Jim Florentine October 9, 2009

Two shows Fri-Sat 8p & 10p, two shows Sun 7p & 9p: Jim Florentine is best known for his series of prank phone calls featured on the Comedy Central television show Crank Yankers. His prank-call CDs, “Terrorizing Telemarketers,” feature a series of one-sided phone conversations, with Florentine getting calls from telemarketers wherein he turns the tables on them by being deliberately difficult and creating hilarious situations. Jim is featured on the series premiere of Down and Dirty with Jim Norton, a stand-up comedy series that aired on HBO and he’s currently co-hosting That Metal Show on VH1 Classic (which has recently been picked up for a third season). Jim also filmed the independent dramedy, A Little Help, starring Jenna Fischer (”The Office”). He has been on The Apprentice, Comedy Central's Mother Load and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, HBO's Inside the NFL, the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, the Howard Stern Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, VH1's The List, and Louie Anderson's Comedy Showcase. Jim also voiced the redneck radio host ‘Bobbie Ray’ in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

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