Stephen Lynch (musician)
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Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28, 1971) is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums and four live albums along with a live DVD. He has appeared in two Comedy Central Presents specials and starred in the Broadway adaptation of The Wedding Singer. Lynch released a double-disc album, Lion, on November 13, 2012. In 2016, he released a live concert video, Hello Kalamazoo. He released his studio/live album My Old Heart in 2019.
Early life
Lynch was born in
Considering himself a musician first and a comedian second,
Career
Early career
After spending his first year out of college with friends in California,
Over the next few years, he toured colleges, universities, and
2000 to present
Lynch often played venues more often suited to music than to comedy, including locations such as the
Lynch has opened for comedians Jay Mohr, Jeff Foxworthy, Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Lewis Black. In the summer of 2004, he went on a tour co-headlining with Mitch Hedberg. The tour was such a success that they added an extra leg and ran into 2005. This was Hedberg's last tour before his death.
He has also appeared in five short films, including The Love Seat in 1999, and The Confetti Brothers in 2001.[13][16][17] Both films were written and directed by Kirker Butler. The Confetti Brothers, a satire, screened to packed houses at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It continues to play the film festival circuit.[18]
In April 2006, Lynch starred as Robbie Hart in the
According to interviews after, he stated that, due to the rehearsals for the show, he had forgotten most of his own songs.In 2007, Lynch returned to the road again, touring with comedians such as
Lynch starred in his second Comedy Central Presents special in January 2008.
Lynch performed on his first European tours in 2008, headlining concerts in England, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany. All but two of the seventeen shows sold out, despite never playing a majority of the markets. Lynch attributes this success to YouTube.
His newfound European popularity resulted in appearances at six festivals in August and September 2008. He played in the UK at the
In June 2011, among other venues, Lynch performed at Kulturens Hus in Luleå, Sweden.
On March 6, 2011, while replying to a message on Twitter, Lynch announced that he was working on a new CD. When asked if it would be studio or live, he replied "I'm leaning studio." Lion, a double live/studio album, was released on November 13, 2012, to solid reviews.[19][20]
Lynch began the My Old Heart Tour on January 11, 2017, to begin showcasing material for his upcoming new album My Old Heart. On February 21, 2018, Lynch announced that the album was finished and he was due to record a live album to accompany it at The Reality Factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 16, 2018.[21] On March 17, 2019, Lynch confirmed via Twitter that My Old Heart would be released on June 14, 2019.[22]
Personal life
He married Erin Dwight on a private beach on
Lynch has a younger brother, Drew (not standup comic
As Lynch's repertoire of material includes some duets and also a few songs for three voices, close university pals and fellow comedians Mark Teich (of The Second City) and Rod Cone (of The Rod Cone Situation) are also very frequent guests on his tours, and he rarely tours alone. He has also done shows with former Wedding Singer castmate David Josefsberg.[24]
As of July 2008, Lynch resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife and children and pets.
Lynch's father Leo died October 9, 2009.[25] Although he canceled several performances as a result, Lynch still performed at Central Michigan University on October 16.[26]
Lynch appeared on The Opie and Anthony Show on
Discography
Demo
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Half A Man
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Studio albums
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A Little Bit Special
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3 Balloons
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Lion
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My Old Heart
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Live albums
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Superhero
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The Craig Machine
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Lion
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My Old Heart
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Compilation
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Cleanest Hits
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Videography
Live Show
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Live at the El Rey
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Hello, Kalamazoo
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References
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- ^ "STEPHEN LYNCH". Bulmers Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ^ "Stephen Lynch's 'triumphant return' Barn Theatre alum, comedian to play dirty songs for venue fundraiser". August 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "What Are Records?". www.whatarerecords.com.
- ^ a b "Recoil: Interview with Stephen Lynch". Archived from the original on January 14, 2006.
- ^ a b "UGO.com Music – Stephen Lynch Interview". Archived from the original on June 5, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Stephen Lynch: Press". Archived from the original on May 9, 2006.
- ^ "Stephen Lynch (stephenlynch) on Myspace". Myspace.
- ^ a b c d "Monsters and Critics: Stephen Lynch: From comic songster to 'Wedding Singer'". Archived from the original on August 24, 2006.
- ^ "New York Daily News, "'Wedding' Zinger"". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006.
- ^ a b c d e "One to Watch: Stephen Lynch". Zachary Pincus-Roth.com.
- ^ a b "Stephen Lynch: Tour History". Archived from the original on May 9, 2006.
- ^ a b "WME". www.wma.com.
- ^ a b c d "Playbill Celebrity Buzz: THE LEADING MEN: The Ring and I".
- ^ "Untitled Document". video.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "Stephen Lynch". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Broadway Buzz - Videos, Interviews, Photos, News and Tickets - Broadway.com". www.broadway.com.
- ^ "courier-journal.com: Louisville Scene: Hollywood's Kentucky connection adds a link".
- ^ "Stephen Lynch Lion album review". Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ "What Are Records? - Stephen Lynch: bio". whatarerecords.com.
- ^ Lynch, Stephen. "Studio album is finished. Time to record the live album". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Stephen. "New album June 14th". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- The Technique. Archived from the originalon September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2007.
- ^ "Lynch-mob.net". Archived from the original on March 23, 2005.
- ^ "Leo R. Lynch Born: August 27th, 1931 Remembered: October 9th, 2009". www.obitmichigan.com.
- ^ "Stephen Lynch show a hit".