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Chris Rush (born February 11, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and author. He is best known for his stand-up routines and albums along with being a writer and editor on the satirical publication National Lampoon Magazine.[4]
[edit] Biography[edit] Early lifeRush was born in Brooklyn, New York.[5] He is of Italian decent (Sicilian) and was raised in the Roman Catholic faith.[5][6] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School[citation needed] and graduated from City College of New York in 1968.[7] Before becoming a comedian, Rush was a molecular biologist.[8] He embarked on a professional comedy career following an open mic night at a comedy club.[1] [edit] Personal lifeRush is a conservationist and supporter of Greenpeace.[9] Though raised in the Catholic faith he left the church when in the seventh grade.[5] He considers himself to be a Taoist and can be seen wearing the Yin and Yang symbol on his shirt during his performances.[10] [edit] Career[edit] 1970s & 1980sChris Rush wrote for National Lampoon Magazine in the early 1970s.[9] making his first appearance in the August 1970 issue.[11] He left the magazine when he was signed to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun to release his first comedy album First Rush in 1973.[12] Rush opened for musicians and bands including B.B. King,[citation needed] Meat Loaf,{{Citation needed} Talking Heads.{{Citation needed} and Electric Light Orchestra{{Citation needed} while becoming a frequent performer at comedy clubs, theaters and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. He performed at such venues as The Bottom Line{{Citation needed} and Caroline's{{Citation needed} in New York City, The Improv{{Citation needed} and The Comedy Store{{Citation needed} in Los Angeles, and Yuk Yuks{{Citation needed} in Toronto. His performances landed him on national television with appearances on Comedy Tonight,{{Citation needed} Night Flight,{{Citation needed}{ and an HBO television pilot, Apartment 2C, which he taped with mentor and friend, fellow comedian George Carlin.[8] During the decades, he released two comedy albums. [edit] 1990s & 2000sRush released an additional comedy album in 1997. During this time, he made sporadic stand-up comedy appearances. He worked for comic Bob "Wolf" Wohlfeld in the late 1990s on PYX 106 with The Wakin' Up With The Wolf Show, where he was a co-host. Some of his bits were put onto an album released by the show, titled Chris's Head.[13] The relationship ended though when the studio fired Rush in December 1998.[14] On October 1, 2007 Rush released a 98-page humor book through Andrews McMeel Publishing, titled Milking The Rhino (Dangerously Funny Lists). The book includes stories and lists in the author's style of humor. Stand-up comedian George Carlin wrote the foreword to the book. In the late 2000s, Rush has appeared often on radio's The Joey Reynolds Show[15][16] In April 2009, he launched a one man show, Bliss: An Evening of Laughter with Chris Rush.[17] [edit] Discography
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