Jeff Richards is a comedian, actor and performer. He is a regular on Saturday Night Live and MADtv and has released his own comedy album.

Even from a young age, Richards performed and produced comedy sketch shows, starting with a public access show called Hanson Live. He also hosted radio shows during his time as a student and joined improvisational troupe CHiPS. Soon he started to perform at open mic nights and became a host at several comedy clubs including The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. His big break came in 2000 when he landed a place in the cast of MADtv, and just a year later joined the team at Saturday Night Live. Richards is the first person ever to be a cast member of both programmes at the same time, and proved to be hugely popular among fans of both rival sketch shows. Other appearances include in Last Laugh ’04, Mind of Mencia, and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, as well as on numerous late night talk shows such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lights Out with David Spade and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Richards has also released a comedy album, entitled A$$WAX, with a proportion of the profits going towards world hunger charities. The stand up comedian regularly tours across America and is now a household name thanks to his regular slots on comedy sketch shows and late night talk shows.