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Jon CulshawOn 31 October 2009, Culshaw started a new comedy sketch show with Debra Stephenson, The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson.
Jerry Lambert (actor)In 2010, he completed a new television pilot for Fox Television with John Goodman and Justin Bartha called The Station (produced by Ben Stiller and directed by David Wain).
Robert KleinKlein starred in HBO's first stand-up comedy special in 1975 during the cable channel's early broadcast days and has continued to appear in several more one-man shows which have typically concluded with his'' I ca n't stop my leg'' routine.
Matt StoneOn September 28, 2007, Parker and Stone acquired the US rights to the Canadian-made Kenny vs. Spenny, which premiered November 14, 2007 on Comedy Central with ten old and new episodes.
David Winters (choreographer) Winters' producing career began in 1966, when he co-produced the Lucy in London TV special starring Lucille Ball (who was also the special's Executive Producer), Anthony Newley and the Dave Clark Five and that was sponsored by Monsanto Company.
Gordon RamsayIn May 2005, the FOX network introduced Ramsay to American audiences in a US version of'' Hell's Kitchen'' produced by Granada Entertainment and A. Smith & Co.
Marc PriceIn 2006, he appeared briefly as a contestant on Last Comic Standing but over the last decade has predominantly worked as a writer/producer for cable television networks such as Disney Channel, Food Network, Animal Planet, GSN, Showtime and more.
Roy Brown (clown)In 1961, Thomas began hosting a weekly series called Family Classics where he served as the host, introducing classic movies which were suitable for family viewing.
Terrell OwensHe starred in a summer 2009 reality show on VH1, dubbed The T. O. Show ; the show followed Owens and his'' best friends and publicists'' as they re-evaluated Owens' personal life.
Yoo Jae-sukSince July 11, 2010, he has hosted a variety show called Running Man together with fellow Infinite Challenge member, Haha, and other entertainers such as Ji Suk-jin, Kim Jong-kook, LeeSsang's Gary, Song Ji-hyo, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Joong-ki (who has since left the show as of episode 41 to focus on his acting career).
Marie OsmondOn October 1, 2012, she debuted her new variety show Marie to 320,000 viewers on Hallmark Channel.
Rory BremnerIn January 2013, he began hosting a new Channel 4 quiz show, Face the Clock.
Alexei Sayle Sayle's first high profile television appearances were on Central Independent Television's late-night alternative cabaret show O. T. T. (1982).
Peter Tinniswood In 1964 Tinniswood collaborated with his long-term writing partner David Nobbs on the BBC sketch show The Frost Report and the comedy Lance At Large, starring Lance Percival.
David Blaine Blaine starred in a 90-minute ABC television special,'' David Blaine : Real or Magic'', on November 19, 2013.
Wolfman JackIn 1984 Wolfman Jack voiced a cartoon version of himself for the short-lived DIC Entertainment cartoon Wolf Rock TV (aka Wolf Rock Power Hour) airing Saturday mornings on ABC.
Jesper BaehrenzAgain in 2004, Jesper Baehrenz ventured into television production and writing, when he became executive producer and writer on Knock Out, a talk show / interview program, based on the British concept Room 101.
Keke Wyatt In 2011, during an interview Wyatt mentioned shopping footage in hopes of landing a reality TV show deal featuring herself and her family.
John Sykes (American businessman) In April 1994 Sykes returned to MTV Networks/Viacom -RSB- as President of the VH1 Cable Television Network.
Jenny Wade (actress)In 1999, she debuted on television in the MTV anthology series Undressed.
Rachael RayIn 2008, Ray became a television executive producer of a short-lived Latin cooking show on the Food Network called Viva Daisy !
PerouHe was part of the T. V series called'' Dirty Sexy Things'' on the British network E4 which aired in 2011.
Vittorio LeonardiIn May 2009, he became the head writer for and one of the performers in the political satire show, The Last Say on Sunday, hosted by Darren Maule, and aired on SABC 3.
Tavis SmileyAlso in 1996, Smiley began hosting and executive producing BET Tonight (originally BET Talk when it first premiered), a public affairs discussion show on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network.
Bob WoodruffOn July 12, 2008, Woodruff began hosting a new weekly ABC News-produced newscast, Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff, on the Planet Green television channel.
Anneka Rice As a result of her owning the rights to Challenge Anneka Rice returned to television in a co-producer role in September 2001 when she was approached by the ABC network in the U. S. to produce a new series based on the format, which was branded Challenge America and hosted by Erin Brockovich.
Glenn Ryle In the late winter-early spring of 1956, Ryle was selected by WKRC executives Len Goorian and David Taft to host a children's show consisting mostly of cartoons.
Drew CareyIn 1994, Carey wrote his own stand-up comedy special which aired on Showtime, entitled Drew Carey : Human Cartoon, for which he won a CableACE Award for Best Writing.
Jason Jones (actor) Jones has also done various television work with his Canadian sketch comedy troupe The Bobroom, and was the host of Craft Corner Deathmatch on the Style Network in 2005.
Dom JolyIn 1999, following a successful fifteen-minute pilot on the Comedy Lab, Channel 4 commissioned Joly to make a TV series.
Chant? MooreIn July 2011, it was announced that she would be the TV host for an upcoming women's fitness reality series sponsored by SportyGirl Fitness.
Daniel KitsonKitson voices an'' alley rat'' in the pilot episode of the Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler comedy'' Penelope : Princess of Pets'' which was aired in 2010 by Channel 4.
William Klippgen Klippgen served as one of the judges on the reality TV series Angel's Gate, which began broadcasting on Channel NewsAsia in February 2012.
Drew PinskyLoveline went national in 1995, and the television version launched on MTV the following year, hosted by Pinsky and Adam Carolla.
Nelson GeorgeCurrently he is serving as co-executive producer of VH1's Hip Hop Honors television show and executive producer of Black Entertainment Television's American Gangster series, which was the highest rated series in the history of BET in 2006.
George DuranHe also took over hosting duties from Jim O'Connor for the Food Network show The Secret Life Of... George had his first cookbook come out in Fall 2008 titled'' Take This Dish and Twist It''.
John CaparuloHe also has a comedy special that aired on Comedy Central on December 21, 2008 called'' John Caparulo : Meet Cap'' which was directed by Dave Higby.
Dick Strawbridge Dick began his career in television as the' Yellow Team Leader' for six episodes in the first ever series of' Scrapheap' He has to date appeared in over 30 programmes of Scrapheap Challenge and Junkyard Wars, winning the Scrapheap Challenge trophy in series 3 with his two younger brothers David and Bobby as' Brothers in Arms', and the Junkyard Megawars trophy in 2003.
Jack DochertyThe company was formed in 1989 to produce the eponymous sketch show for Channel 4 and has since gone on to produce various comedy shows including mr don and mr george, Trigger Happy TV, The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Strangerers, Stressed Eric, The Jack Docherty Show and Meg and Mog.
D'wayne WigginsIn 2005, Wiggins was on TV arena as bandleader for the Weekends at the D. L. television show hosted by comedian D. L. Hughley, which aired on the Comedy Central cable network.
Jason BatemanIn 2009, Bateman became a regular voice actor for the short-lived Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up.
Derek HarvieIn 2008 Derek Harvie was co-writer, show runner and executive producer of the half-hour sitcom Testees on FX Networks in the US and on Showcase in Canada.
Marty Simpson (comedian)Marty's comedy career break came in February 2009 when Black Entertainment Television hosted an open call audition for a new television series called'' A Time to Laugh.''
Alex HitzHe premiered his first food product, Beef Bourguignon, on the television shopping network QVC on October 1, 2009.
Susie CastilloIn 2008, Castillo hosted the ABC Family reality television series, America's Prom Queen.
Michael Ian BlackAlso in 2008, he hosted Reality Bites Back, a scripted reality show on Comedy Central.
Jim Jones (rapper) Jones also appears in seasons 1 and 2 of the VH1 show Love & Hip Hop (which premiered March 14, 2011 and November 11, 2011, respectively) ; the show loosely follows events in his, and his fiancee, Chrissy Lampkin, personal life.
Kierra SheardOn April 7, 2013, Sheard and her family debuted in a new BET reality series entitled, The Sheards.
Donna SummerIn 1999, Summer taped a live television special for VH1 titled Donna Summer -- Live and More Encore, producing the second highest ratings that year for the network after their annual Divas special.
Rhod GilbertIn August 2010, the BBC commissioned eight episodes of Ask Rhod Gilbert following a successful pilot earlier in 2010.
James MoreIn 2012, More was signed to the producers of fellow magician Dynamo's reality series Dynamo : Magician Impossible and performed on the closing show at the World Championships of Magic.
John Leguizamo In 1995 Leguizamo created, produced, wrote, and starred in the 1995 Latino-oriented variety show called House of Buggin' on Fox Television.
Samantha BrownIn the summer of 2013, Samantha shot a new pilot for the Travel Channel in the Yellowstone area.
Heston BlumenthalFrom 22 February 2011, Channel 4 began airing Heston's new show, titled Heston's Mission Impossible, in which Heston targets lacklustre food served in various industries and aims to upgrade the food to meals that people enjoy to eat.
Bobby Ball Ball is the creator of the BBC children's cartoon series Juniper Jungle, which aired on the network in 1992.
Andy DickIn 2004, he starred in a satirical reality television show, also on MTV, called The Assistant.
Kathy GriffinOn January 7, 2012, it was announced that -- along with having two more standup specials on Bravo -- Griffin will start a weekly one-hour talk show on the channel, Kathy, which will consist of standup routines,'' rant about pop culture'', and celebrity interviews.
Stan Lathan In 1989, Lathan and Russell Simmons partnered to create one of the most successful franchises in entertainment : HBO's Def Comedy Jam series, which started the careers of some of today's biggest television and movie stars, such as Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Mo'Nique, Mike Epps, and D. L. Hughley.
Cyril FrankelHe directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as The Avengers, and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Department S in 1969.
Magda SzubanskiIn 2006, Szubanski hosted a five-part series on the Nine Network, called Magda's Funny Bits, which showed' never-before-seen' footage of some of her most famous characters from the comedy show Fast Forward.
Kim Hyun-jooInspired by the American TV show Joe Millionaire, Marrying a Millionaire (2005) was about an average guy (Go Soo) pretending to be rich as the concept for a dating reality show, who then genuinely falls for one of the contestants (Kim), the only girl who knows the truth.
Perri Luc KielyIn Summer 2013 Perri and Jordan hosted their own television show called Jordan and Perri's Ultimate Block Party, which saw them transform a club (Swim Team, Youth Club etc.) into a dance troupe.
Tanner FoustThe series has since been picked up by the History Channel and Foust was the only pilot presenter to be picked up when the program finally made it on air in the U. S. in late 2010.
Dana ReeveIn 2000, she co-hosted a live daily talk show for women on the Lifetime Network with Deborah Roberts called Lifetime Live and also wrote a brief column for the defunct AccessLife.
Rollie FingersA'' Rollie TV'' skit had originally aired in 1993 on Toth & Johnson's Chicago cable TV show'' Color TV'' and was then adapted into segments for radio.
Dawn Rochelle WarnerShe is also starring in a new reality show, which is currently filming and it is set to air in the summer of 2012.
David BannerHe has worked on the Adult Swim cartoon show That Crook'd' Sipp, which premiered Sunday, May 13, 2007.
Neil MandtIn February 2011 Mandt sold a pilot to the Fuel Network that will star the BMX riders Zachary Alexander Yankush aka Catfish and Mike Escamilla aka Rooftop as they travel around the world joining the wildest clubs and organizations.
Ricky Paull GoldinIn 2001 Ricky co-created and produced a variety show-style pilot for Viacom called FLY TV.
Noel FieldingIn October 2011, Fielding released an art book called' Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton', which he produced alongside with The Mighty Boosh cast member, Dave Brown (comedian).
Claudia WinklemanIn 1997 she was the co-host of children's Saturday morning TV show'' Tricky'', along with a green cartoon dragon who called her'' Claudia Winklebottom''.
Betsy SodaroIn 2010, she was a cast member in the Comedy Central sketch special This Show Will Get You High, created by Matt Besser.
Mitchell Hurwitz Hurwitz created FOX's animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up, based on an Australian TV series of the same name, for the 2008 season.
Corey FeldmanIn April 2013, Feldman also appeared in the music video for Mac Miller's single'' S. D. S.'' In April 2013, Feldman appeared on the TV show Border Security : Canada's Front Line (aired in Australia as Border Security : International) as he was briefly detained at Vancouver International Airport.
Anne BurrellBurrell's Food Network show, Secrets Of a Restaurant Chef, debuted June 29, 2008.
Kate GosselinHowever an unknown source told Life and Style magazine that Twist of Kate and her other reality specials had been cancelled, however season 2 of Kate Plus 8 premiered on November 28, 2010.
Alex BrookerIn 2013, Brooker was again a regular on The Last Leg, after Channel 4 renewed the show for nine further episodes, beginning on 25 January 2013 and filmed a one-off documentary about body image for Channel 4, titled Alex Brooker : My Perfect Body.
Ignatius PiazzaIn 2006, Piazza created and began producing the reality television series Front Sight Challenge, airing on the Versus Network.
Bert KreischerIn 2008, he participated in the Comedy Central reality show Reality Bites Back, where comedians competed in a variety of contests that were parodies of different reality shows.
Travis PastranaOn Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 10 p. m., MTV Nitro Circus, his new television show of which he is an executive producer, premiered on MTV.
Terrell Owens In September 2013, Terrell Owens launched a podcast on the Sideshow Network with co-hosts comedian Alonzo Bodden and reality TV's Rob Cesternino.
V. Owen Bush Since 1997, Bush has developed broadcast television promos for NBC, MTV, VH1, PBS, Nickelodeon, Discovery, NY1, Showtime, History Channel and others as a freelance broadcast designer.
Toller CranstonIn 1986, he was one of the cast members of the original IMG-produced American Stars on Ice tour (no relation to the earlier Canadian TV series of the same name), and appeared with the show for the next several years. -RCB- -RCB-
Fiona HorneIn 2004, Horne was a host (called an' Alt') in the reality television show Mad Mad House for the Sci Fi Channel.
Norm MacdonaldIn September 2010, it was reported that Macdonald was developing a new series for Comedy Central that he described as a sports version of The Daily Show.
Mark Joseph (producer)In 1994 the show was not renewed and Joseph turned his attention to creating a pilot for a culturally relevant political/pop culture talk show for CNN called Culture Clash which he hosted and produced.
Camille GrammerThe January 13, 2011 episode of the show, in which Grammer revealed that her husband wanted out of their marriage, was the No. 1 telecast among adults 18 -- 49 versus all cable competition in its timeslot, as well as the highest rated episode of the season among all viewers.
Michael PateIn 1959, he returned briefly to Australia, where he starred in the TV program The Shell Hour.
Mike DorseyIn late 1976 there were plans to spin off the characters of Mummy and Daddy into a new situation comedy series titled Mummy and Me and starring Dorsey and Blacklock, but the proposed series was not picked up by the network and the characters remained in Number 96.
Sharman JoshiIn year 2009 he also hosted a game show at Real T. V. called PokerFace : Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, which was based on a British game show called PokerFace.
Kenny Everett In 1978, London's Thames Television offered him a new venture, which became the Kenny Everett Video Show.
Michael DormerIn 1963 Dormer and Teacher created and launched Shrimpenstein, an off-beat children's television show which aired live weekdays on Channel 9 in Los Angeles.
Bobby Flay Other cooking shows In 1996, Flay hosted The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay on Lifetime Television.
Steve HarveyHe was a finalist in Second Annual Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search performing on April 16, 1990, eventually leading to a long stint as host of It's Showtime at the Apollo, succeeding Mark Curry in that role.
Jeannie MaiShe is currently one of the host on The Real talk show along with Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, and Tamera Mowry, which premiered on July 15, 2013.
Aaron McCargo, Jr.His show, Big Daddy's House, premiered on August 3, 2008 and ranked as the number one `` in the kitchen'' weekend show during its initial six-episode run.
Richard RoeperHe is currently the host of Starz Inside, a monthly documentary series airing on the Starz network since the fall of 2007.
Max AminiHe was chosen as one of the finalists for NBC's Diversity Showcase in 2009, and he developed a stand-up comedy tour, named'' Exotic Imports'' featuring second-generation Americans coming from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Brandy NorwoodNorwood's foray into reality television began in 2002 with the MTV series Diary Presents Brandy : Special Delivery ; the show documented the final months of Norwood's pregnancy with her daughter Sy' rai.
Lauren GrahamIt was announced in January 2009 that Graham would star in the comedy pilot, The Bridget Show (previously Let It Go) for ABC playing a talk show host and self-help guru who fails to follow her own advice during a breakup.