Acting

Rich Hall

Born 1954-06-10 · Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.

Credits

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The Running Man
as Roberts
2025
A Christmas Number One
as Poet
2021
Elliott from Earth
2021
Brave New World
as Phillib J. Bream
2020
Rich Hall's Red Menace
2019
Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream
as Self
2018
Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream
Writer
2018
Rich Hall's Countrier Than You
as Self
2017
Rich Hall's Countrier Than You
Writer
2017
Urban Myths
as Jimmy Gould
2017
Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour
2016
Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match
as Himself
2016
Rich Hall's California Stars
as Himself
2014
Rich Hall's California Stars
Writer
2014
Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas
as Himself
2013
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
as Self
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Dictionary Corner
2013
Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian
2012
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self
2011
Rich Hall's Continental Drifters
as Himself
2011
Rich Hall's Continental Drifters
Writer
2011
Arthur Christmas
as Idaho Man (voice)
2011
Making Qi
as Self
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self - Contestant
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self - Participant
2011
Rich Hall's The Dirty South
as himself
2010
Rich Hall's The Dirty South
Writer
2010
Stand Up for the Week
2010
Stand Up for the Week
Writer
2010
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
Writer
2010
Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy
as Himself
2009
Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy
Writer
2009
Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy
Director
2009
Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost
as Himself
2008
What the Dickens?
as Self
2008
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy
as Otis Lee Crenshaw
2006
Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
2006
Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
Creator
2006
Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy
as Otis Lee Crenshaw
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
Comic Aid
2005
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Rich Hall's Fishing Show
2003
QI
as Self
2003
QI
as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2003
Top Gear
as Self
2002
Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee
as Otis Lee Crenshaw
2001
Man on the Moon
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1999
The Entertainment Biz
as Self
1998
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
Room 101
as Self
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Otis Lee Crenshaw
1993
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party
1990
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Stan
1989
Monsters
as Dr. Blackman
1988
Million Dollar Mystery
as Slaughter Buzzárd
1987
One Crazy Summer
as Wilbur
1986
Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"
as Bartender
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Edgar / Eddie
1985
Vanishing America
1985
Vanishing America
Writer
1985
Vanishing America
Executive Producer
1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Street Punk (uncredited)
1985
Not Necessarily the News
1983
Not Necessarily the News
Writer
1983
Fridays
as Self
1980
Fridays
Writer
1980
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
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