Frank Conniff
Frank Conniff | |
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Dragon*Con 2008 | |
Born | , New York, U.S. |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Parent | Frank Conniff (father) |
Frank Conniff Jr. (
Early work
Although a native of New York City, where he had accumulated some experience in stand-up comedy, Conniff found himself in
Mystery Science Theater 3000
From the second through sixth seasons of MST3K's run on
Work after MST3K
After leaving MST3K, Conniff went on to become executive story editor for the ABC series
Currently, Conniff hosts Cartoon Dump, a monthly comedy/music revue that ends by showcasing some of the worst cartoons of all time, at The Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles. Recently, fellow Mystery Science Theater alum Joel Hodgson joined the cast, creating his own puppet, "Dumpster Diver Dan".
In March 2008, Conniff starred in the web series The Writers Room on
He starred in the 2010 computer game Darkstar: The Interactive Movie as both Navigator Alan Burk and the voice of the robot SIMON (Semi Intelligent Motorized Observation Network).[4]
In 2011, he was one of the contributing writers and performers on the Jimmy Dore show.[5]
In October 2013, he appeared as a contributing performer on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.[6]
From January 2015 through February 2019, Conniff appeared on John Fugelsang's daily talk show Tell Me Everything, on SiriusXM Insight.
Conniff appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on June 16, 2016.
Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu, along with comedian Carolina Hidalgo, host a movie review podcast on the Last Podcast Network, Movie Sign With The Mads since July 2016.[7]
Cinematic Titanic
On October 30, 2007, original MST3K host Joel Hodgson announced he was starting a new show with the same "riffing on bad movies" premise as MST3K called Cinematic Titanic, together with former MST3K cast and crew members Conniff, Beaulieu, Weinstein, and Mary Jo Pehl.[8] Conniff continued to tour with Cinematic Titanic until they stopped touring in December 2013.[9]
The Mads Are Back
Since 2015, Conniff has joined his former MST3K co-star
References
- ^ "Frank Conniff, Pulitzer Winner, Dead," The New York Times, Thursday 27 May 1971. Retrieved 23 November 2021
- ^ "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast".
- ^ "The Writers Room, Ep. 1 (Starring Frank Conniff)". MadVille. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Satellite News -- Darkstar Intro". www.mst3kinfo.com.
- ^ "Home". jimmydorecomedy.com.
- YouTube
- ^ http://cavecomedyradio.com/pod-series/moviesignwiththemads/
- ^ "Cinematic Titanic - The Masters of Movie Riffing". Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Cinematic Titanic - the Masters of Movie Riffing - News". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Home". themadsareback.com.