Tim Young (comedian)
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Hosting Comedy Death Ray in L.A., 2009
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| Born | August 3, 1980 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio, books, op-ed |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Observational comedy, surreal humor, political humor |
| Subject(s) | Pop culture, American culture, current events, politics, everyday life |
| Influences | Patton Oswalt, Andy Kaufman, Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman[1] |
| Website | TimYoung.com |
Timothy Edward Young (born August 3, 1980) is a comedian, pundit and writer.
Personal life
Young grew up in Baltimore Highlands, a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.[2] At one point he lived in Dundalk, Maryland[3] and is currently[when?] a resident of Austin, Texas.
Young is single and has never been married.[1]
Education
Young attended Lansdowne High School and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He has a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.[2]
Comedy
Young is a regular contributor to the HuffPo Comedy[4] and his writing has appeared on the main page of the Huffington Post. He appears on Fox News Channel's Red Eye[5] as well as RT's The Alyona Show.[6] He has also appeared as a guest on radio stations, including Voice of Russia radio 1390 AM in Washington, 1410 AM in New York, 94.3FM WQCM The Rock Station in Chambersberg, Pennsylvania, 88.9 FM WEAA in Baltimore and 103.1 FM WRNR-FM in Annapolis.[7][8]
Young has performed at many venues around the USA, including Carolines on Broadway, the New York Comedy Club,[9] Comedy Death-Ray,[10] and various Improvs. He began his writing, radio and comedy career at UMBC writing the column "Kids Love Politics" in The Retriever Weekly.[11]
He wrote 50 Shades of Romney and 50 Shades of Obama.
In May 2011, The Daily Telegraph covered Young as an up-and-coming political comedian.[12]
Young hosted the 2015 National Press Club “Politicians vs. Press” Spelling Bee, held at the national press club in Washington, DC.[13][14] He appeared on Good Morning Washington to challenge the hosts of the show to their own bee as well[15]
Journalism
In 2014, Young was the director of marketing for Liberty Alliance, a conservative media company that encompasses over 60 sites including AllenBWest.com, KirkCameron.com and ClashDaily.com.
Young also served as the Director of Marketing for the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2015 [16]
Young was the chair of the Young Members Committee at the National Press Club (USA) from November 2010 until December 2011, representing media workers under the age of 35.[17][18]
He was the Supreme Court correspondent for The Talk Radio News Service based in Washington, DC, where he attended and commented on the news of the court online and at several radio stations including WTPL, WBSM, WNWS-FM, WNDB, WMPS and Alan Nathan's Battle Line.[19]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://ritasquest.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/pillow-talk-with-tim-young/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://arbutus.patch.com/articles/local-stand-up-headed-to-sundance
- ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-10-24/news/0710240172_1_dundalk-jmj-village-center
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/ABC7News/status/656095548135636992
- ↑ http://hackforliberty.com/tim-young-sign-on-as-first-social-media-expert
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- ↑ http://www.talkradionews.com/?s=%22Tim+Young%22
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