Rob Cantrell is an American

United States

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 comedian

Comedian

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 based in Brooklyn, New York.

Comedian Rob Cantrell first gained national attention as a Top 10 Finalist on the very first season of NBC's Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing

Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...

.

Born in Washington, DC, Rob received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 in English from Denison University

Denison University

Denison University is private, coeducational, and residential college of liberal arts and sciences founded in 1831. It is located in Granville, Ohio, United States, approximately 30 miles east of Columbus, the state capital...

 in Granville, Ohio

Granville, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,167 people, 1,309 households, and 888 families residing in the village. The population density was 790.4 people per square mile . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 345.4 per square mile...

. After college, Rob began performing stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

 in San Francisco coffee shops. Following Last Comic Standing, Rob has appeared on several major networks, including CBS

CBS

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, NBC

NBC

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, and Comedy Central

Comedy Central

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.

Rob has performed for several years in clubs and theaters nationwide, and has appeared on CBS's Late Late Show

The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)

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 and Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn is a comedic talk show that aired 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. Quinn's regular guests consisted mainly...

. He emceed a NORML fundraiser in Hollywood, CA and produced a documentary comedy film Metaphysical Graffiti that showed at the Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

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 in 2005.

Rob performed most recently as a celebrity judge at the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. Rob is also a contributing writer for High Times Magazine and various television shows. In 2009, Rob was signed to Stellah Records and released his debut comedy/music album, Keep On The Grass.

Rob and Rondell Hartley have an internet radio

Internet radio

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show on brooklynradio.net.

• NBC's Last Comic Standing Official website
• Rob Cantrell Official website
• The R&R internet radio show