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Rich Hall

Acting

Born June 10, 1954 · Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Also known as Richard Travis Hall · Richard Hall

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Biography

Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.

Awards & recognition

  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards · 2000

Filmography18 titles

QI

2003as Self

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1993as Self

Top Gear

2002as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2012as Self - Dictionary Corner

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005as Self

Man on the Moon

1999as Club Patron (uncredited)

Monsters

as Dr. Blackman

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Various Characters

The Running Man

2025as Roberts

Arthur Christmas

2011as Idaho Man (voice)

Brave New World

2020as Phillib J. Bream

Pointless Celebrities

2010as Self - Participant

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985as Street Punk (uncredited)

One Crazy Summer

1986as Wilbur

Fridays

1980as Self

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989as Stan