Mark Russell

Comedian

Mark Russell was born in Buffalo, New York, United States on August 23rd, 1932 and is the Comedian. At the age of 92, Mark Russell biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 23, 1932
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, United States
Age
92 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Profession
Journalist, Pianist
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Mark Russell Life

Mark Russell, born August 23, 1932), is an American political satirist and comedian.

Between 1975 and 2004, he is best known for his series of semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television.

His routines consisted of a mixture of political stand-up humor focusing current events and musical parodies in which he accompanied himself on his signature American flag-themed piano.

Early life

Mark Russell was born Joseph Marcus Ruslander and grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he graduated from Canisius High School. After high school, his family briefly moved to Florida and then to Washington, D.C., where he enrolled at George Washington University but only for a month before joining the Marines.

Personal life

Russell lives in Parker, Colorado

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Mark Russell Career

Career

He appeared at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., in the early 1960s, and appeared at his first PBS show in 1975. He worked on the NBC reality television show Real People from 1979 to 1984. During the summer of 1977, he made brief appearances on all six episodes of the short lived Starland Vocal Band Show (CBS).

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Russell's song parodies use melodies from old standards mixed with new comedies appropriate to the subject matter. Russell performed a parody song on his show in 1990, following the assassination of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu, who performed "Chattanooga Choo-Choo." ("Pardon me, boys / Are you the cats who shot Ceauşescu?") Russell admits that the majority of his jokes and songs are very topical and have "a shelf life shorter than cottage cheese."

Russell's comedic comedy has been known for skewering Democrats and Republicans, as well as third party, independent politicians, and other influential political (and often nonpolitical) figures.

Russell has often been asked, "Do you have any writers?" asks Russell. "Yes, yes," his usual response is "Yes." I have 535 writers: One hundred in the Senate and 435 in the House of Representatives! Russell responds when asked whether his current opinions are too cymic, he says, "I track the old newsman's adage." I don't make the news,' they say. 'I just reported it.' And, in my case, I don't even make the quips. "I only report them as news."

Russell appeared on Meet the Press from 1991 to 2008, as well as a Canisius High graduate.

Russell became ally with the rap group 2 Live Crew when the group was sued for copyright violation for their parody of the song "Oh, Pretty Woman." Russell and the members of 2 Live Crew argued that song parodies were covered under fair use. Russell and 2 Live Crew were ruled in favour of by the Supreme Court, who ruled in favour of him (Campbell vs. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.).

Russell announced his retirement from public appearances in 2010 in Chautauqua, New York. He continues to write political satire for various publications, as well as publish jokes on his own website.

Russell began to tour and perform again in public in 2013. His last appearance at the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, North Carolina, was on October 30, 2016.

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British teenagers found to be the most unhappy in Europe as a quarter of 15-year-olds in the UK report having poor life satisfaction

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2024
British teenagers are the most unhappy in Europe, say researchers. And the problem among girls is getting worse at an alarming rate, the Children's Society warns in a report. The charity said its findings reveal a 'deeply worrying picture around wellbeing and happiness' among teenagers, adding: 'Alarm bells are ringing.' A quarter of British 15-year-olds report having poor life satisfaction, the highest rate amongst 27 European countries polled and almost 20 percentage points higher than in Holland. Among UK teenage girls, almost a third report low life satisfaction, compared to one in five across Europe, the charity found

Over 550 suspected child predators arrested and 4,000 potential victims protected - thanks to government taskforce setup to tackle 'evil' grooming gangs

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 21, 2024
The crackdown follows scandals in which the organised sexual exploitation of thousands of children in towns including Rotherham, Telford and Rochdale went unchecked - in some cases because officials feared being branded racist or fuelling the far Right. Experts were hired to track suspects down using 'cutting-edge intelligence', including their ethnicity details, Downing Street said at the time, to make sure they cannot 'evade justice because of cultural sensitivities'. Launching the Grooming Gangs Taskforce last year, Mr Sunak said: 'The safety of women and girls is paramount. On a visit to Essex Police Headquarters yesterday, Home Secretary James Cleverly (pictured) revealed its work had so far contributed to more than 550 arrests.

Strip-searching a child will require a parent or guardian to be informed and an officer of rank of inspector or higher to give authorisation under new police guidelines

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 30, 2024
The plans are aimed at ensuring the welfare and dignity of a child or vulnerable person while keeping police officers accountable for their actions, the Government said. The proposals come after the high-profile case of Child Q , a 15-year-old schoolgirl who was strip-searched in 2020 having been wrongly accused of possessing cannabis. The girl, who is black, was strip-searched while on her period with no appropriate adult present at a school in Hackney, east London. In the wake of that incident, a report by the Children's Commissioner published last year found that black children were up to six times more likely to be strip-searched by police.