Everything about Stephen Lynch Musician totally explained
Stephen Andrew Lynch (born
July 28 1971 in
Abington,
Pennsylvania), is an
American stand-up comedian,
musician and
Tony Award-nominated
actor who is known for his unique and mocking lyrics. Lynch has released one
studio album and two
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.
Biography
Early life
Lynch was born in
Abington,
Pennsylvania. His family later moved to
Saginaw,
Michigan. Lynch would perform in
community theatre and
musical theatre while attending Arthur Hill High School and Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy. He stayed in Michigan until he graduated from
Western Michigan University with a
B.A. in
drama in 1993. It was at
Western Michigan University that he found his talent as a comedic song-writer.
Considering himself a musician first and a comedian second, Lynch cites singer/songwriters
Paul Simon and
Joni Mitchell as his childhood inspirations, rather than comics.. The first song that he wrote was a country song titled Beefy Burrito.
Early career
After spending his first year out of college with friends in
California, Lynch moved to
New York City in 1996 with the intention of becoming an actor. Upon his arrival, a friend at the West Bank Cafe on 42nd Street suggested Lynch play some of the comic songs he'd written while attending university for an audience), and became a regular on radio shows such as
Opie and Anthony
2000 to present
As a result of the duality of his act, Lynch turned heads in the music industry as well as on the comedy circuit. He attracted extra attention usually not available to comics by playing venues more often suited to music than to comedy (eventually graduating to locations such as the
House of Blues,
The Town Hall
In April 2006, Lynch starred in the title role of Robbie Hart in the
Broadway musical
The Wedding Singer, which ran on Broadway from April 27, 2006 through
December 31,
2006 at the
Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
In 2007, Lynch returned to the road again to perform his stand-up musical comedy. Lynch is currently touring with comedians such as
Bob Saget,
Frank Caliendo,
Louis C.K.,
Carlos Mencia and others on the
Opie and Anthony Opie and Anthony Traveling Virus Comedy Tour 2007. During stops in
East Lansing, MI,
New Brunswick, NJ and
Chicago, IL.
Here is a list of some new songs that Stephen has performed recently:
- Lynch ad-libbed the start of a new song titled "Little Gay Robot,"
- Turned Gay
- "Peanuts," which is based on the Charles Shultz comic strip.
- several "Diary Entries" where he makes fun of various people throughout history
- and a little diddy called "I Am Not A Jukebox" telling people how "he's not a fucking jukebox(External Link
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- Waiting, a song about Stephen waiting for the results of his AIDS test
- Medevil Bush
It is rumored that Lynch will produce another album consisting of some new songs as well as those he sung on the Traveling Virus Comedy Tour 2007. Lynch starred in his second
Comedy Central Presents special in January, 2008.
Lynch is currently on a European tour where he'll be having concerts in UK, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Finland, Ireland, Scotland, England and Germany. The tour will last from the 21th of March until the 20th of April.
Family and friends
Family and friends prove to be an important influence on Lynch's work and career. He married Erin Dwight on a private beach on
Lake Michigan
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.
As of May 2007 Stephen Lynch resides in
Brooklyn,
New York with his wife.
Discography
Demo
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Singles:
Notes: A demo of Lynch's early material.
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Studio albums
Live albums
Broadway
Compilation
Videography
Live Show
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