COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS® TO RELEASE CHRISTOPHER
TITUS’
“NORMAN ROCKWELL IS BLEEDING” DOUBLE CD ON TUESDAY, JULY 22
NEW YORK,
July 7, 2008 – Christopher Titus' breakout hit one-man show, “Norman
Rockwell Is Bleeding,” will be available on double CD on Tuesday, July
22 on COMEDY CENTRAL Records. Chronicling Titus's remarkable
rollercoaster life with tales of insanity, parental fist fighting and
some really crazy stuff, the CD is an hour and a half of unbelievable
and unbelievably funny stories.
"Norman
Rockwell Is Bleeding" was the inspiration for the hit show "Titus" and
showcases a comedian that Time magazine calls "brutal, hilarious and
audacious." After years of experimentation with dark and personal
storytelling, Titus debuted his one-man show, “Norman Rockwell Is
Bleeding,” at The Hudson Theater in Los Angeles. Already a standout
comedian at the 1996, 1997 and 1999 Montreal “Just for Laughs Festival,”
Titus brought “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding” to the Festival for a
sold-out run at the prestigious Centaur Theatre in 2000.
Recognized as one of the greatest comedians working today, Christopher
Titus is rare in that he is innovative and fearless with any subject
matter and constantly works on the edge on stage. Employing what he
calls “hard funny,” Titus can take the audience to the darkest place and
always bring them out with uproarious laughter.
In
celebration of the CD release, “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding” will also
run as a 90-minute special on COMEDY CENTRAL on July 22 at 11:00 a.m.
The first airings of “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding” were an unqualified
success for the network, scoring huge ratings.
Titus’ television stand-up
includes two cable specials, “Norman Rockwell is Bleeding” for Showtime
(2004) and “The 5th Annual End of the World Tour” for COMEDY CENTRAL
(2007), as well as regular appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno. He has guest-hosted COMEDY CENTRAL’s’ “Live at Gotham,” USO
Comedy Tour and “Friday Night Stand-Up” and was asked to perform for
President Bush at Ford’s
Theater in July 2007. Titus was the star, executive producer and
co-creator of the hit sitcom “Titus,” a dark comedy based on “Norman
Rockwell Is Bleeding,” which ran on Fox from 2000-2002, and earned him a
Writer’s Guild Award nomination and Emmy Award nomination. After the
show finished its run, Titus starred in “Special Unit,” a pilot he
created for COMEDY CENTRAL that was based on the “Shield,” but with
handicapped actors. The pilot is now set for production to become a
feature film. Most recently, Christopher Titus played the lead role of
Brody in ABC’s “Big Shots,” a one-hour drama that aired on Thursdays
immediately following “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Titus’ original screenplay,
“Five Seconds,” is currently in development with Mandalay. In 2006,
Titus signed a four-album record deal with COMEDY CENTRAL Records and
“The 5th Annual End of the World Tour” was released to rave reviews
March 2007. Christopher Titus also starred in the 3-D horror film
“Scar” and the 2007 indie film “Remarkable Power.” Titus is the founder
of The Insight Youth Project, a non-profit organization that raises
money for children who have suffered abuse.
Chris Titus Biography
Recognized as one of the greatest comedians working today, Christopher
Titus is rare in that he is innovative and fearless with any subject
matter, and constantly walks an edge on the stage. Employing what he
calls “hard funny,” Titus can take the audience to the darkest place,
and always bring them out with uproarious laughter. After years of
experimentation with dark and personal storytelling, he debuted his
one-man show, “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding,” at The Hudson Theater in
Los Angeles. The packed house gave him a standing ovation. Already a
standout at the 1996, 1997 and 1999 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival,
in 2000 Titus brought “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding” to the Festival for
a sold-out run at the prestigious Centaur Theatre.
Titus’
television stand-up includes two cable specials, “Norman Rockwell is
Bleeding” for Showtime (2004) and “The 5th Annual End of the World Tour”
for Comedy Central (2007), as well as regular appearances on The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno. He has guest-hosted Comedy Centrals’ “Live at
Gotham,” USO Comedy Tour and “Friday Night Stand-Up.” Titus was asked
to perform for President Bush at Ford’s Theater in July 2007.
Titus
was the star, executive producer and co-creator of the hit sitcom
“Titus,” a dark comedy based on “Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding,” which ran
on Fox from 2000-2002, and earned him a Writer’s Guild nomination. The
show also received an Emmy nomination. Time Magazine called him “brutal,
hilarious and audacious,” while Newsday called him “TV’s most original
comic voice since Seinfeld.” After it finished its run, Titus starred in
“Special Unit,” a pilot he created for Comedy Central that was based on
the “Shield,” but with handicapped actors. The pilot is now set for
production to become a feature film. Most recently, Christopher Titus
played the lead role of Brody in ABC’s “Big Shots,” a one hour drama
that aired on Thursdays immediately following “Grey’s Anatomy.”
He has
had writer/producer deals with NBC/Universal, Showtime and Comedy
Central. His original screenplay, Five Seconds, is currently in
development with Mandalay. In 2006, Titus signed a four-album record
deal with Comedy Central Records, and “The 5th Annual End of the World
Tour” was released to rave reviews March 2007. “Norman Rockwell is
Bleeding” will be released by Comedy Central Records in August of 2008.
Christopher Titus also starred in the 3-D horror film “Scar” and the
2007 indie film “Remarkable Power.”
Titus is
the founder of The Insight Youth Project, a non-profit organization that
raises money for children who have suffered abusive backgrounds.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
HOMETOWN: Fremont, CA
BIRTHDATE: October1
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This review was written by
Ian Ripley. Copyright
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