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im Florentine will release his latest comedy special, A Simple Man, this December. The special was shot at the George Street Playhouse Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey and covers a wide range of topics including: his neighbors, man caves, fantasy football, the use of the word Redskin and more. The 1 hour show is raw and honest and Florentine’s best work to date.
Florentine was one of the co-hosts of VH1 Classic’s hit heavy metal talk show series That Metal Show alongside Eddie Trunk and Don Jamieson. He is best known for his work on Comedy Central’s show Crank Yankers where he performed the voice of Special Ed, a mentally challenged teenager, and Bobby Fletcher, a despicable, alcoholic slob who is the older cousin of Ed. He has also been on Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Californication, Girls and in the movies A Little Help and Trainwreck.
He has opened up for the American Carnage Tour for Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer in arenas across the country and released his stand-up CD on Metal Blade Records called Cringe N Purge. It landed at #3 on the ITunes Charts and #5 on the Comedy Billboard Charts.
On September 4, 2012, he released his second CD on Metal Blade Records called Awful Jokes From My First Comedy Notebook. That CD also landed at #3 on the iTunes Charts and No. 10 on the Comedy Billboard Charts. Florentine is only the third comedian ever to have two CDs land in the top 10 in the same year.
Florentine launched his weekly Podcast called Comedy, Metal, Midgets. It is one of the most popular comedy Podcasts out there constantly landing in the top 20 every week.
Jim Florentine: A Simple Man drops December 9th and you can pick it up right here. Here’s a sneak peek:
