Denis Leary

Standup Denis Leary shot to MTV-fueled stardom in the early 1990s with rants against the politically correct or anyone he perceived as weak-willed, a rebellious Bill Hicks with slightly less cause. Armed with a blues-rock backing band, an ever-smoldering cigarette, and a sneer punctuating every punchline, Leary scored one of the bigger comic LPs of the ‘90s with NO CURE FOR CANCER, featuring the minor hit "A*****e." While Leary would establish himself as a familiar television face by the next decade with his wrenching performances as blue-collar workers spiraling out of control, he would continue to periodically return to standup.