COLIN QUINN

CH Awards: (4) Best Comedy Series of 2003 - "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn", Impact Player of 2003, Best Comedy Series of 2004 - "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn", 2006 Cringe Humor Legend
                        
TV Highlights: Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn, Saturday Night Live, The Colin Quinn Show (NBC), Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Chris Rock Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Howard Stern Show, Shorties Watchin’ Shorties, The Ben Stiller Show, USO Comedy Tour, Remote Control, Manly World, The Cosby Show, The Daily Show, HBO One Night Stand, Dinner for Five, Comedy Central Presents.
Film: Night at the Roxbury, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedian, Harold, Who’s the Man, Married to the Mob, Celtic Pride

Why He's On The Site: Colin is the godfather of the NY comedy scene. Ask any big time performer about Colin, and odds are Quinn has helped them out in their career at some point...His Comedy Central show, Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn, is based on the roundtable discussion he & other comedians held at the famed Comedy Cellar...Tough Crowd features Colin's true friends from the world of comedy - something never before seen on television. It also has given great exposure to scores of performers outside the NY area.

Official Bio: Brooklyn-born Colin Quinn began his career in show business 14 years ago as a stand-up comic. His brash, tell-it-like-it-is act quickly attracted notice and led to several roles in feature films including "Married to the Mob" and "Crocodile Dundee II," as well as his television debut in 1987 as co-host of MTV's "Remote Control," where he served as co-host of the hit game show for three seasons.
In 1995 Quinn landed a spot on the legendary late night show, "Saturday Night Live" where he entertained audiences for six seasons with unforgettable characters such as "Lenny the Lion" and "Joe Blow," the recurring segment "Colin Quinn Explains The New York Times" and his remarkable impersonation of Robert DeNiro. (In one of "SNL's" most memorable moments -- and one of Quinn's favorite sketches -- he and Jim Breuer, who often impersonated Joe Pesci, were confronted on-air about their respective portrayals by the real Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci.) Most notably, Quinn was the anchor of "Weekend Update" for two and a half seasons.
While still on "SNL" Quinn made his Broadway debut in August 1998 in the critically acclaimed one-man show titled, "Colin Quinn: An Irish Wake" which he co-wrote with Bobby Spillane.

After leaving "Saturday Night Live," Quinn went back to his stand-up roots performing across the country while also writing several screenplays. He starred in NBC's "The Colin Quinn Show" and appeared last summer in the COMEDY CENTRAL faux-reality series "Contest Searchlight" starring Denis Leary. Additionally, Quinn was featured in the documentary film "Comedian" with his good friend, Jerry Seinfeld.
Quinn resides in New York City.