History CreatorBreakdown / StandUpComedy

* [[Creator/MauriceLamarche Maurice [=LaMarche=]]] was developing a stand-up career for himself around the same time that he got into voice acting, opening for comedians like Creator/RodneyDangerfield and Creator/GeorgeCarlin. Then, in 1987, his father was murdered, and [=LaMarche=] fell into an alcoholic depression, stalling his stand-up work. Even after he got sober, any desire he might have had to get back to stand-up was dashed when his sister died in a car accident just two years later. From that point forward, feeling like he didn't have it in him anymore, [=LaMarche=] focused entirely on voice acting.

* Creator/BillCosby had his entire attitude shift after his son, Ennis, was killed during a robbery. Since then, Cosby became a rather outspoken critic of African-American youth who focus on [[StopBeingStereotypical "looking cool"]] rather than doing well in school or finding a job, though that exact criticism would eventually play a big role in his own social dethronement via comedian [[Series/TheEricAndreShow Hannibal Buress]]'s distaste of the underlying hypocrisy.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' had a lot of [[AwfulWeddedLife "I hate my wife"]] jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"), plainly spelling out that he was unhappy in his marriage. He ultimately filed for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. 2018's ''Tambourine'' was not only Rock's first special in ten years, but it dealt with his divorce, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* Creator/MargaretCho spiraled into drug and alcohol addiction after the cancellation of her show ''Series/AllAmericanGirl'', where she was not only forced to lose weight to play the part of herself but also simultaneously criticized for being "too Asian" and "not Asian enough." She wrote about her experiences in the book "I'm The One That I Want", and her stage show version of the book served to re-launch her career. Her experiences with Hollywood and addiction have since become a regular motif in her stand-up.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' had a lot of "[[AwfulWeddedLife I hate my wife]]" jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"). It should come as no surprise that his marriage was actively falling apart at the time, culminating in him filing for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. Rock's 2018 special ''Tambourine'' was not only his first in ten years, but it touched heavily on his divorce, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' had a lot of "[[AwfulWeddedLife I hate my wife]]" jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"). It should come as no surprise that his marriage was actively falling apart at the time, culminating in him filing for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. Rock's 2018 special ''Tambourine'' was not only his first in ten years, but it touched heavily on his failed marriage, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* {{Creator/Gallagher}}'s stand-up career has never recovered from his previous fame in the 80s, where he was still viewed as more of a novelty act than anything else. Over the years, his routines have become decidedly more racist and misogynist, and his vocal criticisms of basic, inconsequential things that modern stand-up comedians do (such as talk about themselves on stage or drink water) haven't even led to him being perceived as "edgy" or "controversial" -- instead, most people in the industry either pity or mock him. [[http://www.avclub.com/article/gallagher-36622 His bizarre, rambling interview]] with ''The A.V. Club'' or [[https://youtu.be/Qjmpqgkde0s storming off the set]] of ''Podcast/WTFWithMarcMaron'' don't lend much credence to his claims of "professionalism", either.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' had a lot of "[[AwfulWeddedLife I hate my wife]]" jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"). It should come as no surprise that his marriage was actively falling apart at the time, culminating in him filing for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. Rock's 2018 special, ''Tambourine'' was not only his first in ten years but touched heavily on his failed marriage, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' dove into a lot of "[[AwfulWeddedLife I hate my wife]]" jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"). It should come as no surprise that his marriage was actively falling apart at the time, culminating in him filing for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. Rock's 2018 special, ''Tambourine'' was not only his first in ten years but touched heavily on his failed marriage, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2008 comedy special ''Kill The Messenger'' dove into a lot of "[[AwfullyWeddedLife I hate my wife]]" jokes that were harsh even for him ("I ain't had pussy in 10 years. I've had ''vagina'', '''I hate vagina!'''"). It should come as no surprise that his marriage was actively falling apart at the time, culminating in him filing for divorce in 2014 after admitting to infidelity and pornography addiction. Rock's 2018 special, ''Tambourine'' was not only his first in ten years but touched heavily on his failed marriage, cheating, and the custody battle over his kids.

* {{Creator/Gallagher}}'s stand-up career has never recovered from his previous fame in the 80s, where he was still viewed as more of a novelty act than anything else; over the years, his routines have become decidedly more racist and misogynist, and his vocal criticisms of basic, inconsequential things that modern stand-up comedians do (such as talk about themselves on stage or drink water) haven't even led to him being perceived as "edgy" or "controversial" -- instead, most people in the industry either pity or mock him. [[http://www.avclub.com/article/gallagher-36622 His bizarre, rambling interview]] with ''The A.V. Club'' or [[https://youtu.be/Qjmpqgkde0s storming off the set]] of ''Podcast/WTFWithMarcMaron'' don't lend much credence to his claims of "professionalism", either.

* Creator/ChrisRock's 2018 comedy special ''Tambourine'', his first since 2008, has Chris discussing his failed marriage, infidelity, and the custody battle over his kids. This is especially notable because he rarely has specific references to his personal life in his stand-up.

* Creator/BillCosby had his entire attitude shift after his son, Ennis, was killed while attempting a robbery. Since then, Cosby became a rather outspoken critic of African-American youth who focus on [[StopBeingStereotypical "looking cool"]] rather than doing well in school or finding a job, though that exact criticism would eventually play a big role in his own social dethronement via comedian [[Series/TheEricAndreShow Hannibal Buress's]] distaste of the underlying hypocrisy.

* {{Creator/Gallagher}}'s stand-up career has never recovered from his previous fame in the 80s, where he was still viewed as more of a novelty act than anything else; over the years, his routines have become decidedly more racist and misogynist, and [[RantInducingSlight his vocal criticisms of basic, inconsequential things that modern stand-up comedians do]] (such as talk about themselves on stage or drink water) haven't even led to him being perceived as "edgy" or "controversial" -- instead, most people in the industry either pity or mock him. [[http://www.avclub.com/article/gallagher-36622 His bizarre, rambling interview]] with ''The A.V. Club'' or [[https://youtu.be/Qjmpqgkde0s storming off the set]] of ''Podcast/WTFWithMarcMaron'' don't lend much credence to his claims of "professionalism", either.

* {{Creator/Gallagher}}'s stand-up career has never recovered from his previous fame in the 80s, where he was still viewed as more of a novelty act than anything else; over the years, his routines have become decidedly more racist and misogynist, and [[RantInducingSlight his vocal criticisms of basic, inconsequential things that modern stand-up comedians do]] (such as talk about themselves on stage or drink water) haven't even led to him being perceived as "edgy" or "controversial" -- instead, most people in the industry either pity or mock him. [[http://www.avclub.com/article/gallagher-36622 His bizarre, rambling interview]] with ''The A.V. Club'' or [[https://youtu.be/Qjmpqgkde0s storming off the set]] of ''WTF With Marc Maron'' don't lend much credence to his claims of "professionalism", either.

* Creator/MargaretCho spiraled into drug and alcohol addiction after the cancellation of her show ''All-American Girl'', where she was not only forced to lose weight to play the part of herself but also simultaneously criticized for being "too Asian" and "not Asian enough." She wrote about her experiences in the book "I'm The One That I Want", and her stage show version of the book served to re-launch her career. Her experiences with Hollywood and addiction have since become a regular motif in her stand-up.

-->Then you would be Justice Guy!

* Played for laughs by stand-up comedian/singer Stephen Lynch when he sings the last verse of the song "Superhero," where at one point he seems to get angrier by the second:

-->You could skin them and drain them of blood so they'd die!
-->[Especially '''Bob!''']