(1954-06-10) June 10, 1954 (age 69) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Medium
Stand-up, television
Education
Western Carolina University
Years active
1979–present
Genres
Observational comedy, Deadpan, Political satire
Subject(s)
American culture, British culture, United States politics, British politics
Spouse
Karen Hall
(m. 2005)
Children
2
Notable works and roles
QI, Saturday Night Live, Fridays, Late Show with David Letterman
Hall's voice
from the BBC programme Front Row, 22 June 2009[1]
Richard Travis Hall (born June 10, 1954) is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.[2]
After winning a Perrier Comedy Award in 2000, using the character of Tennesseean country musician Otis Lee Crenshaw, Hall became popular in the United Kingdom, regularly appearing on QI and similar panel shows. He has created and starred in several series for the BBC, including comedies with Mike Wilmot and documentaries often concerning cinema of the United States. Hall has also maintained a successful stand-up comedy career, as both Crenshaw and himself.
^"Rich Hall". Front Row. June 22, 2009. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
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