Fascinating Character--Tim Hawkins

“It's not like I have a choice. Comedy is my only life skill.” ~Tim Hawkins

Tim Hawkins is a Christian comedian who, at the end of his show, throws out Depends adult diapers to the audience. This act is illogical because the audience needs the Depends at the beginning. Remember to always bring a change of underwear to a Tim Hawkins show.

He does a combo of stand-up and singing funny songs, which are often parodies of popular radio tunes such as Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take The Wheel," "The Candy Man,"  and Kansas' "Dust in the Wind,"  which I shared with you in "April is National Humor Month." His parody of the Beetles' "Yesterday" is below.

Hawkins is pretty open about why he is funny. "I could always make people around me laugh. It was more like a defense mechanism than anything else because I was a pretty shy guy."

He's released five CDs and six DVDs since 2002, the year he quit trucking. In fact, he quit his job, released a series of comedy videos on YouTube, and became famous fast.  Smart marketer!

When he's not touring (he has a heavy touring schedule), Tim is home with his wife and four children. I wonder if he talks to his older brother Todd when he's home because his brother is his stage manager and Tim might be sick of him. Just conjecturing.

Here he is with his loin disease. I needed those Depends for this one.

And here is my favorite Tim Hawkins' parody...the Beetles' "Yesterday."

Tim has his own website TimHawkins.Net;  a Wikipedia Page;  and here are some DVDs of his stand-up; and his book is Awesome on the Inside.

Source Articles: Wikipedia: Tim Hawkins; Goodreads Tim Hawkins quote; Top quote from Bio on TimHawkins.net

For further reading and watching-- More Tim Hawkins quotes; NRT Tim Hawkins Artist Profile; Tim Hawkins--Homeschooling Is Something to Laugh About

Fascinating Character--Ellen DeGeneres

"People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant." ~Ellen DeGeneres, host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Ellen DeGeneres is a stand-up comedian and the host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She also acts, writes (three books), and she produces. I'm thinking dancing should be in her credits too, because she dances so much on her show.

She's won a bevy of awards--specifically, 13 Emmys and 14 People's Choice Awards.

Personally, I think she's an underachiever.

"Ellen DeGeneres 2011" by Toglenn -

Own work. Licensed under GFDL

via Wikimedia Commons

If you've ever seen her show, you'll know that Ellen is a delight. As I write, she is 57, being born in 1958. But she still acts like a child, so it's all good.

DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards (twice), the Grammy Awards (twice), and the Primetime Emmys (twice).  She says she "most likely" won't host the Oscars again.

Here are two clips. The first one is called "I Love Jesus but I Drink a Little," and it shows Ellen's gift for talking with strangers on her show.

I Love Jesus But I Drink a Little--Ellen's

Phone Call with Gladys

And here's a monologue from The Ellen DeGeneres Show entitled "Ellen's Got Your Coffee Questions Covered"

Ellen mocks Starbucks :D

She has her own Wikipedia Page; and here are some books by and about her on Amazon; and some DVDs.

Source Articles: Wikipedia: Ellen DeGeneres; YouTube; Brainy Quote; Selfies or Not, Ellen DeGeneres 'Most Likely' Won't Host the Oscars Again.

Further reading and investigating: Wkipedia: The Ellen DeGeneres Show; More quotes from Ellen; Ellen DeGeneres IMDb Biography; YouTube