Did you know that Eddie Murphy was the first black Comedian who sold out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row?

Andrew Dice Clay

Did you know that  Andrew Clay Silverstein was born  September 29, 1957?

Did you know that Andrew Dice Clay is an American comedian and actor?^[1]

Did you know that Clay played the lead role in the 1990 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane?^[2]
  
 Did you know that Andrew Dice Clay is the first Comedian who ever sold out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row?



Did you know that George Denis Patrick Carlin was born May 12, 1937 and died on June 22, 2008?

Did you know that George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor?

Did you know that Carlin won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums?^[2]

Did you know that Carlin "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine was what sparked the U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation in 1978?

Did you know that the U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation , affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves?

 Did you know that Carlin had over 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO?

Did you know that George Carlin was on  Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor?
 
Did you know that Carlin did his final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, less than four months before his death?

Did you know that in 2008 that Carlin was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor?


Did you know that Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy was born April 3, 1961?

Did you know that Eddie Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician?

 Did you know that Eddie Murphy was the first black Comedian who sold out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row?


Did you know that Murphy Box-office takes from his films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States?^[2][3]

Did you know Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian?

Did you know that Murphy is ranked no. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time?^[4]

Did you know that Murphy received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor?

Did you know that in 2007 Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls?^[5]

Did you know that Eddie Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the Chinese dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan?
Dane Cook,

Did you know that Dane Jeffrey Cook was born March 18, 1972?

Did you know that Dane Cook  is an American stand-up comedian and film actor?

Did you know that Cook has released five comedy albums?

Did you know that of the 6 Albums that Cook released  Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident, 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum?^[1]

Did you know that Cook also was a comedian who sold out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row?

Did you know that Cook was one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base?






Did you know that Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III^[6] was born February 7, 1965?^[7][8]

Did you know that Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director?

Did you know that Chris Rock was the second black comedian in history to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row?

Did you know that Rock was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central?^[9]

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