Career Colin Quinn




1 career

1.1 career
1.2 saturday night live
1.3 television , film work , stand-up
1.4 one-man shows
1.5 social media





career
early career

quinn began performing stand-up comedy in 1984, , first achieved fame in 1987 sidekick announcer of mtv game show remote control, lasted 5 seasons. in 1989, hosted a&e stand-up showcase caroline s comedy hour, , wrote , acted in comedic short/music video going brooklyn (a parody of ll cool j s going cali ) ben stiller. wrote in living color, , co-wrote , produced movie celtic pride, starred damon wayans , dan aykroyd.


saturday night live

quinn hired writer , featured player on saturday night live (snl) in 1996 , became full cast member during 1997–1998 season. established himself on show recurring characters , segments such lenny lion , joe blow , colin quinn explains new york times , , weekend update .


quinn began hosting weekend update in january 1998 after norm macdonald fired, , anchored segment until departure snl in 2000. commented on number of highly publicized media circuses, including clinton–lewinsky scandal , microsoft anti-trust trial.


during tenure on snl, quinn turned down offer role of scott evil in fellow cast member mike myers s film austin powers: international man of mystery. quinn has called role, played seth green, project has regretted turning down.


television , film work , stand-up

after leaving snl, quinn hosted short-lived colin quinn show on nbc in spring of 2002. show combined sketch comedy , stand-up in live-to-tape format. despite positive reviews critics, cancelled after 3 episodes.


quinn had greater success subsequent show, tough crowd colin quinn, ran on weekdays on comedy central 2002 2004. show featured panel of 4 comedians, quinn host, discussing social , political issues of day. show ran on 200 episodes.


his stand-up used in animated series shorties watchin shorties.



quinn performing during uso tour in 2005


in 2005, quinn participated in uso tour of american military bases around world, performing stand-up entertain troops.


he unofficial co-host on nick dipaolo show on now-defunct 92.3 free fm in new york city, airing monday–friday noon three. quinn , dipaolo slated host show on wjfk-fm, station decided not pick show. quinn regular guest on opie & anthony show until run ended in 2014.


quinn played dickie bailey, childhood rival lenny feder (adam sandler s character) in both grown ups films. recurs hermie on hbo series girls.


quinn wrote , starred in l/studio web series cop show, premiered in february 2015. series stars quinn satirical, pompous version of himself, starring in new york city-based crime drama. show s guest stars have included jerry seinfield, dave attell, chris rock, steve buscemi, jim gaffigan, michael che, tom papa, jim norton, pat cooper, irina shayk , amy schumer.


quinn had supporting role in amy schumer s film debut, trainwreck, character s father. critically praised performance.


one-man shows

quinn made broadway debut in 1998 in one-man show, colin quinn: irish wake, co-written lou dimaggio. show reflected quinn s upbringing within irish-american community of brooklyn; set @ wake in 1976, quinn portraying family members , acquaintances show event.


in 2009, quinn premiered second one-man show 2 cents, covers economic crumbling of american empire.


in 2010, quinn premiered third one-man show colin quinn long story short on broadway, directed jerry seinfeld. show covered world history prehistoric times present, offering satirical takes on rise , fall of various world empires. quinn recorded special performance of show aired on hbo on april 9, 2011. brazilian version of show featuring comedian bruno motta has title 1 milhao de anos em 1 hora ( 1 million years in 1 hour ).


in 2013, quinn premiered one-man show on historical themes, unconstitutional, covers united states constitution, creation, , impact on american psyche.


quinn starred in fifth one-man show, new york story, in july , august 2015 @ cherry lane theatre. show based upon experiences chronicled in book, coloring book: comedian solves race relations in america. delves growing in ethnically diverse park slope neighborhood of brooklyn , how has changed on years current state. seinfeld, directed long story short, returned director.


social media

quinn has gained attention account on social network twitter, posts deliberately vacuous statements, in form of either inspirational statements or boasts celebrity status, intended provoke readers.








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