Greg Proops :: press
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2011.12.10 ifc
"...He's funny, he's eloquent without being afraid of profanity, and he's fervently political..."
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2011.11.27 new york magazine
"...Greg ProopsÕs Top Five Podcasts You Aren't Listening To..."
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2011.11.25 timeout london
"...an overwhelming number of comedy shows to choose from in London..."
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2011.11.27 the uk independent
"...the king of improv Greg Proops, at least, should be able to show how it's done..."
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2011.11.14 i am rogue
"...now the comedian...has truly found his voice with his groundbreaking weekly podcast The Smartest Man in the World..."
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2011.10.21 usa today
"...I'm kind of obsessed...[Proops] manages to throw out about 213 topics in the span of about an hour..."
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2011.09.29 the hollywood reporter
"...fans that follow comedy have turned to podcasts in the millions and are devoted to it..."
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2011.09.19 Beck/Smith Hollywood
"...Greg Proops has quickly become a master of another new medium Ñ with his ÒThe Smartest Man in the WorldÓ podcast ..."
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2011.09.14 geek chic daily
"...The IQ at NerdMelt just ticked up a few dozen points, because comedian Greg Proops has decided to ..."
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2011.08.24 timeout london
"...Is there anything in comedy that Greg Proops hasn't done? The San Franciscan comic has performed improv, sketch and stand-up, been in ..."
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2011.08.08 sfweekly
"...It's hard to imagine a comedy performance more energetic or well received than Greg Proops' late show Friday night at the Punch Line..."
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2011.07.30 chortle.co.uk
"...Greg Proops showed exactly what this format was capable of Ð as well he might, given his 437-year career as a top improviser..."
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2011.06.18 buzzinetv.com
"...David Feldman and Greg Proops sat down to talk podcasts, stand-up, and improv, as well as why..."
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2011.04.06 Rolling Stone
"...Here [Greg] is...in front of a live audience each week, bravely recording some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now..."
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2011.06.09 The Ploplist
"...the show flows like a love letter to tangents. Greg Proops is one of the best improvisers and compliments those skills on the show with ..."
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2011.04.06 Sydney Morning Herald
"...Greg Proops is an American who doesn't hold back. Not on stage, not on radio and not on television. Nor is the telephone a platform Proops thinks is suited to restraint..."
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2010.08.18 thestranger.com
"...earlier this year, I watched Proops perform in a tiny, dim lounge in Los AngelesÑa swift, breathless, blistering, 30-minute rant that somehow swept the entire universe of pop culture (cocksucking, cocaine, Kardashians) into one perfect moment of performance art..."
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2010.02.05 starwars.com
"...While many fans might recognize Proops from his improv hijinks on both the US and UK versions of the celeb game show Who's Line Is It Anyway?, as well as the UK game shows Space Cadets and Mock the Week, Proops has an impressive list of credits with voice acting roles in..."
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2010.01.21 SFWeekly.com
"I was pretty sure I was on Team Conan, but I may have flipped to Team Proops...Proops has a fun, ranty, self-deprecating, flamboyant, quick comedy style with depth, range, and most importantly, great jokes..."
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2009.10.09 Punchline Magazine Online - Review of "Elsewhere" CD
"The Great White Snark, Greg Proops, seizes pop culture in his jaw and punctures suck-up politicans, effed-up celebs and clueless civilians on Elsewhere, his furiously funny new CD..."
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Time Out - Paris
"Underpinned by a wry intelligence, Proops is one of those rare comedians who can be silly all the time without becoming irritating."
Filter Magazine
"I am a touring comedian. I have no road manager, no posse, no midget. Just my scibbled notes and me. Rather than write everything down in a handsome Moroccan-bound ledger, I have developed a system..."
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2009.03.25 Decider - Chicago
"Greg Proops is probably still best remembered as the bespectacled and loud-shirt-wearing performer from both the British and American iterations of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the improvisational "game show" that was..."
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2009.04.26 LAist - Los Angeles
"Who does he think attends the Greg Proops Chat show, if not smart ass goobers? (For anyone who is offended by that, know that I include myself in this category.) So instead he chose the..."
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2009.03.19 Rolling Stone - USA
"Best known for his improv work, a recurring role on NickelodeonÕs ÒTrue Jackson, VP,Ó and guest stints on shows like ÒFlight of the Conchords,Ó Proops is hosting a monthly ÒChat ShowÓ at the recently relocated Largo, and asking friends to..."
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2008.11.08 The LA Times - Los Angeles
"...Max, the head of Mad (please, please let Mad Max be intentional) is played deliciously by Greg Proops ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?"). He takes one look at True and hires her On The Spot..."
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2008.07.01 The Comic's Comic - Internet
"You probably recognize Greg Proops from his years improvising on TV in both the U.K. and U.S. in Whose Line is it Anyway? Some of you may remember Proops from hosting a TV dating show called Rendez-View. Or maybe..."
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2008.03.03 Metromix - Los Angeles
"Not to totally generalize, but why do people from San Francisco complain so much about L.A.? And can I do anything to make them shut their squawking..."
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2008.02.18 Punchline Magazine Online
"You probably recognize Greg Proops from his years improvising on TV in both the U.K. and U.S. in Whose Line is it Anyway? Some of you may remember Proops from hosting a TV dating show called Rendez-View. Or maybe..."
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2008.01.11 LAist - Los Angeles
"The always dapper Greg Proops is at the Hollywood Improv. Whose Line Is It Anyway? was the mass media vehicle to inform all of us that Greg Proops is a gentleman and a scholar but that..."
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2007.08.23 LA Weekly - Los Angeles
"L.A.Õs best-dressed comic (sorry, Paul F. Tompkins) brings his chat show to the cozy confines of Largo for more smart talk with guests Drew Carey, David Palmer and Greg Behrendt..."
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2006.11.29 Drink, Joke, Woman - Esquire Magazine
"Proops, as it turned out, is the funniest man in L.A., with kinda retro hair and glasses and an interesting voice and mannerisms that kept it interesting the entire time he was onstage -- superenergetic with a witty, intelligent kind of observational humor..."
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