Greg Proops
Greg Proops is best known for his unpredictable appearances on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” hosted by Drew Carey. He is also a regular on the long running British version of the show which is currently seen on BBC American and ABC Family Channel. Currently, he can be heard as the voice of “Bob the Builder” on the popular children’s series seen on PBS.
A stand-up comic from San Francisco, Proops regularly hosts his own live comedy chat show at the ridiculously hip Hollywood rock joint, Largo. Guests have included Jack Black, Sarah Silverman Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Joan Rivers, Paul Mooney, Maragaret Cho, Dave Eggers, Aidan Quinn, Joe Walsh, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Griffin, Lewis Black, Greg Behrendt and John C. Reilly. Musical magic is provided by Jon Brion and musical guests having included Fiona Apple, among others. Greg has also performed his chat show in Aspen at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show was broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland, while at the Fringe Fest. Groovy guests like Candace Bushnell, Rich Hall, Geraldine Chaplin, Steven Berkoff and Garrison Keillor have shared his sofa.
In 2006, he accompanied Drew Carey to the World Cup and helped produce and present “Drew Carey’s Sporting Adventures” on the Travel Channel. He also flashed his baseball knowledge on ESPN Classic’s “All-Time Greatest World Series Teams” which broadcast live during the All-Star break.
Last year, Proops aided and abetted Joan and Melissa Rivers on the red carpet at the 2007 Academy Awards, Emmy’s, SAG Awards and the Grammy Awards as a wag and celebrity traffic cop for the TV Guide Channel. He previously hosted his own syndicated, national dating show titled “Rendez View.” And, he hosted the now cult classic game show “VS” on Comedy Central and has an original half-hour stand-up special for the network, which is repeated regularly.
Greg’s other television credits include “Ugly Betty,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Just Shoot Me,” and “Veronica’s Closet.” He has also made numerous television appearances on such shows as “The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton” on BBC, “Mock the Week” on BBC2, “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson “The Jimmy Kimmel Show,” “The Wayne Brady Show” and the “Best Damn Sports Show Period.”
Proops is very pleased to improvise with Drew Carey, Ryan Styles, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie and many talented others as part of the Improv All Stars. They had the honor of performing for the troops in Bosnia, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf as part of the USO. The All-Stars can also be seen on a Showtime comedy special. When in London, Greg sits in with the renowned Comedy Store Players.
Greg’s voice can be heard as Cryptograf in the medieval animated feature “Asterix and the Vikings,” based on the popular French comic book. In addition, he may be heard as Gommi, the Articulate Worm in “Kaena: The Prophecy,” a full length animated feature starring Kirsten Dunst. He was also Bernard, a mad scientist on Pam Anderson’s animated series “Stripperella” and as Lover Bear in Disney’s animated feature “Brother Bear.” He was very excited to portray Bede, one half of the pod race announcer in the hit motion picture “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” and all the subsequent video games; as well as many voices in Tim Burrton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Proops performed stand up at “How to Cook,” a benefit with Michael Palin and Terry Jones for the Peter Cook Foundation a BBC Christmas special. Greg was honored to be invited to perform at Prince Charles’ 50th Royal Birthday Gala seen on ITV in Britain. He performed a half-hour of stand-up on “Comedy Store Five” for Channel Five and has bantered on “All Talk with Clive Anderson.”
In addition to being funny, Proops has been a winner on such games shows as “The Weakest Link,” “Ben Stein’s Money” and “Rock n’ Roll Jeopardy.” He also asked Dick Clark what his plans were for New Years Eve while guest hosting “The Other Half.”
In addition to being one of the most popular comedians in the US, Proops has toured the UK four times, sold out the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 28 years running and has a following in Paris, Turkey, Milan, Aspen, Montreal, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. Below the Equator in New Zealand, he hosted the “Oddfellows Comedy Gala” for TVNZ and headlined the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In Australia, he’s performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and hosted, “Hey, Hey it’s Saturday!,” a national TV institution.
Greg resides in Southern California with his wife, Jennifer and their pet Ocelot, Zidane.
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