Franklyn Ajaye
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| Born | May 13, 1949 Brooklyn, New York City |
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Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is a stand-up comedian. His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" as he also played jazz for a time earlier in his entertainment career. He is also known as Franklin Ajaye.
[edit] History
He was born in Brooklyn, NY but raised in Los Angeles by an African father and a Florida-born mother. Ajaye is, as he likes to joke, a "true African-American." He has released five comedy albums to date: Franklyn Ajaye, Comedian (1973), I'm a Comedian, Seriously (1974), Don't Smoke Dope, Fry Your Hair (1977), Plaid Pants and Psycopaths (1986), and Vagabond Jazz & the Abstract Truth (2004).
Ajaye made his network debut on The Flip Wilson Show in 1973 and made his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson a year later.
He emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1997, but returns to the United States periodically to do stand-up at clubs or in television specials. He is known in Australia for his appearances on The Panel and Thank God You're Here.
He is an accomplished actor who starred in films such as Convoy and Car Wash. He has been seen more recently in the TV show Deadwood. Ajaye has also been nominated twice for the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for In Living Color (1990) and Politically Incorrect (1997).[1]
On his stand-up television show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, British comedian Stewart Lee mocked Ajaye's LP I'm a Comedian, Seriously,[2] sarcastically questioning the track titles of 'Homosexuals', 'Girls With Big Breasts' and 'Dick Caught In Zipper', in the context of the claim on the album sleeve that Ajaye was a deep thinker.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] us.imdb.com
- ^ "Stewart Lee: Scrambled Egg". stewartlee.co.uk. http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/press/scrambledegg/2008-july31-dooyoo.htm. Retrieved on 2009-05-08.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/aug/08/edinburgh.stewart.lee.review
[edit] External links
- Franklyn Ajaye at the Internet Movie Database.
- Franklyn Ajaye at Allmovie.
- Franklyn Ajaye discography at Discogs.
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