020, he has written and starred in seven stage shows: Irish Wake, My Two Cents, Long Story Short, Unconstitutional, The New York Story, Red State Blue State, and The Wrong Side of History, two of which he collaborated on with Seinfeld as director. Long Story Short was filmed as an HBO special that aired on April 9, 2011, and Unconstitutional, The New York Story, and Red State Blue State were released as Netflix specials.
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Colin Quinn is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who was born on June 6, 1959 in New York City.
Colin Quinn was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2000, where he became known for anchoring the show’s news parody segment, Weekend Update.
Prior to SNL, Colin Quinn was best known as the announcer/sidekick on MTV’s 1980s game show Remote Control. After leaving SNL, he hosted Comedy Central’s late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.
Colin Quinn has appeared in several notable film roles, including Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films, and as Amy Schumer’s father in the movie Trainwreck.
Colin Quinn has become known for his comedic one-man shows that offer his unique takes on history and growing up in New York City. He has written and starred in seven stage shows, two of which he collaborated on with Jerry Seinfeld as director.
Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, and Dave Attell have cited Colin Quinn as the quintessential ,comic’s comic, and New York comedian.
Colin Quinn’s one-man shows Long Story Short, Unconstitutional, The New York Story, and Red State Blue State have been released as HBO and Netflix specials.
5 Quotes by Colin Quinn
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He is very dry but also very funny… I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it’s not a good place for you to be.
Colin QuinnAmerican comedian and actor
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You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but in a business of bean counters, he still likes to laugh at small things and creates a show around it.
Colin QuinnAmerican comedian and actor
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So instead of talking about theoretical ways of ending the war and violence, I say that we have to get rid of the individual asholes in each office and situation.
Colin QuinnAmerican comedian and actor
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I write all the time – I write poetry, I love to write.
Colin QuinnAmerican comedian and actor
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It was tumultuous, it was crazy, but I would not trade it for anything.
Colin QuinnAmerican comedian and actor