http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8b69s3nw No online items Finding Aid to the Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings Coll2012.004 Finding aid prepared by Kate Dundon ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California, 90007 (213) 741-0094
[email protected] © January 2012 Finding Aid to the Bob Smith Coll2012.004 1 Stand-up Comedy and Writings Coll2012.004 Title: Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012.004 Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 4.0 linear feet.4 records boxes + 1 flat archive box. Date (bulk): Bulk, 1991-2004 Date (inclusive): 1972-2006 Abstract: This collection primarily consists of material relating to Bob Smith’s professional career as a writer and comedian, and includes scripts, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, writing and performance contracts, calendars, research files, correspondence, and recordings of his performances. (1972-2006, bulk: 1991-2004). creator: Smith, Bob, 1958- Arrangement Arranged into three series: Professional files, Personal files, and Audiovisual material. Biography Bob Smith is an American writer and comedian based in New York City. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1958, he began writing and performing stand-up comedy in 1977, and in 1998, he formed the comedy troupe "Funny Gay Males" with comedians Jaffe Cohen and Danny McWilliams. Smith was the first openly gay comedian to appear on the Tonight Show and to have his own HBO Comedy Half-Hour special. He has written comedy for Amblin Films, the MTV Video Music Awards, Dennis Miller, Roseanne, and MAD-TV.