
Rich Hall
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Running Man as Roberts
2021A Christmas Number One as Poet
2021Elliott from Earth
2020Brave New World as Phillib J. Bream
2019Rich Hall's Red Menace
2018Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream as Self
2017Rich Hall's Countrier Than You as Self
2017Urban Myths as Jimmy Gould
2016Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour
2016Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match as Himself
2014Rich Hall's California Stars as Himself
2013Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas as Himself
2013Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 as Self
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self - Dictionary Corner
2012Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
2011Rich Hall's Continental Drifters as Himself
2011Arthur Christmas as Idaho Man (voice)
2011Making Qi as Self
2011Pointless Celebrities as Self - Contestant
2011Pointless Celebrities as Self - Participant
2010Rich Hall's The Dirty South as himself
2010Stand Up for the Week
2010Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2009Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy as Himself
2008Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost as Himself
2008What the Dickens? as Self
2007Would I Lie to You? as Self
2006Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy as Otis Lee Crenshaw
2006Rich Hall's Cattle Drive
2005Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Otis Lee Crenshaw
20058 Out of 10 Cats as Self
2005Comic Aid
2003Rich Hall's Fishing Show
2003QI as Self
2003QI as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2002Top Gear as Self
2001Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee as Otis Lee Crenshaw
1999Man on the Moon as Club Patron (uncredited)
1998The Entertainment Biz as Self
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1994Room 101 as Self
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1990Have I Got News for You as Self
1990Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party
1989C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud as Stan
1987Million Dollar Mystery as Slaughter Buzzárd
1986Vanishing America
1986One Crazy Summer as Wilbur
1986Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!" as Bartender
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Edgar / Eddie
1985Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment as Street Punk (uncredited)
1983Not Necessarily the News
1980Fridays as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
—Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist








