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Rob Cantrell is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
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Rob is best known for participating in the 1st and 3rd seasons of NBC's reality television
Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors....
 show Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
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Rob was eliminated in the early rounds of Last Comic Standing in season one, but earned the respect of the audience and his peers by choosing to compete against presumed favorite Ralphie May. Rob put together a strong comedy set, including non-sequitur lines like "I will dance with my fronkies" (a half-frog, half-monkey creation) and "I'm a semi-colon; nobody knows what the hell I do," but nevertheless lost to May.

Rob has performed for several years in clubs and theaters nationwide, and has appeared on CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
's Late Late Show
The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)

The Late Late Show is an United States late-night television talk and variety show currently hosted by Craig Ferguson on CBS. It immediately follows Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated in CBS Television City....
 and Comedy Central
Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an United States cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and broadcast syndication....
's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn was a Comedy talk show on Comedy Central. The show featured roundtable discussions, inviting various guests of many views, mixing mostly comics/entertainers expressing themselves with journalists and political figures....
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Rob Cantrell is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 comedian
Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laughter. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....
.

Rob is best known for participating in the 1st and 3rd seasons of NBC's reality television
Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors....
 show Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an United States reality television talent show that premiered in 2003. The objective of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC television network and a Television Special first to air on the cable television Comedy Central and later on the cable networ...
.

Rob was eliminated in the early rounds of Last Comic Standing in season one, but earned the respect of the audience and his peers by choosing to compete against presumed favorite Ralphie May. Rob put together a strong comedy set, including non-sequitur lines like "I will dance with my fronkies" (a half-frog, half-monkey creation) and "I'm a semi-colon; nobody knows what the hell I do," but nevertheless lost to May.

Rob has performed for several years in clubs and theaters nationwide, and has appeared on CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
's Late Late Show
The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)

The Late Late Show is an United States late-night television talk and variety show currently hosted by Craig Ferguson on CBS. It immediately follows Late Show with David Letterman and is produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated in CBS Television City....
 and Comedy Central
Comedy Central

Comedy Central is an United States cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and broadcast syndication....
's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn was a Comedy talk show on Comedy Central. The show featured roundtable discussions, inviting various guests of many views, mixing mostly comics/entertainers expressing themselves with journalists and political figures....
. He emceed a NORML fundraiser in Hollywood, CA, has submitted short films to Funny or Die
Funny or Die

Funny or Die is a comedy video website founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production company, Gary Sanchez Productions with original and user generated content....
, and produced a documentary comedy film Metaphysical Graffiti that showed at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest, most influential and prestigious film festivals alongside Venice Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival....
 in 2005.

Rob and Rondell Hartley have an internet radio
Internet radio

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 show on brooklynradio.net.

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  • NBC's Last Comic Standing
  • Rob Cantrell
  • The R&R