Dana Carvey
Birthday: 2 June 1955, Missoula, Montana, USA
Birth Name: Dana Thomas Carvey
Height: 173 cm
One of SNL's most talented alumni, comedian Dana Carvey reigned supreme during his six-season run creating some of the show's most memorable characters, including "Church Lady", &q ...Show More
As the Church Lady: "Well, isn't that special?"
As the Church Lady: "Well, isn't that special?"
When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other Show more
When people come to see my stand-up, they get a chance to see my characters interact with each other. I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human. While many comics have a secret persona, I fundamentally want to be myself. Hide
[My characters] all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, th Show more
[My characters] all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, the attitude and the physicality just come out on their own. Ching Change, the Church Lady and Hans have a meter and pitch that are distinctly their own. Hide
I used to sneak up to the 8th floor [at NBC] and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing Satur Show more
I used to sneak up to the 8th floor [at NBC] and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing Saturday Night Live and could only wonder if I would ever have the chance to be funny. It took me five years to go up the two stories, but it is such a sense of fulfillment to be able to show what I can do on national television. Hide
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Dana Carvey'S roles
Johnny Carson
Mime Waiter
Various, Church Lady, George Bush, Garth Algar, Hans, Himself - Host, Ross Perot, Casey Kasem, Johnny Carson, Regis Philbin...
Himself
Alvin Firpo
Garth Algar
Scrapply Puppeteer
Whitey