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Kenny Robinson

The Fabulous Kenny Robinson

About Me


Kenny Robinson is one of the few comedians that can be called a Canadian Comedy legend.

For over 25 years Kenny Robinson has been touring across North America winning both audiences and critical acclaim with his raucous, irreverent, profane and opinionated brand of "in your face" style of comedy and social commentary.


Kenny Robinson has appeared at the renowned Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Laffapalooza Urban Comedy Festival in Atlanta, The CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Zanies, L.A.'s Comedy Store and Improv, has had his own CBC television special of "Comics", and is the founder of the Nubian Disciples All Black Comedy Revue, (entering its 11th year) and Toronto's Soul'd Out Comedy Festival.


Over his career, Kenny has shared the stage with such comedians as Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jim Carrey, Norm McDonald, Russell Peters, Robert Schimmel, Tommy Davidson, Tommy Chong, Margaret Cho, Paul Mooney, Lenny Clark, Phyllis Diller, and the late, great, Sam Kinison.


Robinson has co hosted The Gemini Awards, as well being twice nominated for his groundbreaking CBC television special "Thick and Thin". He is also the creator, writer and host of the Comedy Networks edgy show "After Hours," and for 2 years was the co-host of FLOW 93.5 "Morning Rush" radio show.

My Interests

Music:

I love a little bit of everything, and a whole lot of the blues. Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Etta James, Jr. Wells, Big Maybelle.When it comes to country music, all 3 Hanks, Waylon, Willie, Kristofferson, David Allen Coe, Merle Haggard, Billie Joe Shaver, Travis Tritt, Billy Ray Cirus, Big and Rich, and Johnny Cash.I dig Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, Cannonball, and Duke Ellington.Jay Z, Kanye West, Ludicris, Biggie Smalls, Kardinall Official, Julie Black, Al Green, James Brown, Barry White, Bobby Blue Bland, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye.Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, the Stones, Jimi, Tom Waits and Dylan should round off my list

Movies:

Most Bogart films, still love John Wayne, (Boy, does America need him now!) Spike Lee, Goodfellas, Donny Brasco, Shaft-the orig-Superfly, Godfather, Pope of Greenwich Village, Hustle and Flow, Looking for Mr Goodbar, Hud, The Hustler.

Television:

Soprannos, Rome, The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Corrination street, 24, 60 Minutes, Fox News, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, Don Cherry, Little Mosque on the Prarries, Boston Legal, Rescue Me, Comedy Network Presents, Everybody Hates Chris, The Chappelle Show, Sanford and Son, All in The Family and the Chicago Cubs on WGN

Books:

Walter Mosby, Mickey Spillane, Studs Terkle, Nelson Algren, and Charles Bukowski.

My Blog

Check out this event: Nubian Disciples TV Special on Comedy Network

Program Alert February 22, 2006   The Comedy Network Celebrates Black History Month with The Nubian Disciples, Premiering Feb. 25   Laugh and learn when hi...
Posted by Kenny Robinson on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:19:00 PST