Denis Donohue

Denis Donohue
Donohue on stage at Comix in Manhattan
Birth name	Denis Donohue
Born	October 22, 1976 (1976-10-22) (age 35) Queens, New York, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up
Nationality	American
Years active	1997–present
Genres	Observational comedy, Satire, Pantomime
Subject(s)	Dating, sex, parenting, race relations, animals
Influences	Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Carson, George Carlin, Andrew "Dice" Clay[1]
Website	Official website

Denis Donohue (born October 22, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian.

Personal life

Denis Donohue is an American born stand-up comedian with Irish, Italian, and Dutch roots. Both of Donohue's parents are American Airlines employees. He went to high school at St. Francis Preparatory School and college at SUNY Plattsburgh where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and performed in several of the university's dramatic and comedic productions.

Career

Donohue began his stand up comedy career on January 7, 1997 at the Manhattan comedy club Stand Up New York. He performs regularly in his hometown of New York but spends the majority of his time performing at over 50 colleges and universities across the United States.^[2] Notable moments in his career include winning, over 400 other competitors, the Connecticut Comedy Festival and being named one of the funniest stand up comedians under 30 by the New York Underground Comedy Festival.

Stand-up comedy

In 2007 Donohue released the album "Unholy War" on Next Round Entertainment.^[3]

TV & Radio

Denis has appeared on the Howard Stern Show, The Barbara Walters Special, and the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show.^[4]

Tours

Donohue was the opening act on Steve Hofstetter's "Cure for the Cable Guy" tour. Since then he's headlined two tours of his own: "The Unholy Tour" to promote his debut album "Unholy War", and "The Big Little Tour" with fellow comedians Phil Mazo and Mike Trainor.

Discography

Albums

• Unholy War (2007)^[5]

References

1. ^ Herald-Dispatch Article
2. ^ Oneida County Courier Article
3. ^ Herald-Dispatch Article
4. ^ Oneida County Courier Article
5. ^ Audio Lunchbox

External links

• Official website
• Denis Donohue on MySpace
• Denis Donohue on You Tube

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Name	Donohue, Dennis
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Date of birth	October 22, 1976
Place of birth	Queens, New York, U.S.
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