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Rich Williams is a veteran stand-up comedian (professional since 1996) known for a cerebral style that frequently tackles taboo or sensitive subjects with the precision of a long-time pro.
He has toured the U.S. Descriptions of his act emphasize smart, experienced delivery rather than pure crowd-work or slapstick; interviews and his own teaching content highlight technical joke-writing skill, strong premises, personal/dark material drawn from life experience, and the ability to work a room effectively.
Key performing credits
• Comedy Central’s Premium Blend
• Chelsea Lately
• Punk’d
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period
• HBO Aspen Comedy Festival (New Faces)
• The Howard Stern Show
• Warm-up comic for Last Comic Standing (six seasons)
Writing and other credits
• Wrote for The Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports)
• MTV shows including Next and Date My Mom
• Howie Long’s Tough Guys (annual Super Bowl weekend special on Fox for six seasons)
• Sports Soup
• Excused
• Material for various big-name comedians
• Nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing
• Sold a movie project to Disney involving Tim Allen (not produced)
He is based in the Schenectady / Upstate New York area, continues to perform and coach comics one-on-one, and shares practical advice drawn from roughly three decades in the business on his YouTube channel.
He has toured the U.S. Descriptions of his act emphasize smart, experienced delivery rather than pure crowd-work or slapstick; interviews and his own teaching content highlight technical joke-writing skill, strong premises, personal/dark material drawn from life experience, and the ability to work a room effectively.
Key performing credits
• Comedy Central’s Premium Blend
• Chelsea Lately
• Punk’d
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period
• HBO Aspen Comedy Festival (New Faces)
• The Howard Stern Show
• Warm-up comic for Last Comic Standing (six seasons)
Writing and other credits
• Wrote for The Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports)
• MTV shows including Next and Date My Mom
• Howie Long’s Tough Guys (annual Super Bowl weekend special on Fox for six seasons)
• Sports Soup
• Excused
• Material for various big-name comedians
• Nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing
• Sold a movie project to Disney involving Tim Allen (not produced)
He is based in the Schenectady / Upstate New York area, continues to perform and coach comics one-on-one, and shares practical advice drawn from roughly three decades in the business on his YouTube channel.
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