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In 2001, Glass released his debut stand-up album called ''Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap'' and was also featured on the two CD set of the ''[[Comedy Death-Ray (album)|Comedy Death-Ray]]'', a compilation album of various stand-up comics performing at the popular ''[[Comedy Death-Ray]]'' comedy showcase at the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]] in Los Angeles. His most recently released album ''Thin Pig'', was released on July 7, 2009 on [[Comedy Central Records]].
In 2001, Glass released his debut stand-up album called ''Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap'' and was also featured on the two CD set of the ''[[Comedy Death-Ray (album)|Comedy Death-Ray]]'', a compilation album of various stand-up comics performing at the popular ''[[Comedy Death-Ray]]'' comedy showcase at the [[Upright Citizens Brigade Theater]] in Los Angeles. His most recently released album ''Thin Pig'', was released on July 7, 2009 on [[Comedy Central Records]].


In August 2011, his new [[podcast]] ''The Todd Glass Show'' debuted on [[The Nerdist]] podcasting network.<ref>[http://www.christineetaylor.com/2011/08/new-todd-glass-podcast.html The New Todd Glass Podcast]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> He hosts the show along with frequent co-host Daniel Kinno and a regular lineup of guests and crew including comedians [[Rory Scovel]] (and his fiancee Jordan) and Blake Wexler, audio engineers Chris Burden, Katie Levine, Aristotle Acevedo, Jake Adams, and Eric Ohlsen, and musicians Lynn Shore and Joe MacKenzie, who writes many of the show's various "jingles" and audio cues.
In August 2011, his new [[podcast]] ''The Todd Glass Show'' debuted on [[The Nerdist]] podcasting network.<ref>[http://www.christineetaylor.com/2011/08/new-todd-glass-podcast.html The New Todd Glass Podcast]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> He hosts the show along with frequent co-host Daniel Kinno and a regular lineup of guests and crew including comedians [[Rory Scovel]] (and his wife Jordan) and Blake Wexler, audio engineers Chris Burden, Katie Levine, Aristotle Acevedo, Jake Adams, and Eric Ohlsen, and musicians Lynn Shore and Joe MacKenzie, who write and perform many of the show's various "jingles" and audio cues.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 17:17, 1 December 2014

Todd Glass
Glass and Zach Galifianakis in 2012
Born (1964-12-16) December 16, 1964 (age 59)[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
MediumStand-up, Television, Podcast
Years active1982-present
GenresObservational comedy, Surreal humor, Alternative comedy, Absurd
Subject(s)American culture, pop culture, everyday life, human behavior, impersonations, self-deprecation
WebsiteOfficial website

Todd Steven Glass (born December 16, 1964)[1][2] is an American stand-up comedian originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Life and career

Glass was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first began performing stand-up comedy in Philadelphia in 1982 while attending Conestoga High School.[3][4] He made his earliest television appearances in the late 80s on A&E's An Evening at the Improv and in the early 1990s on several Comedy Central stand-up programs.

Glass is perhaps best known for his appearances as a contestant on the second and third seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing and has appeared regularly on programs such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Dennis Miller Show, Politically Incorrect, Louie, Tosh.0, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Preston and Steve and had his own Comedy Central Presents special in 2001. He co-hosted the podcast Comedy And Everything Else with fellow comics Jimmy Dore and Stefané Zamorano, but left the podcast in September 2009. His departure was officially announced on the November 28, 2009 episode. However, he has returned as a guest on several episodes since leaving.

In 2001, Glass released his debut stand-up album called Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap and was also featured on the two CD set of the Comedy Death-Ray, a compilation album of various stand-up comics performing at the popular Comedy Death-Ray comedy showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. His most recently released album Thin Pig, was released on July 7, 2009 on Comedy Central Records.

In August 2011, his new podcast The Todd Glass Show debuted on The Nerdist podcasting network.[5] He hosts the show along with frequent co-host Daniel Kinno and a regular lineup of guests and crew including comedians Rory Scovel (and his wife Jordan) and Blake Wexler, audio engineers Chris Burden, Katie Levine, Aristotle Acevedo, Jake Adams, and Eric Ohlsen, and musicians Lynn Shore and Joe MacKenzie, who write and perform many of the show's various "jingles" and audio cues.

Personal life

On April 16, 2010, Glass collapsed backstage at a Los Angeles comedy club after suffering a heart attack.[6] Glass appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show only nine days later, talking about his recent "brush with death". Glass said he found out he had 100% blockage in his arteries and following an angioplasty, declared that he was doing fine.[7] Glass blamed these health problems on bad genetics. Both parents had a history of heart problems; Todd's father had his first heart attack at age 30 and died of a subsequent heart attack at age 46.[8] On 20 December 2012, Glass talked about his heart attack on the Adam Carolla Show, and said that he had lost 30 pounds since the incident. He had also stopped smoking (he previously maintained a "pack-a-month" habit), and that he had started taking the drug Lipitor to prevent further heart attacks.[9]

Glass came out publicly as gay on the January 16, 2012 episode of fellow comedian Marc Maron's WTF podcast. The information had previously been known to friends and family, and Glass explained that he was worried about coming out publicly, but the recent string of suicide among LGBT youth motivated him to do so.[10]

Discography

Albums

  • Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap (2001)
  • Thin Pig (2009) Comedy Central Records—Digital Album
  • "Todd Glass Talks About Stuff" (2013)

Compilation appearances

Books

  • The Todd Glass Situation: A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy. Simon & Schuster, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4767-1441-7.

References

  1. ^ a b Comic Todd Glass Comes Out as Gay | Advocate.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Klein, Michael (2010-04-22). "Todd Glass: Funny as a heart attack". Philly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  3. ^ Gross, Dan. "Paoli native comedian Todd Glass reveals he's gay". Philly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. ^ "You Made It Weird podcast, timestamp 08:30". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. ^ The New Todd Glass Podcast[dead link]
  6. ^ Letter-perfect honor for Kate Smith[dead link]
  7. ^ Todd Glass Doesn't Let Heart Attacks Get In His Way[dead link]
  8. ^ Klein, Michael (2010-04-22). "Todd Glass: Funny as a heart attack". Philly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  9. ^ Carolla, Adam. "Todd Glass Live From the Hollywood Improv". The Adam Carolla Show Podcast. Carolla Digital. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  10. ^ Maron, Marc (January 16, 2012). "Episode 245 - Todd Glass". WTF. Retrieved 16 January 2012. Todd Glass returns to the garage for a very different conversation than the one he and Marc shared the last time. It's an honest, open discussion unlike any other heard on WTF.

External links

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