City: NYC
Profession: Comedian
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Description: a comedian who is trying to develop a hypersensitive olfactory system.
PLAYED BY RICK SHAPIRO
Rick Shapiro is one of the most innovative and surreal comedic artists to date: A staple of the NYC and LA Underground Comedy Scene. His life story is featured in "Give It Up," a book by award-winning author Adrian LeBlanc. Additionally, Rick is featured in the latest award-winning comedic book SATIRISTAS.
Rick Shapiro known for his hilarious appearances in the HBO sitcom, "Lucky Louie," as the brother-in-law Jerry. He has also been a featured performer on Conan O'Brien, Tough Crowd and Howard Stern, XM Radio: Opie and Anthony, Raw Dog and National Lampoon Radio. Rick performed at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Fringe Festival where he received numerous 4 and 5 star reviews from publications such as Chortle, Metro, The List and others. This publicity then prompted Rick's 45 day tour throughout the UK. Rick then performed for two weeks at the Soho Theatre in London, The Glasgow Comedy Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, the Galway Comedy Festival in Ireland. Also, Rick signed a 4-picture option deal with Warner Brothers, so expect to see him on the big screen, come March 2nd, 2012.