Who Was There, and Where Are They Now
The following is a partial list of comedians and other performers who either got their start or had performances at the Holy City Zoo:
- Rob Becker - Franchises his one-man show Defending the Caveman, which holds the record for the longest running solo play in the history of Broadway.
- Art Roberts aka Da GREAT ARTURO! - see his comedy show on youtube "Truth or Pie" - aka CANADA's GREATEST ARTIST!
- Bob Barry
- A. Whitney Brown
- Larry Bubbles Brown
- Franklin Burke
- Joe Campaiolo (aka Dexter Madison)
- Dana Carvey
- Gil Christner
- Margaret Cho
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Nora Dunn
- Will Durst
- Jim Earl (Lank and Earl)
- Ralph Eno (aka Ral Pheno) - Died from burns, February 17, 1984, age 36. He poured five gallons of gas on his body and set himself afire on a corner in the Sunset District.
- Charles Ezell
- David Feldman
- Mike Ferrucci - Former writer for "The Man Show" and "Air America Radio." Now lives in New York City.
- Jim Giovanni
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Dr. Gonzo
- Dana Gould
- Linda Hill - now lives in New York City and has a country music band. Cantu called her "Hot Stuff"
- Monty Hoffman
- Billy Jaye
- Jake Johannsen
- Mike "Boats" Johnson
- Miles "Doug" Kehoe
- Jeremy S. Kramer
- Steve Kravitz
- Barry Lank (Lank and Earl)
- Andrea Leigh Levin
- Matt Lieb
- Kevin Meaney
- Kevin Bacon
- Marc Maron
- Lorenzo Matawaran (Buzz Belmondo)
- Mark Miller
- Myron "the Moron"
- Sue Murphy
- Jim Nenopolous - Now a teacher in the Rikers Island prison system.
- Patton Oswalt
- Steven Pearl
- Kevin Pollak
- Brian Posehn
- Paula Poundstone
- Michael Pritchard
- Greg Proops
- Alex Reid - won an Emmy in 2001 for writing the “Bowling” episode of Malcolm in the Middle.
- Peter G. Reines - Past 20 years with United Airlines
- Bob Rubin
- Jackie Sacks
- Jim Samuels - Died July 6, 1990, from spinal meningitis, age 41.
- Rob Schneider
- Bobby Slayton
- Barry Sobel
- Rebecca (Erwin) Spencer (former booker) - Works for Robin Williams.
- Warren Spottswood - Died December 16, 2006, age 61.
- Dan St. Paul
- Benjamin Stuart (born Benjamin Rodriquez)
- Warren Thomas - Died September 2, 2005, age 46, in New York City.
- Ken Tsumori - Died in a fire at his parents' home on April 10, 2004, age 43.
- Kurt Weitzmann
- Kurt Weldon - Animation writer and producer, most notably on Disney's Kim Possible
- Robin Williams
- Lizz Winstead
- Susan Healey
- Guido Ricciardi
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