Jeff Richards (comedian)
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Jeff Richards (born October 21, 1974) is an American comedian. He is the first comedian to be cast on both Saturday Night Live (SNL) and its rival show on FOX, MADtv.
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[edit] Early years
Richards was born in Walnut Creek, California. He graduated from high school there in 1993. He then went on to host a morning radio show and created a public access television sketch comedy show in the Bay Area. He then moved on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he began stand-up comedy during a study abroad in Italy. After graduation he hit the road on motorcycle with his backpack performing across the United States. In 1997 he settled in Los Angeles and was a hit on the competitive Hollywood comedy scene.
[edit] Recurring Characters (on SNL)
- Baby K, an infant rapper
- Drunk Girl, a perpetually inebriated college coed who stops by Weekend Update for commentary and ends up flashing her breasts to Jimmy Fallon.
- Jeff, a college student whose gross habits always get filmed on Jarrett's webcam in the recurring sketch, "Jarrett's Room".
[edit] Celebrity Impersonations (on SNL)
- Gary Busey
- Dr. Phil
- Bill O'Reilly
- Charlie Rose
- David Letterman (which he also portrayed on MADtv)
- Garry Shandling
- Kevin Spacey
- Karl Rove (during the time when Chris Parnell was fired)
- Lance Bass
- former SNL feature player/writer Al Franken
- Michael Moore
- Steve Irwin
- Gene Wilder
- Fred Durst
- Burt Bacharach
- Howard Dean
- Louie Anderson
- Siegfried from Siegfried and Roy
- Joshua Gracin
- Dustin Hoffman
- Pete Rose
- Rush Limbaugh
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- The Hand Job (2005)
- Sheep Man (Short Film) (2006)
- The Brand New Dudes (2006)
[edit] Television
- Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04 (2004)
- Saturday Night Live (2001-2004)
- Full cast member (2003-2004)
- Featured player (2001-2003)
- MADtv (2000)
[edit] External links
- Jeff Richards at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Jeff Richards website
- Jeff's Myspace page
- Sheep Man
- The Brand New Dudes
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