Hire Comedian Ray Romano For Your Event
Ray Romano, by name of Raymond Romano, (born December 21, 1957, Forest Hills Queens, New York, U.S.), American comedian and actor perhaps best known as the bumbling well-intentioned father in the TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005), a witty and insightful portrayal of the quotidian travails of family life.
Romano’s real life high school upbringing in the middle-class Forest Hills section of Queens, NY, would later prove a rich mine for the wholesome family-friendly humour that became the comedian’s trademark comedy career. In the early 1980s, while studying to be an accountant and holding down a series of part-time jobs, Romano began performing stand up comedy in New York clubs. In 1987 he decided to pursue stand-up as a career. Winning a citywide comedy contest in 1989 brought him valuable exposure, and in 1990 Romano made his first national television appearance on MTV‘s Half-Hour Comedy Hour.
It was an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, however, that marked a turning point for Romano. Letterman was so impressed with his guest that he had his production company, Worldwide Pants, Inc. develop a situation comedy around Romano’s humor. The first episode of the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond aired on September 13, 1996, and by the following year it was consistently among the most-watched shows on American television. The sitcom was frequently nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series and won the honor in 2003 and 2005. For his role, Romano received the 2002 Emmy for best actor in a comedy series. After nine seasons, Everybody Loves Raymond ended its run in 2005. Romano later starred in the series Men of a Certain Age (2009–11), about a trio of male friends facing the challenges of middle age. Romano joined the cast of the television dramedy Parenthood in 2012 and continued with the series until it ended in 2015.
In the early 21st century Ray Romano grew his humor expand into film, beginning with the voice of Manfred, a woolly mammoth who helps return a human baby to its father, in the animated feature Ice Age (2002); he reprised the character in four sequels (2006, 2009, 2012, and 2016). In the dark comedy Eulogy (2004) he was cast as the maladjusted eldest son mourning the death of the family patriarch. That year he also appeared in Welcome to Mooseport, about a small-town political race, costarring with Gene Hackman. Romano played a tabloid reporter in the dark comedy Rob the Mob(2014). His other film credits included The Big Sick (2017). Romano returned to television as a record promoter in HBO’s short-lived Vinyl (2016), about the 1970s music scene in New York City, and then as a washed-up movie producer in Get Shorty (2017).
Recently he released a comedy special on Netflix and can regularly be seen playing in celebrity golf events across the country!
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Most of our roster of the funniest comedians we use on a regular basis have stand up comedy specials on Comedy Central, Dry Bar Comedy Netflix or have performed clean stand up comedy live on such shows as The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, Late Night w/Seth Myers, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and countless others.
What is Summit Comedy, Inc.?
Summit Comedy was formed many moons ago in 1998 by Chuck Johnson, current owner/President. Chuck Johnson entered the comedy business the day after graduating from Appalachian State University in 1995 where he booked all of the live music and comedy for the university’s club “Legends”. His first job?…..one of comedian Carrot Top’s college agents and booking agent for the comedy club chain The Comedy Zone. His second job?…..well, in 1998 he formed Summit Comedy, Inc. and has turned it into one of the Nation’s Largest suppliers of Stand-up Comedy & Comedy Entertainment for Colleges/Universities, Corporate Events, Country Clubs, Cruise ships, Clubs & beyond.
Why Summit Comedy, Inc.?
Well, it’s simple…..we know comedy, it’s what we do….it’s in the name! We want your business, but we won’t compromise our earned integrity just to ring up a sale. Ask around, or ask us for references of previous customers….Heck, you can even see some of our google reviews RIGHT HERE. We stand behind our comedians 100% and can’t wait to add you as a client for your next event, and for many years to come!
