Piano playing comedian Zach Galifianakis is from North Carolina where he attended North Carolina State University. Emphasis on “attended”, as he failed out of his very last class by one point. Afterward Zach packed up and moved to NYC, where his first stand-up performance was in the back of a restaurant.
While in New York Zach worked by day as a nanny, maid, and eventually bus boy and did stand-up at night. During a shift of busing tables, Zach was discovered and offered his first acting job on the TV show Boston Common.
Since then, Galifianakis has become a late-night television pro appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Also a film star, Zach’s acting credits include roles in Bubble Boy, Corky Ramano, The Comedians of Comedy, G-Force, and The Hangover.Zach currently lives in Venice Beach, California when he is not touring nationally with his stand-up comedy.
I had seen Zach’s half hour stand-up special on Comedy Central quite some time ago and thought he was great. I specifically remember in the end, for one reason or another, he was wearing tights. His piano accompanied stories and jokes told in utter seriousness were hilarious. One thing that made Zach’s comedy unique to me was that he wasn’t just some guy performing jokes, he was the performance. It was almost like watching an actor take on a role, the way he would tell his stories and one-liners as if they were true. Zach Galifianakis is a real funny and talented comedian, so check him out!
- www.myspace.com/galifianakis - Zach Galifianakis on Myspace
- www.funnyordie.com/zachgalifianakis - Zach Galifianakis's Funny or Die Profile
- http://www.comedycentral.com/ - Official Comedy Central Website
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