Emo Philips
is an American entertainer and comedian born in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove. [1] Much of his standup comedy stems from the use of paraprosdokians and garden path sentences spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice and a confused, childlike delivery of his material to produce the intended comic timing in a manner invoking the 'wisdom of children' or the idiot savant.
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Career
Philips has recorded three comedy albums. His album
E=mo²
won the 1985
New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his
Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre
album on a single
CD. He also released an album called "Emo" in 2001. A joke of his was voted funniest religious joke ever in an 2005 online poll.
[2] In 2006, he appeared at the
Newbury Comedy Festival. He was also included in the top 50 of
E4
s 100 Greatest Comedians. He also appeared number 54 on channel 4's top 100 greatest standups.
Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in
acting roles on
television series such as
Miami Vice
and
The Weird Al Show
. He has also recently appeared on
British television, appearing as a guest on the
panel game 8 Out of 10 Cats
. Philips has several voiceover credits, including work on the animated series
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
;
Home Movies
;
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
; and the voice of Dooper in the animated series
Slacker Cats.
[3]
He has appeared in
feature films, including 1989's
UHF
(as a rather clumsy school shop teacher), the original 1992 version of
Meet the Parents
(also
executive producer)
[4], and
Desperation Boulevard
in 1998.
Personal life
In 1988, Philips married comedian
Judy Tenuta, another entertainer with an offbeat comic persona. The couple later divorced. He married his current wife, Carmi in 2000.
References
- Emo Philips - IMDB Biography
- The best God joke ever - and it's mine!
- “Slacker Cats” Coming to ABC Family
- {{imdb title|0104844|Meet the Parents}}