Emo Philips Biography

Emo Philips, Comedian
Born asPhilips Soltanoff
Occup.Comedian
FromUSA
BornFebruary 7, 1956
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Age68 years
Emo Philips is an American funnyman, star, as well as author born on February 7, 1956, in Downers Grove, Illinois. He is known for his unusual design of funny, including his use one-liners, obscuring the line in between truth and also narration, and his distinctive shrill voice.

Phillips grew up in a spiritual family and also went to a parochial school. As a child, he had an attraction with funny as well as would certainly typically see television programs such as the Ed Sullivan Program and The Tonight Program Starring Johnny Carson. He later finished from the College of Illinois with a degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting.

Philips began his occupation in stand-up comedy in the mid-1970s, carrying out in clubs throughout America. His special style of wit quickly ended up being preferred, as well as he soon came to be a routine on television, showing up on The Rodney Dangerfield Show, Late Evening with David Letterman, as well as The Odd Al Show.

In 1985, Philips videotaped his initial funny cd, E=MO2. It rapidly became a cult favored, as well as he followed it up with numerous extra, including Emo Philips Live, Emo Philips In 3D, as well as Emo Philips Bad Dreams.

Besides his stand-up funny, Philips has actually additionally meddled acting, appearing in a number of TV shows and also movies, including UHF, House Movies, and Journey Time.

Philips has remained to do as a funnyman and also has actually additionally been featured in numerous funny events, consisting of the Montreal Comedy Festival and also the Edinburgh Celebration Edge. He has actually won various honors for his work, including a CableACE Honor for creating on The Odd Al Program.

Regardless of his numerous awards, Philips remains among the most unique as well as non-traditional comedians functioning today. He has actually never ever avoided pushing the borders of funny as well as remains to be an ideas to numerous young comics.

Our collection contains 35 quotes who is written / told by Emo, under the main topics: Funny - Humor - Computers.

Related authors: Johnny Carson (Comedian), David Letterman (Comedian), Mitch Hedberg (Comedian), Rodney Dangerfield (Comedian), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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35 Famous quotes by Emo Philips

Small: England is better only because I stand out there as unusual
"England is better only because I stand out there as 'unusual'"
Small: Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?
"Whatever happened to the good ole days, when children worked in factories?"
Small: You dont appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked ever
"You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life"
Small: I was in a bar the other night, hopping from barstool to barstool, trying to get lucky, but there wasnt
"I was in a bar the other night, hopping from barstool to barstool, trying to get lucky, but there wasn't any gum under any of them"
Small: I love to go to the playground and watch the children jumping up and down. They dont know Im firing bla
"I love to go to the playground and watch the children jumping up and down. They don't know I'm firing blanks"
Small: I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run around y
"I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run around yelling and screaming. They don't know I'm only using blanks"
Small: I got some new underwear the other day. Well, new to me
"I got some new underwear the other day. Well, new to me"
Small: At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second gl
"At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote"
Small: Probably the toughest time in anyones life is when you have to murder a loved one because theyre the de
"Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil"
Small: Im a great lover, Ill bet
"I'm a great lover, I'll bet"
Small: I was the kid next doors imaginary friend
"I was the kid next door's imaginary friend"
Small: I once had a large gay following, but I ducked into an alleyway and lost him
"I once had a large gay following, but I ducked into an alleyway and lost him"
Small: Actually, my cd was released in 1985, in return for two German missionaries and a Dutch urologist
"Actually, my cd was released in 1985, in return for two German missionaries and a Dutch urologist"
Small: I was with this girl the other night and from the way she was responding to my skillful caresses, you w
"I was with this girl the other night and from the way she was responding to my skillful caresses, you would have sworn that she was conscious from the top of her head to the tag on her toes"
Small: I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return
"I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson"
Small: I go from stool to stool in singles bars hoping to get lucky, but theres never any gum under any of the
"I go from stool to stool in singles bars hoping to get lucky, but there's never any gum under any of them"
Small: In our school you were searched for guns and knifes on the way in and if you didnt have any, they gave
"In our school you were searched for guns and knifes on the way in and if you didn't have any, they gave you some"
Small: I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men dont seem to know wha
"I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what real pain is. I asked if either of them ever got themselves caught in a zipper"
Small: I asked my girlfriend, Will you marry me? She said, Well have to ask my father. So we had a seance and
"I asked my girlfriend, 'Will you marry me?' She said, 'We'll have to ask my father.' So we had a seance and Jack Ruby says, 'Hello!'"
Small: How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand
"How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand"
Small: People always ask me, Where were you when Kennedy was shot? Well, I dont have an alibi
"People always ask me, "Where were you when Kennedy was shot?" Well, I don't have an alibi"
Small: My jokes are in my head and I have a duplicate copy of my jokes in a lot of British comics heads, where
"My jokes are in my head and I have a duplicate copy of my jokes in a lot of British comics' heads, where they are safe"
Small: I was at a bar nursing a beer. My nipple was getting quite soggy
"I was at a bar nursing a beer. My nipple was getting quite soggy"
Small: Some mornings, its just not worth chewing through the leather straps
"Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps"
Small: He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites
"He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites"
Small: When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesnt wor
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me"
Small: My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing
"My computer beat me at checkers, but I sure beat it at kickboxing"
Small: A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing
"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing"
Small: Probably the worst time in a persons life is when they have to kill a family member because they are th
"Probably the worst time in a person's life is when they have to kill a family member because they are the devil. But otherwise it's been a pretty good day"
Small: My mother was like a sister to me, only we didnt have sex quite so often
"My mother was like a sister to me, only we didn't have sex quite so often"
Small: My classmates would copulate with anything that moved, but I never saw any reason to limit myself
"My classmates would copulate with anything that moved, but I never saw any reason to limit myself"
Small: I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, Im going to mop the floor with your face.
"I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well.""
Small: I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, Get off me, you two!
"I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!'"
Small: The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of lik
"The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks"
Small: I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator
"I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator"