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.
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[edit] Early years
Richards was born in Walnut Creek, California, USA. 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 San Francisco 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] 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
- Al Franken
- Michael Moore
- Steve Irwin
- Gene Wilder
- Fred Durst
- Burt Bacharach
- Howard Dean
- Louie Anderson
- Siegfried from Siegfried and Roy
- Josh 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] External links
- Jeff Richards at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Jeff Richards website
- Jeff's Myspace page
- Sheep Man
- The Brand New Dudes