Rich Vos
Overview
United States
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comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
, Vos has been a working stand-up for decades. Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn
Colin Edward Quinn is an American stand-up comedian and writer best known for his five years in the cast of Saturday Night Live, as the sidekick/announcer of MTV's late 1980s gameshow Remote Control and as host of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central from 2002–2004.-Early years:Quinn was...
described Vos in his early days as a "Jersey Hack".
Described by Jim Norton
Jim Norton (comedian)
James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is an on-air personality, often dubbed the 'third mic' on The Opie and Anthony Show, which airs on Sirius XM Radio...
as a "tall dwarf" and "a rock with teeth", Vos recently had a DVD
DVD
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released of an hour of his stand-up, entitled "Vos". He also released a CD entitled "I'm Killing Here". He has the distinction of being the first white comedian to perform on Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians...
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Quotations
Jesus was Spanish, did you know that? I read it in the Bible. It said "Jesus would come back like a thief in the night.
Cows are a wreck. I saw a cow on an interview the other day, wearing fake glasses and a mustache, sayin' he was a dog.
I'm tryin' to quit [smoking] I am... I went to a hypnotist the other day. I still smoke, but I think I'm a chicken.
My daughter asked me, "Daddy, whats a pronoun?" "I don't know, a noun with a job"
Wanna buy a dryer... door?