Rich Hall

Biography

Richard Travis Hall is an American comedian, writer, documentary maker and musician, first coming to prominence as a sketch comedian in the 1980s. He wrote and performed for a range of American networks, in series such as Fridays, Not Necessarily the News (popularising the "sniglet" neologism), and Saturday Night Live.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

Top Gear

QI

QI

Have I Got News for You

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

All Movies (30)

• The Running Man2025 · as Roberts
• A Christmas Number One2021 · as Poet
• Rich Hall's Red Menace2019
• Rich Hall's Working for the American Dream2018 · as Self
• Rich Hall's Countrier Than You2017 · as Self
• Rich Hall: 3:10 To Humour2016
• Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match2016 · as Himself
• Rich Hall's California Stars2014 · as Himself
• Rich Hall's You Can Go to Hell, I'm Going to Texas2013 · as Himself
• Channel 4's Comedy Gala 20132013 · as Self
• Rich Hall's Inventing the Indian2012
• Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties2011 · as Self
• Rich Hall's Continental Drifters2011 · as Himself
• Arthur Christmas2011 · as Idaho Man (voice)
• Making Qi2011 · as Self
• Rich Hall's The Dirty South2010 · as himself
• Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain't Happy2009 · as Himself
• Rich Hall's How The West Was Lost2008 · as Himself
• Comedy Central Presents: Southern Gents of Comedy2006 · as Otis Lee Crenshaw
• Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy2005 · as Otis Lee Crenshaw
• Comic Aid2005
• Otis Lee Crenshaw & The Black Liars: London, Not Tennessee2001 · as Otis Lee Crenshaw
• Man on the Moon1999 · as Club Patron (uncredited)
• Rich Hall's TV Dinner Party1990
• C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud1989 · as Stan
• Million Dollar Mystery1987 · as Slaughter Buzzárd
• One Crazy Summer1986 · as Wilbur
• Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"1986 · as Bartender
• Vanishing America1985
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment1985 · as Street Punk (uncredited)

All TV Shows (31)

• Elliott from Earth2021
• Brave New World2020 · as Phillib J. Bream
• Urban Myths2017 · as Jimmy Gould
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self - Dictionary Corner
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self - Contestant
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self - Participant
• Stand Up for the Week2010
• Channel 4's Comedy Gala2010
• What the Dickens?2008 · as Self
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Rich Hall's Cattle Drive2006
• 8 Out of 10 Cats2005 · as Self
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• Rich Hall's Fishing Show2003
• QI2003 · as Self
• QI2003 · as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
• Top Gear2002 · as Self
• The Entertainment Biz1998 · as Self
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
• Room 1011994 · as Self
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Otis Lee Crenshaw
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Monsters1988 · as Dr. Blackman
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Edgar / Eddie
• Not Necessarily the News1983
• Fridays1980 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Self - Panellist