Stand-Up Comedy
It has been said that comedy equals tragedy plus time. And when you add a timed countdown to comedy, it becomes... trivia!
15 questions · Published April 25, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What legendary comic was ranked number one on Rolling Stone's 2017 list of the "50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time"?
In their summation of Richard Pryor's lasting influence on stand-up comedy Rolling Stone described him as "swaggering and vulnerable, boastful and confessional, superheroic and all-too-ordinary."
- Multiple Choice
2. What late comedian was known for his wry observations such as, "An escalator can never break; it can only become stairs"?
Dave Chappelle, Mike Birbiglia, and Lewis Black have all sung the praises of Mitch Hedberg's work. Hedberg died of a drug overdose in 2005 at age 37.
- Multiple Choice
3. What type of stand-up comedy pokes fun at everyday life, reflecting on the silliness of something that society accepts as normal?
Observational humor is the hallmark of many comedians, ranging from George Carlin and Ricky Gervais to Jerry Seinfeld and Brian Regan.
- Multiple Choice
4. Who is the only comic to be posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor?
The rules for the Mark Twain Prize, presented by the Kennedy Center, indicate that recipients must be living. In 2008, George Carlin was announced as that year's honoree, but he passed away between the announcement and the ceremony.
Because it had already been announced that Carlin would be receiving the award, the Kennedy Center followed through with the presentation.
- Multiple Choice
5. In 1995, what well-respected stand-up comic became the first celebrity to personally own an official website?
FUN FACT
Within a year, Rodney Dangerfield's website (www.rodney.com) became so successful that the comedian made Websight magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People on the Web."
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