by Sarah Strong | Mar 12, 2019 | Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Featured
A lot of comedians have uncommon career paths (think Dr. Ken Jeong), but unlike Paul Ollinger, not many of them cannot say that they have an Ivy League MBA or worked at Yahoo! and Facebook. We chatted with the Atlanta-based comedian about his career transition, what...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 28, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
Before graduating from Chelsea’s Bayard Rustin High School For The Humanities, Shawn Wayans had made his film debut in 1988’s I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. He made his proper television debut in 1990 as DJ SW1 on In Living Color, which he stayed on for...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
Dick Gregory began his career as a comedian while serving in United States Army in the mid-1950s. His first big break came in 1961, when Hugh Hefner saw him perform and went on to hire him to work at the Chicago Playboy Club. An appearance on Tonight Starring Jack...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 9, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
Paula Poundstone began doing stand-up comedy in the Boston area in 1979. Within a decade of starting, she was a regular on television shows and the winner of an American Comedy Award for “Best Female Stand-Up Comic.” She has never stopped worked as a...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 8, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
These days, as a correspondent on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, comedian Roy Wood Jr. is best known for his work on television. However, Roy had worked extensively within other media before joining The Daily Show last year. Within the radio world, he got his start...