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Rich Hall


Born
in Alexandria, Virginia, The United States
June 10, 1954


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.
After winning a Perrier Comedy Award in 2000, using the character of Tennesseean country musician Otis Lee Crenshaw, Hall became popular in the United Kingdom, regularly appearing on QI and similar panel shows. He has created and starred in several series for the BBC, including comedies with Mike Wilmot and documentaries often concerning cinema of the United States. Hall has also maintained a successful stand-up comedy career
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Things Snowball

3.58 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions
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Magnificent Bastards

3.45 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions
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Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame ...

3.94 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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Nailing It

3.99 avg rating — 164 ratings6 editions
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Sniglets

3.77 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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More Sniglets: Any Word Tha...

3.81 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions
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Unexplained Sniglets of the...

3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1986
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RICH HALLS VANISHING AMERICA

3.50 avg rating — 30 ratings4 editions
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Self-Help for the Bleak

3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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When Sniglets Ruled the Earth

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4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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“Good things come to those who wait, but shit pretty much shows up right away, doesn't it?”
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“A hotel mini bar allows you to see what a can of Pepsi will cost in twenty years.”
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“As an American, I'd like to apologize-for everything.”
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