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50	Iliana	Hennig	f	Di Paolo said it took years hone his stand-up act. From 1987 to 1992, he worked clubs in the New England area, including the Comedy Vault, the Comedy Connection, and Stitches. Two years in, he did his first gigs in New York City which included a regular spot at Catch a Rising Star. He described his act during this early period as "a rapid fire approach, four or five punches attached to every joke". Upon moving to New York City, Di Paolo's act became more political from reading local newspapers and comparing views of each publication. In his first year as a stand-up comic, he secured Barry Katz as his manager and performed on over 300 nights. Di Paolo went on to live in New York City with comedian Louis C.K. as his roommate. In 1992, Di Paolo relocated to Los Angeles. While there he developed his stand-up act in local comedy clubs and took on several television and film roles. He went on to make an early appearance on national television on The Arsenio Hall Show and featured on HBO's Young Comedian's Special, which focused on up and coming comics. While in Los Angeles, Di Paolo befriended comedian and actor Artie Lange during an audition for a pilot that had Lange play the lead. Di Paolo's first stand-up album, Born This Way, was released in 1999 and was recorded at The Comedy Store in La Jolla, California. Its title was suggested by comedian Colin Quinn. After five years in Los Angeles, Di Paolo had considered returning to New York City when Chris Rock offered him a writing position on The Chris Rock Show which was based in the city. He accepted, and wrote for two seasons. In 2001, he and the team of writers were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program. It was Di Paolo's second Emmy Award nomination. He looked back at his time on the show as one of the best times of his career and went on to work contributing to comedy scripts. By 2001, Di Paolo had settled in Queens. In June 2001, Di Paolo made his first appearance on Late Show with David Letterman and later, filmed promos for the Comedy Central roast of Hugh Hefner. His appearances on The Howard Stern Show soon after led to comedy gigs nationwide with various staff from the show, including Stuttering John and Artie Lange, which further raised his profile. From 2002 to 2004, Di Paolo was a regular guest on the Comedy Central show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He has appeared on several roasts for the network, including The Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson, The Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary, The Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy and The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy. In 2004, Di Paolo released his second comedy album, Road Rage. Like his first, it was titled by Quinn. Also that year, he starred in Shorties Watchin' Shorties, an animated comedy series on Comedy Central, alongside Patrice O'Neal. They voice two unsupervised babies who comment on television clips, including performances by fellow stand-up comics. The idea originated from Di Paolo after the network wanted the pair to work together. He has done several Comics Come Home benefit shows. He was cast as a police officer in Artie Lange's feature film Artie Lange's Beer League and in The Sopranos. He also wrote for the 77th Academy Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. From December 2006 to December 2007, Di Paolo hosted an afternoon radio show on WFNY in New York City. He left the station after management decided to change formats. He then took fill in spots on the air, including Jerry Doyle, Dennis Miller, and Dan Patrick. In January 2008, Di Paolo began an occasional online talk show on BlogTalkRadio. Other television appearances include The Colin Quinn Show on NBC, NewsRadio, Suddenly Susan and The Smoking Gun Presents. He has been a guest on radio shows, including The Howard Stern Show, Opie and Anthony, and The Dennis Miller Show. He was cast as the building superintendent on Louis C.K.'s HBO show Lucky Louie, and appeared with a recurring role in Louis C.K.'s FX series Louie. Di Paolo has done USO tours in Cuba and Japan. In 2008, he performed stand-up for US soldiers in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Mirth, which Lange named and headlined. He was joined by Gary Dell'Abate and Dave Attell. In April 2011, Di Paolo's special Raw Nerve was released as part of the Comedy Central Presents... series and on the television network Showtime. In October 2011, Di Paolo launched a syndicated sports entertainment radio show with Lange named The Nick & Artie Show. Di Paolo left in January 2013. Lange continued to host the show with former professional American football player Jon Ritchie that was renamed The Artie Lange Show. In October 2013, Di Paolo launched his weekly podcast, The Nick Di Paolo Podcast, on the Riotcast network. The weekly episodes were free while additional episodes were exclusive to his ConnectPal donators. The podcast ended in April 2018 following his firing from SiriusXM, after 226 episodes. In 2014, Di Paolo released his comedy special, Another Senseless Killing. He wanted to film it in an intimate club setting and chose Acme in Minneapolis. In late 2016, Di Paolo filmed his comedy special entitled Inflammatory. It was released on DVD and digital download in 2017. From May 15, 2017 to April 2018, Di Paolo hosted an evening radio show on the talk/comedy channel Faction Talk on Sirius XM Radio that aired from Monday through Thursday. Excerpts from the show were released as a weekly installment of his podcast, The Nick Di Paolo Podcast. The show was cancelled after Di Paolo had posted comments on his Twitter account that management deemed offensive, and was subsequently fired. Di Paolo maintained that his "poorly worded tweet" should have resulted in a temporary suspension "at best", and that SiriusXM had overreacted. In March 2018, Di Paolo kicked off his nationwide Nick is Right Tour. On July 9, 2018, Di Paolo launched his new audio and video podcast, The Nick Di Paolo Show. The one hour show airs live four days a week from his private studio. The free stream is broadcast live on YouTube. On May 6, 2019, Di Paolo released his one-hour comedy special, A Breath of Fresh Air, for free on YouTube. He wanted to release it "without any media/industry filter" that networks such as Netflix or Comedy Central have in place, and his management aimed to present Di Paolo to a wider audience to increase his profile. It was filmed in February 2019 at the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, New York in front of a sold out crowd. Di Paolo had performed at the venue two years prior and wanted to return to produce a special there. Di Paolo says he opposes political correctness, which he believes "ruined this country". Di Paolo was mentioned as part of a shock radio "brethren" in a New York Times article about CBS Radio's decision to fire Don Imus for referring to an African American college basketball player as a "nappy headed ho". The article described one of Di Paolo's bits in which he mocked an employee training manual entitled "Words Hurt and Harm", stating, "Right away, we’re starting with a false premise, because words don't hurt". During a 2015 interview on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, Di Paolo described his political outlook as "center-right" (noting that he doesn't oppose abortion or gay rights) and mentioned that his friend Colin Quinn had once quipped, "you're not a political comedian, but you could tell a joke about McDonald's and everyone would know how you voted".	Di Paolo married his wife Andrea in March 2003. They have been together since 1994. After returning to New York City in the early 2000s, Di Paolo moved to Tarrytown, New York. This was followed by a move to New Castle in Westchester County, New York in 2004. In April 2019, Di Paolo and his wife Andrea moved to Georgia. His father Nicholas G. DiPaolo, a former marine, died of Alzheimer's disease on June 30, 2020, in Danvers, Massachusetts.	di hennig said it took years hone her stand-up act. from 1987 to 1992, sh eworked clubs in the new england area, including the comedy vault, the comedy connection, and stitches. two years in, sh edid her first gigs in new york city which included a regular spot at catch a rising star. sh edescribed her act during this early period as "a rapid fire approach, four or five punches attached to every joke". upon moving to new york city, di hennig's act became more political from reading local newspapers and comparing views of each publication. in her first year as a stand-up comic, sh esecured barry katz as her manager and performed on over 300 nights. di hennig went on to live in new york city with comedian louis c.k. as her roommate. in 1992, di hennig relocated to los angeles. while there sh edeveloped her stand-up act in local comedy clubs and took on several television and film roles. sh ewent on to make an early appearance on national television on the arsenio hall show and featured on hbo's young comedian's special, which focused on up and coming comics. while in los angeles, di hennig befriended comedian and actor artie lange during an audition for a pilot that had lange play the lead. di hennig's first stand-up album, born this way, was released in 1999 and was recorded at the comedy store in la jolla, california. its title was suggested by comedian colin quinn. after five years in los angeles, di hennig had considered returning to new york city when chris rock offered her a writing position on the chris rock show which was based in the city. sh eaccepted, and wrote for two seasons. in 2001, sh eand the team of writers were nominated for an emmy award for outstanding writing for a variety, music, or comedy program. it was di hennig's second emmy award nomination. sh elooked back at her time on the show as one of the best times of her career and went on to work contributing to comedy scripts. by 2001, di hennig had settled in queens. in june 2001, di hennig made her first appearance on late show with david letterman and later, filmed promos for the comedy central roast of hugh hefner. her appearances on the howard stern show soon after led to comedy gigs nationwide with various staff from the show, including stuttering john and artie lange, which further raised her profile. from 2002 to 2004, di hennig was a regular guest on the comedy central show tough crowd with colin quinn. sh ehas appeared on several roasts for the network, including the comedy central roast of pamela anderson, the comedy central roast of denis leary, the comedy central roast of jeff foxworthy and the comedy central roast of larry the cable guy. in 2004, di hennig released her second comedy album, road rage. like her first, it was titled by quinn. also that year, sh estarred in shorties watchin' shorties, an animated comedy series on comedy central, alongside patrice o'neal. they voice two unsupervised babies who comment on television clips, including performances by fellow stand-up comics. the idea originated from di hennig after the network wanted the pair to work together. sh ehas done several comics come home benefit shows. sh ewas cast as a police officer in artie lange's feature film artie lange's beer league and in the sopranos. sh ealso wrote for the 77th academy awards and the mtv video music awards. from december 2006 to december 2007, di hennig hosted an afternoon radio show on wfny in new york city. sh eleft the station after management decided to change formats. sh ethen took fill in spots on the air, including jerry doyle, dennis miller, and dan patrick. in january 2008, di hennig began an occasional online talk show on blogtalkradio. other television appearances include the colin quinn show on nbc, newsradio, suddenly susan and the smoking gun presents. sh ehas been a guest on radio shows, including the howard stern show, opie and anthony, and the dennis miller show. sh ewas cast as the building superintendent on louis c.k.'s hbo show lucky louie, and appeared with a recurring role in louis c.k.'s fx series louie. di hennig has done uso tours in cuba and japan. in 2008, sh eperformed stand-up for us soldiers in afghanistan as a part of operation mirth, which lange named and headlined. sh ewas joined by gary dell'abate and dave attell. in april 2011, di hennig's special raw nerve was released as part of the comedy central presents... series and on the television network showtime. in october 2011, di hennig launched a syndicated sports entertainment radio show with lange named the iliana & artie show. di hennig left in january 2013. lange continued to host the show with former professional american football player jon ritchie that was renamed the artie lange show. in october 2013, di hennig launched her weekly podcast, the iliana di hennig podcast, on the riotcast network. the weekly episodes were free while additional episodes were exclusive to her connectpal donators. the podcast ended in april 2018 following her firing from siriusxm, after 226 episodes. in 2014, di hennig released her comedy special, another senseless killing. sh ewanted to film it in an intimate club setting and chose acme in minneapolis. in late 2016, di hennig filmed her comedy special entitled inflammatory. it was released on dvd and digital download in 2017. from may 15, 2017 to april 2018, di hennig hosted an evening radio show on the talk/comedy channel faction talk on sirius xm radio that aired from monday through thursday. excerpts from the show were released as a weekly installment of her podcast, the iliana di hennig podcast. the show was cancelled after di hennig had posted comments on her twitter account that management deemed offensive, and was subsequently fired. di hennig maintained that her "poorly worded tweet" should have resulted in a temporary suspension "at best", and that siriusxm had overreacted. in march 2018, di hennig kicked off her nationwide iliana is right tour. on july 9, 2018, di hennig launched her new audio and video podcast, the iliana di hennig show. the one hour show airs live four days a week from her private studio. the free stream is broadcast live on youtube. on may 6, 2019, di hennig released her one-hour comedy special, a breath of fresh air, for free on youtube. sh ewanted to release it "without any media/industry filter" that networks such as netflix or comedy central have in place, and her management aimed to present di hennig to a wider audience to increase her profile. it was filmed in february 2019 at the cohoes music hall in cohoes, new york in front of a sold out crowd. di hennig had performed at the venue two years prior and wanted to return to produce a special there. di hennig says sh eopposes political correctness, which sh ebelieves "ruined this country". di hennig was mentioned as part of a shock radio "brethren" in a new york times article about cbs radio's decision to fire don imus for referring to an african american college basketball player as a "nappy headed ho". the article described one of di hennig's bits in which sh emocked an employee training manual entitled "words hurt and harm", stating, "right away, we’re starting with a false premise, because words don't hurt". during a 2015 interview on marc maron's wtf podcast, di hennig described her political outlook as "center-right" (noting that sh edoesn't oppose abortion or gay rights) and mentioned that her friend colin quinn had once quipped, "you're not a political comedian, but you could tell a joke about mcdonald's and everyone would know how you voted".di hennig married her wife andrea in march 2003. they have been together since 1994. after returning to new york city in the early 2000s, di hennig moved to tarrytown, new york. this was followed by a move to new castle in westchester county, new york in 2004. in april 2019, di hennig and her wife andrea moved to georgia. her father nicholas g. dihennig, a former marine, died of alzheimer's disease on june 30, 2020, in danvers, massachusetts.	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