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American stand-up comedian and game-show host
Bil Dwyer
Dwyer performs in 2013
Born
William Michael Dwyer
(1962-03-30 ) March 30, 1962 (age 62 ) [1] Alma mater Southern Illinois University Carbondale Occupation(s ) Stand-up comedian, game-show host, actor Years active 1994–present
William Michael "Bil" Dwyer (born March 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian , game-show host, actor, and writer. He is perhaps most well known as the host or play-by-play announcer on series such as BattleBots ,I've Got a Secret Extreme Dodgeball VH1 's I Love the '70s I Love the '80s I Love the '90s Last Comic Standing Am I Yelling? , was released in September 2020 by comedy label Stand Up! Records .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Personal life [ edit ]
Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois , the youngest of five children in an Irish Catholic family.[6] Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1984 with a degree in radio and television.[1] [7] [8] [9] [10] Glendale, California .[1]
Dwyer spells his first name with only one L, once explaining to the Los Angeles Times [11]
Stand-up comedy [ edit ]
Dwyer began performing stand-up while in college in Chicago , and later moved to Los Angeles .[1] Tahoe Daily Tribune writer Howie Nave described his style as "somewhat sarcastic", but added, "you can see his Midwestern sweetness emerge."[12]
In 2001, he recorded a half-hour special for Comedy Central Presents Last Comic Standing , but was eliminated in the second regular episode, finishing 10th in the competition.[13] Comedy Bang Bang The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn [6] [3]
Game shows [ edit ]
Dwyer hosted five seasons of the Comedy Central show BattleBots [4] [5] Game Show Network 's Extreme Dodgeball in 2004,[14] I've Got a Secret [15] Hollywood Reporter [16] Dirty Rotten Cheater for PAX/Ion Television in 2003,[17] FSN sports-trivia show Ultimate Fan League , as well as a YouTube series about golf, The Range with Bil Dwyer .[18] MTV's The 70s House [6]
Dwyer appeared on the 2007 Cartoon Network live-action/animation hybrid series Out of Jimmy's Head [12] [19] Hot in Cleveland as Valerie Bertinelli 's ex-husband.[7] ping-pong player, in the 2010 dark-comedy web series Kill Spin . The series ran for 10 episodes on the social-media website Lockerz .[20] Space Force The Middle Lopez Parks and Recreation House of Lies Childrens Hospital Suburgatory The Larry Sanders Show Ally McBeal iCarly [18] [3] Ski School 2 ,The Bogus Witch Project What Planet Are You From? [1] Toyota commercials about the "Tiny Football League" which ran during NBC's Sunday Night Football [12]
Discography [ edit ]
Selected podcast appearances [ edit ]
Probably Science [21]
Never Not Funny [22] [23] [24]
The Tom Barnard Podcast , Bil Dwyer and Gold Country (September 4, 2012)[25]
Probably Science [26]
The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian , Rob Delaney and Bil Dwyer (December 15, 2009)[27]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Stricker, Julie (2017-03-01). "Stand-up comedian Bil Dwyer returns to Fairbanks with one goal — find that moose" . Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Fairbanks, Alaska . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ a b Michael Benson (2002). Fighting Robots: A Guide to Radio Controlled Combatants ISBN 978-0-8065-2372-9
^ a b Mark Clarkson (2002). BattleBots: The Official Guide ISBN 978-0-07-222425-2
^ a b c Stricker, Julie (2014-02-21). "Comedian Bil Dwyer brings warm humor to a cold Fairbanks" . Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Fairbanks, Alaska . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ a b Potempa, Philip (January 13, 2012). "Funny business: Center for Visual and Performing Arts offering some comedy greats" . Northwest Indiana Times Munster, Indiana . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Bode, Gus (May 7, 2001). "Engineering students ready for battle" . Daily Egyptian . Carbondale, Illinois . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Iwasaki, Scott (January 1, 2013). "McCarthy and Dwyer aiming to bring laughs to Park City" . Park City and Summit County News . Park City, Utah . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Dwyer, Bil (2020-09-18). Am I Yelling? (Digital audio). Stand Up! Records .
^ "NBA, NBC Making Lakers Must-See TV" . Los Angeles Times Los Angeles . 1999-02-12. Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ a b c Nave, Howie (September 14, 2016). "Comedy at the Improv: Bil Dwyer and Suli McCullough perform this week" . Tahoe Daily Tribune . South Lake Tahoe, California . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ "NBC's 'Last Comic Standing 4' eliminates three, reveals Top 5 finalists" . Reality TV World . 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ "No, not those Dodgers" . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. June 17, 2004. Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Tim Brooks; Earle F. Marsh (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1
^ "I've Got a Secret (GSN)" . The Hollywood Reporter 22 . Retrieved 2020-09-21 .
^ Farkash, Michael R. (2003-01-06). "I've Got a Secret (GSN)". The Hollywood Reporter
^ a b Wilson, P.F. (December 1, 2014). "Bil Dwyer on Adrian Peterson, TMZ Sightings, Scaring Small Children" . City Pages Minneapolis-St. Paul . Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ "Cartoon Network Goes Into Jimmy's Head this Fall" . Coming Soon . July 2, 2007. Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ "Lockerz Debuts First Original Web Series" . PR Newswire . 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood, Jesse Case (2019-12-06). "Episode 364 - Bil Dwyer" . Probably Science . Retrieved 2020-09-19 . {{cite podcast }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Jimmy Pardo (October 30, 2016). "19L – Walking the Dog with Bil Dwyer" . Never Not Funny (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Jimmy Pardo (August 20, 2014). "15A – Jamming Out with Bil Dwyer" . Never Not Funny (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Jimmy Pardo (February 22, 2012). "1011 – Bil Dwyer" . Never Not Funny (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Tom Barnard (September 4, 2012). "Bil Dwyer and Gold Country [#14]" (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
^ Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood, Jesse Case (June 25, 2012). "Episode 026 - Bil Dwyer" . Probably Science . Retrieved 2020-09-19 . {{cite podcast }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
^ Jackie Kashian (December 15, 2009). "Rob Delaney and Bil Dwyer" . The Dork Forest (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-09-19 .
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