- Franklyn Ajaye
Franklyn Ajaye (born
May 13 ,1949 ) is astand-up comedian . His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" as he also playedjazz for a time earlier in his entertainment career. He was born inBrooklyn, NY but raised inLos Angeles by an African father and a Florida-born mother. Ajaye is, as he likes to joke, a "true African-American." He has released five comedyalbum s to date: "Franklyn Ajaye, Comedian " (1973), "I'm a Comedian, Seriously " (1974), "Don't Smoke Dope, Fry Your Hair " (1977), "Plaid Pants and Psycopaths " (1986), and "Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract Truth " (2004).Ajaye made his network debut on
The Flip Wilson Show in 1973 and made his first appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a year later.He emigrated to
Melbourne, Australia in 1997, but returns to the United States periodically to do stand-up at clubs or in television specials. He is known in Australia for his appearances onThe Panel .He is an accomplished actor that starred in films such as "Convoy" and "Car Wash." He has been seen more recently in the TV show "Deadwood". Ajaye has also been nominated twice for the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for
In Living Color (1990) andPolitically Incorrect (1997) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0014977/awards] us.imdb.com]The British Comedian Stewart Lee has based a comedy routine around a copy of the album "
I'm a Comedian, Seriously " he bought in a second-hand store but never opened the plastic shrink-wrap.External links
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