Greg Giraldo
(born December 10, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, television personality and former lawyer.
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Early life
Giraldo was born and raised in
Queens, New York and attended
Regis High Schooland was voted by his classmates as most likely to succeed. He is the oldest son of immigrant parents from
Colombia (father) and
Spain (mother) and was raised
Roman Catholic. From early on, he excelled academically and was selected to attend
Camp Rising Sun, the Louis August Jonas Foundation's international summer scholarship program. Giraldo attended
Columbia University. Before becoming a comedian, Giraldo worked as a lawyer, having graduated from
Harvard Law School. Giraldo spent less than a year as an associate for
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom before deciding that the job wasn't for him. Despite his prior career, Giraldo rejects that persona and very rarely discusses his days as a lawyer.
Career
Giraldo is known for his distinct delivery and his skills in ranting, never allowing his rhythm to be broken. Giraldo performs regularly at the
Comedy Cellar in Manhattan. Giraldo was a regular panelist on
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
. Additionally, he was the star of the short-lived
Common Law
and also starred in several pilots, including
The Greg Giraldo Show
and
Gone Hollywood
for
Comedy Central. The
New York Times has praised Giraldo as "a talented comedian with a winning personality." In 2004 he was featured in the hit spoken-word
Lazyboy song, "
Underwear Goes Inside the Pants."
Although the series was not picked up in 2005,
The Greg Giraldo Show
was a similar format to the cancelled
Tough Crowd
. The regular comics often joked during the run of
Tough Crowd
that Giraldo would eventually be the host of the show. However, when Giraldo was offered this series, many of the
Tough Crowd comedians were rumored to be frustrated that Giraldo was essentially adopting the format used by
Colin Quinn.
Giraldo has appeared on
The Late Show with David Letterman
,
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
over a dozen times,
The Howard Stern Show
and
The Opie and Anthony Show
. Giraldo was a panelist on Comedy Central's
100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time
special. He had two half-hour specials on
Comedy Central Presents
. He has also written segments for
Last Call with Carson Daly
.
Giraldo, who has three children, was known among comedians to drink heavily. However, he confirmed on
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
on
July 7,
2005 that he has quit drinking. Giraldo recently starred in a series of TV cable commercials. His series
Friday Night Stand-Up with Greg Giraldo
began on Comedy Central in late 2005 and ran until 2006. His CD
Good Day to Cross a River
was released 2006 on
Comedy Central Records.
Greg has appeared in Comedy Central's annual
roasts roasting
Chevy Chase,
Pam Anderson,
William Shatner,
Jeff Foxworthy,
Flavor Flav,
Bob Saget,
Joan Rivers and
Larry the Cable Guy, as well as the TBS roast of Cheech & Chong.
In 2008, Giraldo appeared in venues across the United States as the headlining act of the Indecision '08 Tour, produced by Comedy Central.
Giraldo was a regular on Comedy Central's television series
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
. Giraldo is one of the Advocates who lobbies for their side to be considered the "root of all evil." He has only won in two of his nine appearances.
Discography
- Good Day to Cross a River
(2006)