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Encyclopedia > Emo Philips
Emo Philips
Emo Philips (left) at the Go Room in Olympia, Washington, 2002
Emo Philips (left) at the Go Room in Olympia, Washington, 2002
Born February 7, 1956 (1956-02-07) (age 51)
Downers Grove, Illinois
Medium stand-up
Website EmoPhilips.com

Emo Philips is an American entertainer and comedian. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 848 pixel, file size: 167 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Emo Philips Metadata... Coordinates: , County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Incorporated Village in 1873. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ...

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Career

Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in acting roles on television series such as Miami Vice and The Weird Al Show. He has also recently appeared on British television, appearing as a guest on the panel game 8 Out of 10 Cats. Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Weird Al Show was a short-lived television show starring Weird Al Yankovic. ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... 8 out of 10 Cats is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. ...


Philips also has several voiceover credits, including work on the animated series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist; Home Movies; and Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. He will also be the voice of Dooper in the animated series Slacker Cats, which premiers on ABC Family in August.[1] Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist was an animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from 1995 to 1999, and starred Jonathan Katz. ... This article is about the cartoon. ... Space Ghost at his desk Space Ghost: Coast to Coast is a spoof talk show on the cable TV channel, Cartoon Network. ... Slacker Cats is a new ABC Family series coming this August. ...


He has appeared in feature films, including UHF (1989) and Desperation Boulevard (1998), and was associate producer of the 2000 film Meet the Parents. He also appeared briefly in the documentary, The Aristocrats (2005) A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... UHF was rereleased on DVD in 2002 by MGM UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF) is a comedy cult film made in 1989. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. ... The Aristocrats is a 2005 documentary film about the infamous dirty joke of the same name. ...


Philips has recorded three comedy albums; His album E=mo2 won the 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre album on a single CD. In 2006, he appeared at the Newbury Comedy Festival. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... The New Music Awards are given by New Music Weekly. ... The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as The Pudding, is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its burlesque musicals. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... The Newbury Comedy Festival is a festival of comedy which takes place every July in the West Berkshire town of Newbury. ...


Personal life

In 1988, Philips married fellow comedian Judy Tenuta; the couple later divorced. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Judy Tenuta (born November 7, 1956) is a comedienne. ...


References

  1. ^ “Slacker Cats” Coming to ABC Family. Retrieved on July 13, 2007.

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