Comedy Nostalgia: Mark Schiff Performs Standup Comedy at the Improv in 1989

When Mark Schiff was twelve, his parents took him to a nightclub. There, live on stage was Rodney Dangerfield doing his act. At that moment, he knew the path he had to follow. 

Mark has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

In this video clip from 1989, Mark takes the stage at the Improv in Los Angeles.with his observations about driving, clothes shopping, and supermarket shopping at 3 am.

Enjoy!

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Comedian Mark Schiff in a Stand-up Comedy Routine on Doctor's Visits

Los Angeles-Based comedian Mark Schiff performed at a stand-up comedy event in Chicago called Laugh Rx a couple of years ago. It was sponsored by UnitedHealthCare, and Mark delivered a series of health-related comedy routines. We'll share a few of them in the weeks ahead.

Mark Schiff has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman. He has had both HBO and Showtime specials, and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

Mark is one of the few stand-up comics in the business today who entertains his audiences without resorting to foul language. Today's routine is a series of observations about doctor's visits. Enjoy!

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Comedy Showcase: Comedian Mark Schiff Visits the 99 Cent Store

Comedian/Actor/Writer Mark Schiff has headlined in all the major casinos and clubs across the country and has appeared many times on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman.

He has had both HBO and Showtime specials, and has been the featured act at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He has written for and guest starred on Mad About You, as well appearing on Empty Nest and serving as a writer on The Roseanne Show.

Over the last four years we have featured Mark on Jewish Humor Central as a stand-up comedian and in his roles as interviewer of Jewish day school children and asking UCLA students questions about Israel.

We lost track of him for awhile but rediscovered him in a YouTube stand-up routine that he performed at The Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

Enjoy!

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