“Whenever you go on TV, there are so many checks and balances; it's a big business with a lot of rules. Stand-up is intimate and the freest, most lawless place I've ever been able to go.”

Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper

Tom Green is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper. Born Michael Thomas Green, he became known in the 1990s for The Tom Green Show, which first ran on Rogers TV and later on MTV from 1994 to 2000. The show won attention for shock comedy, absurd pranks, and Green’s manic on-screen persona, and it helped shape later series such as Jackass, Punk'd, The Eric Andre Show, and Kenny vs. Spenny. He also appeared in films including Road Trip, Charlie's Angels, Stealing Harvard, and Shred, and he directed, co-wrote, and starred in Freddy Got Fingered. He was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore from 2001 to 2002.