The Steep Canyon Rangers have become widely known since collaborating with an American comedian who came to public notice as a writer for what?
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Steep Canyon Rangers Steep Canyon Rangers are an American bluegrass band from Brevard, North Carolina. Though formed in 2000, the band has become widely known since 2009 for collaborating with actor/banjoist Steve Martin. In 2013, the Steep Canyon Rangers' solo album "Nobody Knows You" won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. The previous year, their 2012 collaboration with Steve Martin, "Rare Bird Alert", was nominated for the same award. Steep Canyon Rangers have recorded 9 solo albums plus two collaborative albums with Steve Martin. SCR performed as a quintet for nearly a decade before intermittent touring began as a sextet with Steve Martin; the band still performs in both configurations.
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Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", and later as a frequent guest on "The Tonight Show". In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him an Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.
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Jacob Sager Weinstein Jacob Sager Weinstein (born January 8, 1972) is an American humorist, comedy writer, and screenwriter. For three years he was a staff writer for "Dennis Miller Live", for which he received a Writers Guild of America award in 2001. Earlier he was a contributor to "The Onion", and he has also written for "McSweeney's Internet Tendency", the "North American Review", and "The New Republic".
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Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), widely known as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—alternatingly self-deprecating or sharply acerbic, especially toward celebrities and politicians.
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Phil Hartman Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman (September 24, 1948May 28, 1998; born Hartmann) was a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States in 1958. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco and America. Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the screenplay for the film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show "Pee-wee's Playhouse".
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Wayne Federman Wayne Federman (born June 22, 1959) is an American comedian, actor, author, comedy writer, and musician. He is noted for numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; a biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and supporting comedic acting roles in "The X-Files", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Community", "Legally Blonde", "50 First Dates", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", and "Step Brothers". He was the head monologue writer for NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in its first season.
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Ritch Shydner Ritchie A. "Ritch" Shydner (born December 3, 1952) is an American stand-up comedian, comic writer, and actor.
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Chris Cubas Christopher "Chris" L Cubas is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and actor.
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Wil Anderson William James "Wil" Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster.
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Brian Gallivan Brian Gallivan is an American actor, writer and comedian. He gained significant attention for his Second City Network web series "Sassy Gay Friend", based on a character he created in 2004 Second City mainstage revue "Red Scare". The series shows events that may have transpired if famous women (and a few men) in literature, film and history had been advised by the titular character.
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Bill Odenkirk Bill Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer.
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Daniel Rosen Daniel Rosen is an American comedian, juggler and game show announcer. He began his career with unicycle, juggling and magic acts in high school. Johnny Carson discovered Rosen when he was a teen and made him a regular guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The Tonight Show exposure and Carson's endorsement led him be the announcer and writer on "The Late Show", a talk show that was on Fox.
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Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, television producer, and television host. He is known for hosting "The Soup" and portraying Jeff Winger on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom "Community". He has appeared in such films as "" (2011) and "Ted" (2012). He also starred in the CBS sitcom "The Great Indoors".
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Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials.
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Lewis Grizzard Lewis McDonald Grizzard Jr. (October 20, 1946 – March 20, 1994) was an American writer and humorist, known for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the American South. Although he spent his early career as a newspaper sports writer and editor, becoming the sports editor of the "Atlanta Journal" at age 23, he is much better known for his humorous newspaper columns in the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution". He was also a popular stand-up comedian & lecturer.
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Joel Chasnoff Joel Chasnoff (born December 15, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and writer with stage and screen credits in eight countries, and author of the comic memoir "The 188th Crybaby Brigade", about his year as a tank soldier in the Israeli Army.
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David Frye David Frye (November 21, 1933January 24, 2011) was an American comedian, specializing in comic imitations of famous political figures, most of whom were based on notable Americans, including former U.S. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, Vice Presidents Spiro Agnew and Nelson Rockefeller, Senators Hubert Humphrey and Bobby Kennedy, as well as film celebrities, e.g., George C. Scott, Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance and Rod Steiger, and media figures, e.g., William F. Buckley Jr. and Larry King.
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Brian Miner Brian Daniel Miner (born March 27, 1981) is an American comedian and satirist. He is known for his co-creation of the live sketch comedy series "The Crippling Thoughts of Victor Bonesteel" along with fellow writer and comedian Bryan Finnigan  .
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Bob Zmuda Bob Zmuda (born December 12, 1949) is an American writer, comedian, producer, and director best known for his friendship with cult personality Andy Kaufman.
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Ryan Hamilton (comedian) Ryan Hamilton is an American stand-up comedian who uses observational, sarcastic, and self-deprecating humor. He is known as a clean comedian and his material focuses on his own experiences, including his single life, skydiving, hot air balloons, and his huge smile. He was named one of "Rolling Stone"' s Five Comics to Watch in 2012, and also has made standout appearances on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", "Conan", "The Late Late Show", "Last Comic Standing", Comedy Central, and Showtime.
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Del Close Del P. Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. In addition to a prolific acting career in television and film, he was considered a premier influence on modern improvisational theater. Close co-authored the book "Truth in Comedy", which outlines techniques now common in longform improvisation, and describes the overall structure of "Harold", which remains a common frame for longer improvisational scenes.
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Rich Hall Richard Travis "Rich" Hall (born 10 June 1954) is an American comedian, writer, and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as "Fridays", "Not Necessarily the News" (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and "Saturday Night Live".