Greg Giraldo

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Greg Giraldo (born in New York City) is an American stand-up comedian, based in New York. Before becoming a comedian, Giraldo, a Columbia University and Harvard Law School graduate, worked as a lawyer. He is known for his distinct delivery and his skill of 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, and The Howard Stern Show. Giraldo was a panelist on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time special. He also had his own half-hour special on Comedy Central Presents. He has also written segments for Last Call with Carson Daly.

Giraldo, who is married with a child, was known among comedians to drink heavily. However, he confirmed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on July 7, 2005 that he has become sober. Giraldo has recently starred in a series of TV cable commercials. His new series Friday Night with Greg Giraldo began on Comedy Central in late 2005, with at least 13 episodes guaranteed. He is also set to star in the superhero sendup film Superhero!, directed by David Zucker.

During the Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy Giraldo was the butt of many jokes including a memorable one by Ron White "We almost had to hold this thing at Home Depot, because Greg Giraldo was late getting off work".

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