Jeff Richards (comedian)

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Jeff Richards (born October 21, 1974) is an American comedian. He is the first and only person to be a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and its rival show on FOX, MADtv.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Recurring Characters (on SNL) 3 Celebrity Impersonations (on SNL) 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Richards was born in Walnut Creek, California. He graduated from high school there in 1993. He then went on to host a morning radio show and created a public access television sketch comedy show in the Bay Area. He then moved on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he began stand-up comedy during a study abroad in Italy. After graduation he hit the road on motorcycle with his backpack performing across the United States. In 1997 he settled in Los Angeles and was a hit on the competitive Hollywood comedy scene.

[edit] Recurring Characters (on SNL)

• Baby K, an infant rapper
• Drunk Girl, a perpetually inebriated college coed who stops by Weekend Update for commentary and ends up flashing her breasts to Jimmy Fallon.
• Jeff, a college student whose gross habits always get filmed on Jarrett's webcam in the recurring sketch, "Jarrett's Room".

[edit] Celebrity Impersonations (on SNL)

• Gary Busey
• Dr. Phil
• Bill O'Reilly
• Charlie Rose
• David Letterman (which he also portrayed on MADtv)
• Garry Shandling
• Kevin Spacey
• Karl Rove (during the time when Chris Parnell was fired)
• Lance Bass
• former SNL feature player/writer Al Franken
• Michael Moore
• Steve Irwin
• Gene Wilder
• Fred Durst
• Burt Bacharach
• Howard Dean
• Louie Anderson
• Siegfried from Siegfried and Roy
• Joshua Gracin
• Dustin Hoffman
• Pete Rose
• Rush Limbaugh

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

• The Hand Job (2005)
• Sheep Man (Short Film) (2006)
• The Brand New Dudes (2006)

[edit] Television

• Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04 (2004)
• Saturday Night Live (2001-2004)
  • Full cast member (2003-2004)
  • Featured player (2001-2003)
• MADtv (2000)

[edit] External links

• Jeff Richards at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Jeff Richards website
• Jeff's Myspace page
• Sheep Man
• The Brand New Dudes