Colin Quinn Biography

Colin Quinn got his break on the 1980's MTV game show "Remote Control." Colin Quinn joined "Saturday Night Live" on September 30, 1995 as a featured player. On September 27, 1998, Colin Quinn was promoted to cast member status. On January 10, 1998, Colin Quinn was hired as anchor of "Weekend Update."

Colin Quinn does impersonations. On "SNL," he has also performed impressions of Elvis Costello, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson. Prior to "SNL," Colin Quinn was best known for his three-year stint on MTV's "Remote Control." He has been a stand-up comedian since 1985, performing around the country. After much success, he ventured into other aspects of the business. His body of work includes screenplays, plays, and teleplays. He co-wrote and acted in the critically acclaimed, semi-autobiographical off-Broadway play "Sanctifying Grace."

Colin Quinn, screenwriter. In 1996, Colin Quinn wrote the comedy "Celtic Pride," a movie which co-starred original "SNL" cast member Dan Aykroyd and former "SNL" featured player Damon Wayans, and featured current "SNL" cast member Darrell Hammond.

Colin Quinn's movie credits include "Three Men and a Baby," "'Crocodile' Dundee II," "Married to the Mob," and "Who's the Man." His television appearances include "The Ben Stiller Show," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "LIVE! with Regis and Kathie Lee," "London Underground," and "Space Ghost Coast to Coast." In addition to his movie and television appearances, Quinn has been interviewed by TV Guide.

Colin Quinn spent the summer of 1997 filming "A Night at the Roxbury," a film based on the popular recurring "SNL" characters, the "Roxbury Guys."

Colin Quinn made his Broadway debut in his one-man show, Colin Quinn: An Irish Wake.
After leaving SNL, Colin Quinn had a sketch comedy show on NBC called The Colin Quinn Show that lasted for only three episodes in 2002, after being cancelled due to surprisingly strong, "edgy" racial content, critical pans, and mediocre ratings.

Colin Quinn became host of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central in 2003. The show immediately followed The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Tough Crowd, although having been renewed through the 2005 television season, was put on an indefinite hiatus in October 2004, having its "final" episode on November 4, 2004.

Colin Quinn performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar in New York City, where many top comedians perform when not on the road. In 2004, he was named #56 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. He was also named to the Irish America Magazine list of the "Top 100 Irish Americans of the Year".