Jimmy Tingle was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The social, political and economic diversity of that city laid the groundwork for his development as a performer and satirist. He started performing in 1980 during the early stand up comedy scene in Boston and quickly rose through the ranks from open-mike performer to paid engagements, headlining at comedy clubs, theaters and colleges nationwide. He is now regarded as one of the top social commentators and humorists in the country. Jimmy Tingle was the American correspondent for Sir 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 The Tonight Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Larry King Weekend, The Late Show 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. Jimmy also starred in the Emmy Award-winning documentary on art censorship, Damned in the USA produced by Channel Four in England 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. Jimmy’s theatrical credits include writing and starring in his own one man show Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense, The Education of an American Comic. Directed by Larry Arrick, the play received stellar reviews during a nine-week engagement at the American Place Theater in New York City and continued to succeed brilliantly at the Hasty Pudding Theater in Cambridge, MA becoming the longest running one person show in that theater's history. Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense made its Los Angeles debut at the Coast Playhouse in 1998 and was nominated by The L.A. Weekly for "best male solo performance" for their 20th Annual Theater Awards. His latest one-man show, Jimmy Tingle in the Promised Land, debuted at Jimmy Tingle’s OFF BROADWAY Theater in Somerville, MA in 2002. Titles Performer and Satirist Topics Entertainment, Humor, Politics/patriotism Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MA Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.