By Billy Procida | March 14, 2013 at 3:07 pm | 4 comments
Kevin Pollak has accomplished much in his more-than-40-years of performing. He's an accomplished dramatic actor with infamous roles in The Usual Suspects and A Few Good Men. He's a veteran stand-up comedian who thrived in the 80s and early 90s before his acting career took off....
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By Dylan P. Gadino | February 6, 2012 at 8:09 am | One comment
Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, Laughspin can confirm that there will be no less than eight popular comedy podcasts represented at this year's comedy portion of Austin's South By Southwest arts festival, including WTF with Marc Maron, Doug Loves Movies with Doug...
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By Jake Kroeger | November 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm | No comments
While people keep watching and posting Richard Pryor's ubiquitous Live on the Sunset Strip on their Facebook wall, the time has now come to take a deeper look into the history of stand-up comedy. Hulu has just added 52 episodes of A&E's An Evening at the Improv to its roster...
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By Dylan P. Gadino | July 19, 2011 at 8:35 am | No comments
It's rare that I'm intrigued by a movie just from reading a short description of its plot. But, I have to say, I'm excited to see comedian Kevin Pollak's new dark comedy Chez Upshaw come to fruition.
According to Variety, Pollak and actress Illeana Douglas have signed on for...
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By Punchline Magazine | February 23, 2011 at 9:59 pm | No comments
South by Southwest announced its comedy lineup on Feb. 17-- a list that boasts the likes of Michael Ian Black, Marc Maron and John Oliver. But, tonight we're hearing things are about to get even better in Austin from March 11 - 20, because of the addition of a stellar handful of...
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By Josh Evans | November 9, 2010 at 3:32 pm | No comments
From the people who brought you Deal or No Deal comes Fox’s new game show, Million Dollar Money Drop. Like its predecessor, the new show will also feature a stand-up comedian as host, Kevin Pollak.
Taking on his new role as game show host comes in addition to his already...
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By Dave Mindich | July 22, 2010 at 12:07 pm | No comments
Appearing in over 60 movies (Casino, the Usual Suspects, and A Few Good Men to name a few) Kevin Pollak has had a very impressive acting career. However, Pollak is not only known for his work in drama, he’s also funny—really funny. Pollak started his career as a stand-up...
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By Jonathan Morvay | April 16, 2010 at 2:01 pm | 2 comments
Kevin Pollak’s new web series Vamped Out premiered this week on Babelgum. But for someone who was named one of the top 100 comedians of all time by Comedy Central, this faux documentary about a real life vampire certainly lacks any jokes.
The documentary focuses on Alowisus...
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