Just for Laughs: 5 Top Comedians

JUST FOR LAUGHS: 2OTOP ! COMEDIANS JERRY SEINFELD Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1954 Made his stand-up debut at an open mic in 1976 First appeared on The Tonight Show in 1981 Co-created and starred in Seinfeld, which ran for 9 seasons Returned to stand-up comedy in the late 1990s Known for his observational comedy and dry wit JAY LENO Born in New Rochelle, New York in 1950 Started performing during college in the early 1970s First appeared on The Tonight Show in 1977 Became full-time host of The Tonight Show in 1992 Known for being hardworking, still averaging 150 shows per year His charming "everyman" style appeals to a wide range of audiences ELLEN DEGENERES Born in Metairie, Louisiana in 1958 Started performing in 1981 First appeared on The Tonight Show in 1986 Starred in her own sitcom from 1994-1998 Her daytime talk show Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show won 15 Emmy Awards in its first 3 seasons Combines humor and kindness with a signature quick wit STEVE MARTIN Born in Waco, Texas in 1945 Left college in 1967 to be a comedy writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show beginning in the 1970s Starred in numerous movies including The Jerk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Roxanne Won Grammy Awards for his comedy albums and a bluegrass album His humor and antics have made him a favorite on stage and screen TIM ALLEN Born in Denver, Colorado in 1953 Developed a passion for cars during high school Began performing stand-up in 1979 Starred in his own sitcom Home Improvement from 1991-1999 Known for providing the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story movies Returned to stand-up in 2010 SOURCES INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY http://www.timallen.com/actor/bio.php?xpt=1 http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-seinfeld-9542107 http://www.biography.com/people/jay-leno-9542191 http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/about/bio/cast/jay-leno/587494/ THEICE HOUSE http://www.biography m/people/ellen-degeneres-9542420 http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-degeneres-9542420?page=2 http://www.biography.com/people/steve-martin-9400755 52nd Anniversary http://www.biography.com/people/steve-martin-9400755?page=2 COMEDY CLUB www.ICEHOUSECOMEDYBL0G.COM ()