Abraham Lincoln á la Ritch Shydner

Who is Ritch Shydner:

In the 1980's, Ritch made numerous appearances on TV, including Late Night with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. He did an HBO half-hour special, "One Night Stand."

He played Al Bundy's co-worker on "Married with Children", and made guest appearances on many other TV shows, such as "Designing Women" and "Roseanne."

Ritch was able to translate his modest success on TV into an obscure film career, appearing in Steve Martin's, "Roxanne," and Eddie Murphy's, "Beverly Hills Cop II," before moving on to minor roles on smaller pictures.

Ritch wrote for sitcoms such as "Roseanne", "The Jeff Foxworthy Show," and HBO's "The Mind of the Married Man."

Ritch wrote material for Jeff Foxworthy's Grammy-nominated comedy albums, "Totally Committed," and "Big Fun." He also wrote for Ron White and Jay Leno.

In 2006 Ritch was a co-author of a book on stand-up, "I Killed".

Currently, Ritch is writing a movie adaptation for HBO of Bill Maher's book, "True Story".

Ritch's new book, Kicking Through The Ashes: My Life as a Stand-up in the 1980's Comedy Explosion, is OUT NOW! Read a story from the book here..

Favorite Career Highlight:

In 2010 Ritch produced and performed in an award-winning documentary on the world of stand-up comedy, "I Am Comic".

Who is Abraham Lincoln:

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln proved to be a shrewd military strategist and a savvy leader: His Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for slavery's abolition, while his Gettysburg Address stands as one of the most famous pieces of oratory in American history. In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth; his untimely death made him a martyr to the cause of liberty, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history.

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