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Gregg Rogell

Born in Long Island, Gregg Rogell quickly rose through the club ranks and established himself as one of the top working stand ups in the country. Within a year of his debut, Rogell won "The funniest person in Long Island" contest, as well as the WKGR South Florida Laugh Off. Within three years, his list of television credits included "Evening at the Improv," "Caroline's Comedy Hour," "The MTV Half Hour Comedy Hour," "Comic Strip Live," "VH1 Stand Up Spotlight," "E! Stand Up Sit Down with Robert Klein," "Two Drink Minimum," and many others. He has since made several appearances on "The Tonight Show," and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." He can also be recognized from his appearance as "Kenny" on the CBS sitcom, "The Nanny." His success has earned him sitcom development deals from NBC and Disney. He has toured, opening for Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, and Dave Chappelle, and has appeared with Bob Hope and Bill Cosby on several NBC specials.

In 1999, Gregg won Backstage Magazine's "Bistro Award" for "Best Comedy Performer." In 2002 he entertained the troops at Guantanamo Bay on "Comedy Central's USO Comedy Tour". He also taped his own half hour special for "Comedy Central Presents," and in 2005 made his third appearance at the Gala, in "The Montreal Comedy Festival."

Gregg performs regularly at all the New York City comedy clubs and tours nationally as a headliner at clubs, colleges, corporate and charity events. He also performs in Europe, where he has... [MORE]
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Gregg Rogell - Santa Claus

Santa's a fat Nazi bastard.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), kids (596), religion (320)

Posted: 05/17/93
Views: 1,334

Gregg Rogell - The Amish

The Amish have their holy land in Pennsylvania -- Gregg Rogell sees a flaw there.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), religion (320)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 815

Gregg Rogell - Cell Phones

Gregg Rogell's new plan lets him use his cell phone Mondays between five and seven in the morning.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), technology (163)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 719

Gregg Rogell - Quitting Smoking

Gregg Rogell quit smoking because he wanted to live, and now he doesn't want to live anymore.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), health (518)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 570

Gregg Rogell - Terrorism in North Dakota

Terrorism can't happen in North Dakota -- you have to build a civilization first.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), New York City (286)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 487

Gregg Rogell - The Little Things in Life

You know what the secret to life is? It's learning to appreciate all the little things.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), kids (596)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 486

Gregg Rogell - Italian Martial Arts

Italian martial arts are a lot like karate.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), imitations (766), Premium Blend (749)

Posted: 01/03/00
Views: 465

Gregg Rogell - New York City Triathlon

Contestants have to run for their lives, steal a car in Newark and then register it at the DMV.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), drugs (347), New York City (286)

Posted: 12/08/04
Views: 387

Gregg Rogell - Taking the E Train

In New York, you can score a pack of batteries and a yo-yo in one subway trip.

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), sex (904)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 387

Gregg Rogell - Thanksgiving Day Parade

Why have a Thanksgiving parade in a city full of people from other countries?

Tags: Gregg Rogell (13), Comedy Central Presents (1779), ethnic (690)

Posted: 07/31/03
Views: 324

Gregg Rogell: Phone Sex and Charity

You realize in this country it costs 70 cents a minute to sponsor a starving person, and it costs $2.99 a minute to talk dirty to somebody? One...

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Bush Reading the Bible

George W. says he reads the Bible every day. He's 56 years old -- finish the book.

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Terrorism Can Happen Anywhere

They were interviewing some guy from North Dakota. He goes, 'It can happen here.' No, it can't. You have to build a civilization first.

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: No Santa

When I was a little kid, my parents told me straight out, 'There's no such thing as Santa Claus. You see a fat man in a red suit coming down that...

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Thanksgiving Day Parade

What does a Japanese tourist think when he sees a big Barney floating down Sixth Avenue? It's gotta be unsettling for the poor guy.

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: The Islamic Ramadan Holiday

Their holy holiday is Ramadan. It's a month-long holiday where you can't drink, can't eat, can't smoke, can't have sex until sundown for 28 days....

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Fundamentalist Muslims

These are sexually frustrated people. You want to liberate these people? We shouldn't be dropping bombs on these people -- we should be dropping...

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Cause of Death

The number two cause of death among teenagers in America today are guns. You know the number one cause of death? Not having a gun.

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Little Things in Life

It is the little things in life that are important: a good meal, fresh-fallen snow, the look on a child's face just before you hit him....

Posted: 10/30/2008

Gregg Rogell: Police Without Guns

How do you catch criminals without guns? 'All right, we've got the place surrounded. Red rover, red rover, send the bad guy over.'

Posted: 10/30/2008