40 Stand-Up Comedians Trivia Questions with Answers
40 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which comedian played the lead role in the 1979 film Being There?
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Peter Sellers
Which comedian created the character of the fictional newsman Borat Sagdiyev?
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Sacha Baron Cohen
What was John Mulaney’s first Netflix stand-up comedy special?
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The Comeback Kid
Which comedian won the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award for her show Horndog?
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Rose Matafeo
What was Mitch Hedberg’s first widely released comedy album?
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Strategic Grill Locations
Which comedian played the title character in the 1996 film The Nutty Professor?
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Eddie Murphy
Which comedian served as Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update anchor from 1994 to 1997?
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Norm Macdonald
Which comedian created and starred in the Netflix series Master of None?
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Aziz Ansari
What was the title of Eddie Murphy’s 1983 stand-up concert film?
Answer
Delirious
What was the title of Dave Chappelle’s 2000 HBO stand-up special that helped establish his national profile?
Answer
Killin' Them Softly
Which comedian provided the voice of Donkey in the Shrek film series?
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Eddie Murphy
Who was the first comedian to host NBC’s Saturday Night Live, in its 1975 premiere?
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George Carlin
What was the title of Steve Martin’s 1978 comedy album that won the Grammy for Best Comedy Recording?
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A Wild and Crazy Guy
What was the title of Sarah Silverman’s 2005 stand-up comedy film?
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Jesus Is Magic
What was the title of Kevin Hart’s 2011 stand-up concert film about his personal hardships?
Answer
Laugh at My Pain
What was the title of Richard Pryor’s 1979 concert film widely regarded as a landmark stand-up movie?
Answer
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Who co-created the sitcom Seinfeld with comedian Jerry Seinfeld?
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Larry David
Which film won Robin Williams the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?
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Good Will Hunting
Who co-created Chappelle’s Show with Dave Chappelle?
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Neal Brennan
Who received the first Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998?
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Richard Pryor
What was the title of George Carlin’s routine listing seven words he said television could not broadcast?
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Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television