Stephen Lynch (musician)

Stephen Andrew Lynch ( born July 28, 1971 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American singer and comedian. He is known for his sarcastic texts, especially in the U.S. and also worked as a musical actor.

Life and work

Lynch grew up in the suburbs of Saginaw ( Michigan) and attended college from Western Michigan University. In 1996 he went to become an actor in New York City. There, the proposal was made to him some of his humorous songs that he wrote already about three years ago to play in front of audiences in a cafe. This first appearance was followed within a short time some more in comedy clubs and his songs were played regularly on the radio. During this time, Lynch worked in copy shops and banks, which he (completely mindless work) termed "totally mindless work". Jobs of this kind, he announced constantly, until 2000 he signed a contract with What Are Records? and in 2001 graduated with the William Morris Agency. He then toured the U.S., playing mainly at colleges, universities, and in nightclubs. He avoided to practice before comedy -club- typical audience, since this was not to his liking. Lynch played in this time also a concert for Comedy Central Presents, which is known an even wider audience made ​​it through nationwide coverage.

In the following years he continued to play many concerts, including on some great comedy festivals. From April to December 2006 he was moreover with Laura Benanti for the musical The Wedding Singer on Broadway on the stage, which was inspired by the eponymous film. Previously, he had already been involved in several short films since 2001. After the performances on Broadway Lynch began again in 2007 concert tours of the U.S., Canada and some countries in Europe.

Lynch lives with his wife in Brooklyn.

Discography

  • Half A Man ( Demo Tape)
  • A Little Bit Special ( album, 2000)
  • Super Hero ( live album, 2003)
  • The Craig Machine ( live album, 2005)
  • Cleanest Hits ( Best of 2006)
  • The Wedding Singer (Broadway Recording, 2006)
  • Live At XM Studios (recording of the live concert on XM Comedy Channel - not published)
  • 3 Balloons ( studio album, 2009)
  • Lion (2 CDs with the same songs, even as a studio and once as live versions, 2012)
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