Bill Devlin
Bill Devlin's Bio
Bill Devlin, Los Angeles comedian,was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota in an Irish Catholic community as the youngest of eight children.
Producer of one of the longest-running shows at the world famous Hollywood improv, "Bill Devlin’s Comedy and Cocktails". Devlin's show has featured comedy greats, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, David Spade, Margaret Cho and Drew Carey just to name a few. Before launching his stand–up career Devlin had his own sketch comedy improv troupe and had studied under legendary improv instructor Del Close. His unique comedy style is routinely written about in the Irish Herald, The Irish News, The Irish American Post. Did I mention he’s Irish? One of His most notable stand-up comedy routines was showcased in nine one hour performances in two days, at a maximum-security prison. His unique comedy style was featured on the front page of the Calendar Section of the Los Angeles Times. Devlin has also been profiled on NBC’s Today in LA, Tavis Smiley and on National Public Radio.
He was commissioned to produce, write and host (before a live studio audience) his own TV talk/variety show The Un-Invited Guests with Bill Devlin; which starred Devlin and comedy legend Dom Deluise. Devlin has also written several Screenplays based on true events in his life.
He has starred in several independent feature films and has been in dozens of television commercials. He has worked with such film veterans as Faye Dunaway, Sean Young, and Ernie Hudson.
Producer of one of the longest-running shows at the world famous Hollywood improv, "Bill Devlin’s Comedy and Cocktails". Devlin's show has featured comedy greats, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, David Spade, Margaret Cho and Drew Carey just to name a few. Before launching his stand–up career Devlin had his own sketch comedy improv troupe and had studied under legendary improv instructor Del Close. His unique comedy style is routinely written about in the Irish Herald, The Irish News, The Irish American Post. Did I mention he’s Irish? One of His most notable stand-up comedy routines was showcased in nine one hour performances in two days, at a maximum-security prison. His unique comedy style was featured on the front page of the Calendar Section of the Los Angeles Times. Devlin has also been profiled on NBC’s Today in LA, Tavis Smiley and on National Public Radio.
He was commissioned to produce, write and host (before a live studio audience) his own TV talk/variety show The Un-Invited Guests with Bill Devlin; which starred Devlin and comedy legend Dom Deluise. Devlin has also written several Screenplays based on true events in his life.
He has starred in several independent feature films and has been in dozens of television commercials. He has worked with such film veterans as Faye Dunaway, Sean Young, and Ernie Hudson.