Jeff Richards (comedian)

Jeff Richards (born October 21 1975) 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".

Early years

Richards was born in Walnut Creek, California, where he lived until he graduated from Las Lomas High School in 1993. He hosted a morning radio show and created a public access television sketch comedy show in the San Francisco Bay Area. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During college he began stand-up comedy while studying abroad in Italy. After graduation he traveled across the US on motorcycle with his backpack, performing in comedy clubs. In 1997 he settled in Los Angeles where he became a successful comedian in the competitive Hollywood environment.

Celebrity impersonations (on SNL)

* Gary Busey
* Dr. Phil
* Bill O'Reilly
* Charlie Rose
* David Letterman (whom he also portrayed on MADtv)
* Garry Shandling (whom he also portrayed on MADtv)
* Louie Anderson (whom he also portrayed on MADtv)
* Kevin Spacey
* Karl Rove
* Lance Bass
* Curly Howard from The Three Stooges
* Al Franken
* Michael Moore
* Steve Irwin
* Gene Wilder
* Burt Bacharach
* Howard Dean
* Siegfried from Siegfried and Roy
* Josh Gracin
* Dustin Hoffman
* Pete Rose
* Rush Limbaugh

Filmography

Film

*"The Hand Job" (2005)
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0878147/ Sheep Man] (Short Film) (2006)
*The Brand New Dudes (2006)

External links

*imdb name|id=0724145|name=Jeff Richards
* [http://www.myspace.com/tastyjeff Jeff's Myspace page]
* [http://www.sheepmanthemovie.com/ Sheep Man]
* [http://www.brandnewdudes.com/ The Brand New Dudes]