Hal Sparks
Hal Sparks
Harry Magee Sparks III, known as Hal Sparks, is an American actor, comedian, musician and television personality. He is known for his contributions to VH1, hosting E!'s Talk Soup, and the role of Michael Novotny on the American television series Queer as Folk and as Donald Davenport in Lab Rats...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth25 September 1969
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
pet truth-is truth-be-told
Truth be told, ginormous portions have become a pet peeve of mine.
years
Ive been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
tenacity ifs
If I have anything, it's tenacity.
ignorant trying i-can
I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
style yang study
If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer.
christian redneck lions
Jerry Springer' is just kind of the chubby, redneck version of throwing Christians to the lions.
dream sorry reality
Most 'reality' shows aren't reality at all. They're game shows with no prize. Like 'Rock of Love.' His aren't genuine feelings. Then again, Bob Barker didn't really care whether or not you won the toaster. Sorry to shatter everyone's dreams.
money time
It's better to waste money, than it is to waste time. You can always get more money.
act express fit genuine hope intense intensely music naked stage stand
As a stand up, and often in acting, there is no place for the most intense feelings. Rage, genuine sorrow, naked hope... These things don't fit on a comedy stage and if you act you'll get to express them once in a while. Music is a place for the intensely personal.
crowd heartbeat shift
Vegas has the Whitman's Sampler of audiences. They come from all different places, so you have to do some crowd psychology. You have to find the heartbeat of the room. It doesn't shift my jokes, but it shifts my timing and my attention.
change social
Political and social change is always a stagger-step process.
comedy good laughs philosophy primary saying secondary sew substance
If I could sew comedy and philosophy together, then I've done a good job. The primary goal is always going to be laughs and the secondary goal is always going to be saying something without it being a lecture. I think it's important to have substance for what you're saying.
figured left patriot
You'd think after 8 years of things called 'The Patriot Act' and 'No Child Left Behind' they would know that we have figured out the 'Call it what it ain't' PR ploy by now, but... um... no.
case catch lack life open relationships
I'm as heterosexual as any person need be. I'm open about my relationships - or lack thereof - in my own life, because I want to make the case that gay isn't contagious. It's not something that you can catch or learn or choose.