Bob Martin (comedian)

Infobox Person
name = Bob Martin


caption = Martin performing at "Broadway on Broadway" in 2006
birth_date = 1963
birth_place = UK
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known_for = Writer-performer, "The Drowsy Chaperone"
Writer, "Slings & Arrows"
occupation = Writer
Actor
Comedian
nationality = Canadian

Bob Martin is a writer, actor, and comedian from Toronto, Ontario, Canada born in England circa 1963. He has both performed in and written many TV shows. He also provides the voice of Cuddles the comfort doll on the Canadian TV show Puppets Who Kill, aired on The Comedy Network. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313505/] Internet Movie Database listing, "Puppets Who Kill"]

He most recently starred in the Broadway musical "The Drowsy Chaperone" as the "Man in Chair". He also collaborated with Don McKellar on the book. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Man in Chair, and won a Tony Award with Don McKellar for the book. [ [http://www.ibdb.com/advancesearchaward.asp] Internet Broadway Database listing, Tony Awards 2006] After reprising his role as the Man in Chair in London's West End production of "The Drowsy Chaperone", for which he received an Olivier nomination, he starred in the show's North American tour for its first stop in Toronto until October 14, 2007. He was "reliniquishing his chair" to stay in Toronto with his wife and newborn son. [Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111146.html "Drowsy Chaperone Returns Home, to Toronto, for Tour Launch",] playbill.com, September 17, 2007] [Brown,Tony."Plain Dealer" (Cleveland), "Loving spoofs of musicals, in a musical", October 14, 2007, p.J1]

Martin has been involved in the award-winning series "Slings & Arrows" (TMN/Sundance), a TV show about a Canadian theatre company struggling to survive while a crazy genius director haunted by his dead mentor helps the actors find authenticity in their acting. [Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105851.html "Third Season of TV's "Slings & Arrows" Pokes Lear in the Eye Feb. 18",] playbill.com, February 16, 2007] As one of the creators, Martin also serves as a writer (alongside fellow writers Susan Coyne and Mark McKinney) and the Creative Producer. [cite news
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title = In 'The Drowsy Chaperone,' Bob Martin's Birthday Present Became His Broadway Debut
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publisher = New York Times
date = 2006-04-30
url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/theater/30domi.html
accessdate = 2008-08-06]

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* [http://www.americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/bob_martin Bob Martin] - "Downstage Center" XM radio interview at American Theatre Wing.org, June 2006
* [http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/the_drowsy_chaperone_04_06 Production: The Drowsy Chaperone] "Working in the Theatre" video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2006
* [http://nymag.com/arts/theater/profiles/17114/ "New York Magazine" interview, May 28, 2006]