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Chris Rush
Born (1948-02-11) February 11, 1948 (age 76)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
MediumStand-up, Television, Radio
NationalityAmerican
Years active1970 - Present
GenresObservational humor, Satire, Black comedy
Subject(s)Drug use, Religion, Everyday life, Politics, Quantum Physics
Websitechrisrushcomedy.com

Chris Rush (born February 11, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and author. He is best known for his stand-up routines and albums along with being a writer and editor on the satirical publication National Lampoon Magazine.[4]


Biography

Early life

Rush was born in Brooklyn, New York.[5] He is of Italian decent (Sicilian) and was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[5][6] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School[citation needed] and graduated from City College of New York in 1968.[7] Before becoming a comedian, Rush was a molecular biologist.[8] He embarked on a professional comedy career following an open mic night at a comedy club.[1]

Personal life

Rush is a conservationist and supporter of Greenpeace.[9] Though raised in the Catholic faith he left the church when in the seventh grade.[5] He considers himself to be a Taoist and can be seen wearing the Yin and Yang symbol on his shirt during his performances.[10]

Career

1970s & 1980s

Chris Rush wrote for National Lampoon Magazine in the early 1970s.[9] making his first appearance in the August 1970 issue.[11] He left the magazine when he was signed to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun to release his first comedy album First Rush in 1973.[12]

Rush opened for musicians and bands including B.B. King,[citation needed] Meat Loaf,{{cn} Talking Heads.{{cn} and Electric Light Orchestra{{cn} while becoming a frequent performer at comedy clubs, theaters and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. He performed at such venues as The Bottom Line{{cn} and Caroline's{{cn} in New York City, The Improv{{cn} and The Comedy Store{{cn} in Los Angeles, and Yuk Yuks{{cn} in Toronto. His performances landed him on national television with appearances on Comedy Tonight,{{cn} Night Flight,{{cn}{ and an HBO television pilot, Apartment 2C, which he taped with mentor and friend, fellow comedian George Carlin.[8] During the decades, he released two comedy albums.

1990s & 2000s

Rush released an additional comedy album in 1997. During this time, he made sporadic stand-up comedy appearances. He worked for comic Bob "Wolf" Wohlfeld in the late 1990s on PYX 106 with The Wakin' Up With The Wolf Show, where he was a co-host. Some of his bits were put onto an album released by the show, titled Chris's Head.[13] The relationship ended though when the studio fired Rush in December 1998.[14]

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On October 1, 2007 Rush released a 98-page humor book through Andrews McMeel Publishing, titled Milking The Rhino (Dangerously Funny Lists). The book includes stories and lists in the author's style of humor. Stand-up comedian George Carlin wrote the foreword to the book.

In the late 2000s, Rush has appeared often on radio's The Joey Reynolds Show[15][16] In April 2009, he launched a one man show, Bliss: An Evening of Laughter with Chris Rush.[17]

Discography

Year Album Label
1973 First Rush Atlantic Records
1981 Beaming In City Sounds
1997 There's No Bones In Ice Cream Sundazed Records

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Natural Humor Medicine: Chris Rush
  2. ^ Vidiot.com
  3. ^ Wikimusicguide.com: Adam Sandler
  4. ^ "Lampooner in town". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 29, 2004. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c YouTube.com clip
  6. ^ Second YouTube.com clip
  7. ^ Righi, Len (May 10, 1991). "Microscope guy' is standing up to scrutiny". The Morning Call. pp. D.02. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "Comedic Anniversary". The Post-Standard. June 23, 1989. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b Solimine, Donna (July 25, 1997). "Spirituality with a smile". The Record. p. 31. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ http://www.myspace.com/chrisrushcomedy
  11. ^ MarksVeryLarge.com
  12. ^ Wamcarts.org
  13. ^ MadhouseStudios.com
  14. ^ McGuire, Mark (April 7, 1999). "Wolf loses yet another sidekick". The Times Union. pp. D5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Chris Rush official site
  16. ^ WOR710.com
  17. ^ Theatermania.com: 'Bliss: An Evening of Laughter with Chris Rush
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