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Rich Hall

Rich Hall

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Biography

Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.

Known For

Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy

Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy

2009

A Christmas Number One

A Christmas Number One

2021

Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee

Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee

2001

Million Dollar Mystery

Million Dollar Mystery

1987

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost

2008

Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian

Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian

2012

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

2011

Rich Hall's Continental Drifters

Rich Hall's Continental Drifters

2011

Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas

Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas

2013

Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy

Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy

2006

Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"

Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"

1986

Comic Aid

Comic Aid

2005

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

1999

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

Making Qi

Making Qi

2011

Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match

Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match

2016

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour

Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour

2016

Rich Hall's Countrier Than You

Rich Hall's Countrier Than You

2017

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989

Rich Hall's Red Menace

Rich Hall's Red Menace

2019

Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream

2018

One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer

1986

Rich Hall's The Dirty South

Rich Hall's The Dirty South

2010

Rich Hall's California Stars

Rich Hall's California Stars

2014

Vanishing America

Vanishing America

1986

Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party

Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party

1990

Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

2013

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy

2005

The Running Man

The Running Man

2025

Elliott from Earth

Elliott from Earth

2021

Stand Up for the Week

Stand Up for the Week

2010

Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

Rich Hall's Cattle Drive

2006

Not Necessarily the News

Not Necessarily the News

1983

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

2010

Fridays

Fridays

1980

Top Gear

Top Gear

2002

Rich Hall's Fishing Show

Rich Hall's Fishing Show

2003

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007

What the Dickens?

What the Dickens?

2008

QI

QI

2003

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

2017

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Room 101

Room 101

1994

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Brave New World

Brave New World

2020

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

2011

The Entertainment Biz

The Entertainment Biz

1998

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

2011

QI

QI

2003