Bob Zany Bio
Bob Zany is an Americanstand-up comedian. He is known for performing with his trademark cigar on stage. According to an article found on his web page, he "stuff[s] a cigar into a plastic bag with a couple of Bob Zany original postcards and charge[s] five bucks for the package. [He] call[s] it the Bob Zany Fun Kit."
In 1976, he appeared as a contestant on The Gong Show. Between that time and a 1986 appearance on the TV special George Schlatter's Comedy Club, he had gained a significant amount of weight, which he was able to lose by the time he appeared as a contestant on To Tell the Truth in 1990.
Zany now appears weekly on the nationally syndicated radio program The Bob and Tom Show, and has his own segment called The Zany Report. In recent years, he has also guest-hosted portions of Jerry Lewis' Labor DayTelethon.
Zany also had a small role in the film Joe Dirt as the guy at the radio station who pushes Joe down at the beginning of the movie.
On September 16, 2006, he appeared on the Comedy Central special, The Friends of the Bob and Tom Show.
In June, 2007, he appeared on Last Comic Standing. He made it through the initial interview, but was not passed on to the next round.
Zany appeared in the Steven Soderbergh film The Informant, released September 18, 2009. The movie is a dark comedy about a Decatur, Illinois agri-business giant's price-fixing scandal, and the bipolar whistleblower, Mark Whitacre, who is portrayed by Matt Damon. Zany plays Whitacre's lawyer, John Dowd, in the comedian-rich cast.
In June 2010 Zany toured Israel with the Comedy for Koby show, hosted by the Koby Mandell Foundation. Zany performed in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Beit Shemesh, Haifa, Modi'in and Gush Etzion.
Bob also stars in the documentary film, "Close But No Cigar," which chronicles his thirty-plus years in show business. The documentary will be released in 2011, and contains interviews with Ralphie May, Andy Kindler, Nia Peeples, Carrot Top, Rick Messina and others. It was directed by Jay Kanzler.
TV and Film Credits
2009 The Informant!
John Dowd
2005 Life in the Bowling Lane (video short)
Bowling Instructor
2001 Joe Dirt
Man
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
1998 Sin City Spectacular (TV series)
1996 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Insult Guy
1996 I Crave Rock & Roll
1995 Roseanne (TV series)
Magician Doctor
1992 The Adventures of Babyman
1990 Repossessed
Man on Studio Tour
1988 Up Your Alley
Sonny Griffin
1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV series)
2007-2011 Comics Unleashed (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
2010 Film Fiend (TV series)
Himself - Guest
2010 Close But No Cigar: Bob Zany (documentary)
2008 History of the Joke (TV documentary)
Himself
2006 Bob & Tom: Standup Sitting Down (video)
Himself
2006 Bob & Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour (TV movie)
Himself
2004 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
1998 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey (TV movie)
Himself
1991 Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (TV movie)
Himself
1987 Comedy Club (TV series)
Himself
Bob Zany is an Americanstand-up comedian. He is known for performing with his trademark cigar on stage. According to an article found on his web page, he "stuff[s] a cigar into a plastic bag with a couple of Bob Zany original postcards and charge[s] five bucks for the package. [He] call[s] it the Bob Zany Fun Kit."
In 1976, he appeared as a contestant on The Gong Show. Between that time and a 1986 appearance on the TV special George Schlatter's Comedy Club, he had gained a significant amount of weight, which he was able to lose by the time he appeared as a contestant on To Tell the Truth in 1990.
Zany now appears weekly on the nationally syndicated radio program The Bob and Tom Show, and has his own segment called The Zany Report. In recent years, he has also guest-hosted portions of Jerry Lewis' Labor DayTelethon.
Zany also had a small role in the film Joe Dirt as the guy at the radio station who pushes Joe down at the beginning of the movie.
On September 16, 2006, he appeared on the Comedy Central special, The Friends of the Bob and Tom Show.
In June, 2007, he appeared on Last Comic Standing. He made it through the initial interview, but was not passed on to the next round.
Zany appeared in the Steven Soderbergh film The Informant, released September 18, 2009. The movie is a dark comedy about a Decatur, Illinois agri-business giant's price-fixing scandal, and the bipolar whistleblower, Mark Whitacre, who is portrayed by Matt Damon. Zany plays Whitacre's lawyer, John Dowd, in the comedian-rich cast.
In June 2010 Zany toured Israel with the Comedy for Koby show, hosted by the Koby Mandell Foundation. Zany performed in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Beit Shemesh, Haifa, Modi'in and Gush Etzion.
Bob also stars in the documentary film, "Close But No Cigar," which chronicles his thirty-plus years in show business. The documentary will be released in 2011, and contains interviews with Ralphie May, Andy Kindler, Nia Peeples, Carrot Top, Rick Messina and others. It was directed by Jay Kanzler.
TV and Film Credits
2009 The Informant!
John Dowd
2005 Life in the Bowling Lane (video short)
Bowling Instructor
2001 Joe Dirt
Man
2000 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
1998 Sin City Spectacular (TV series)
1996 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Insult Guy
1996 I Crave Rock & Roll
1995 Roseanne (TV series)
Magician Doctor
1992 The Adventures of Babyman
1990 Repossessed
Man on Studio Tour
1988 Up Your Alley
Sonny Griffin
1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV series)
2007-2011 Comics Unleashed (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
2010 Film Fiend (TV series)
Himself - Guest
2010 Close But No Cigar: Bob Zany (documentary)
2008 History of the Joke (TV documentary)
Himself
2006 Bob & Tom: Standup Sitting Down (video)
Himself
2006 Bob & Tom Radio: The Comedy Tour (TV movie)
Himself
2004 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
1998 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey (TV movie)
Himself
1991 Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (TV movie)
Himself
1987 Comedy Club (TV series)
Himself