Jeff Richards (comedian)
| Jeff Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeffrey Hanson Richards October 21, 1974 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Jeffrey Hanson "Jeff" Richards (born October 21, 1974) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. Richards has the distinction of being the first person ever to be a cast member on both Saturday Night Live (SNL) and its rival sketch show, MADtv. He is perhaps best known for his frequent SNL character "Drunk Girl".
Richards was born in Walnut Creek, California and attended Las Lomas High School. At age 17, he created and hosted his own public access sketch comedy show called Hanson Live. He later worked for KVHS, a student-run radio station which broadcasts from Clayton Valley High School. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and, in his senior year, he joined the improvisational comedy team CHiPs. Fellow CHiPs member Zach Ward brought Richards to the comedy club Charlie Goodnights in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he performed at an open mic show; Richards would eventually go on to host at the club.
After graduating from UNC, Richards moved to Los Angeles to further develop his comedy career.
After moving to LA, Richards worked the door at The Comedy Store and eventually started to perform stand-up.
In 2000, Richards became a featured player in the cast of MADtv, appearing in 3 episodes of the show's 6th season. The following year Richards joined the cast of Saturday Night Live during its 27th season, giving him the distinction of being the first person to be a cast-member of both sketch comedy shows (Taran Killam would later become the only other performer to do so). Richards was promoted to repertory status for SNL's 29th season although he left the show after the 10th episode, which aired on January 17, 2004. In interviews, Richards has stated that he left the show on his own terms.
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