Jimmy Tingle

Jimmy Tingle
Tingle at Harvard University's 2010 commencement, where he was the speaker for the Graduate English Address
Born	(1955-04-09) April 9, 1955 (age 61) Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jimmy Tingle (born April 9, 1955) is an American comic and occasional actor.

Tingle was the American correspondent for David Frost’s show for PBS and the BBC, The Strategic Humor Initiative. He completed two seasons with 60 Minutes II on CBS as the humorist/commentator in the Andy Rooney spot. He worked as a contributor and satirist for MSNBC and has appeared on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Tonight Show, Larry King's Weekend, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, The American Comedy Awards, as well as his own HBO comedy special.

Tingle appeared as a television talk show host in Chris Rock’s film, Head of State. Other film credits include the role of the neighborhood bartender in Next Stop Wonderland, a priest in Boondock Saints, and a restaurant owner in By the Sea. Tingle also starred in the Emmy Award-winning documentary on art censorship, "Damned in the USA" produced by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in partnership with Channel Thirteen in New York. He co-starred in the PBS "Travels" series special "America with the Top Down" and appeared in "But Seriously" and "But seriously 94", Showtime documentaries featuring prominent social satirists from Lenny Bruce to the present. As political satirist, practitioner of non-violence and activist, Tingle received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his efforts to support peace & social change and through whom, humor and satire help in combating destructive elements in society.