| Emo Philips | |
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 Emo Philips onstage |
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| Born | February 7, 1956 Downers Grove, Illinois |
| Medium | stand-up |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Surreal humor, Wit/Word play |
| Influenced | Jimmy Carr, Demetri Martin, Patton Oswalt |
| Website | EmoPhilips.com |
Emo Philips (born Phil Soltanec, February 7, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois[1]) is an American entertainer and comedian. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Downers Grove is a Suburb located west of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comedy may be divided into multiple Genres based on the source of humour the method of delivery and the context in which it is delivered Surreal humour is a form of humour, laughingly in a style related to the artistic ambitions of the surrealists, based on bizarre Juxtapositions absurd situations Wit is a form of intellectual Humour. A wit (person is someone skilled in making witty remarks Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) Demetrios Evan Martin (born May 25 1973 in New York City, New York) is an Emmy Award -nominated and Perrier comedy award -winning American Patton Oswalt (born January 27 1969) is an American Stand-up comedian, voiceover artist and Actor. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Much of his standup comedy stems from the use of paraprosdokians and garden path sentences. A paraprosdokian (from Greek "παρα-" meaning "beyond" and "προσδοκία" meaning "expectation" is a Figure of speech Garden path sentences are used in Psycholinguistics to illustrate that human beings process language one word at a time
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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. Acting is the work of an Actor or Actress, which is a person in Theatre, Television, Film, or any other Storytelling A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The Weird Al Show is a short-lived Television show starring "Weird Al" Yankovic. He has also recently appeared on British television, appearing as a guest on the panel game 8 Out of 10 Cats. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A panel game is a Game show, particularly popular in the United Kingdom, in which a panel of celebrities compete — either in teams or individually 8 out of 10 Cats is a television comedy Panel game made by Zeppotron (a Subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. He was also included in the top 50 of E4's 100 Greatest Comedians. He also appeared number 54 on channel 4's top 100 greatest standups.
Philips has several voiceover credits, including work on the animated series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist; Home Movies; Space Ghost: Coast to Coast; and the voice of Dooper in the animated series Slacker Cats. Dr Katz Professional Therapist is an Animated series that originally ran on Comedy Central from May 28 1995 to December 24 1999 starring Jonathan Home Movies is a Dialogue -driven American animated series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated spoof talk show The main characters of the show include Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and Slacker Cats is an animated ABC Family series that premiered on August 13 2007. [2]
He has appeared in feature films, including UHF (1989), the original version of Meet the Parents (1992) and Desperation Boulevard (1998). In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe, Los Telelocos He was also associate producer of the 1992 film, Meet the Parents. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. [3]
Philips has recorded three comedy albums; His album E=mo² won the 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The New Music Awards are given for excellence in music to both recording artists and radio station by New Music Weekly magazine It was later re-released along with his Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre album on a single CD. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as The Pudding, is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its Burlesque A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio In 2006, he appeared at the Newbury Comedy Festival. 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 comedian Judy Tenuta, another entertainer with an offbeat comic persona. Judy Tenuta (born November 7, 1956 in Oak Park Illinois is an American Entertainer, Comedienne, and accordionist. The couple later divorced.
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680073/bio
- ^ “Slacker Cats” Coming to ABC Family. Retrieved on 2006-07-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
- ^ Meet the Parents at the Internet Movie Database
External links
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Philips, Emo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | stand-up comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago, Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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