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TITLE: Better Than You ARTIST: Patrice O'Neal Release Date: November 6th 2012 UPC Barcode: 859708948417 Label: Gladys & Dude Productions under exclusive license to BSeenMedia Patrice O'Neal's Twitter Patrice O'Neal Website Patrice O'Neal Facebook Press Release Contact Media Track Names Bio Resume Quotes and Links

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Mr. P album #1 on Billboard Comedy Chart and #35 on Billboard 200 Chart (2012)

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011)

Elephant in the Room, one hour Comedy Central special (2011)

Regular on Opie and Anthony radio show

Regular panelist on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn Comedy Central (2003-2004)

Down and Dirty with Jim Norton HBO (2009)

One Night Stand Presents Patrice O'Neal HBO (2005)

Comedy Central Presents Patrice O'Neal Comedy Central

Late Show with David Letterman Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Guest

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Guest

Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest

Def Comedy Jam

Shorties Watching Shorties HOST, Comedy Central

Web Junk 20 HOST, Vh1

The Office Lonny, NBC

Arrested Development T-Bone, FOX

Chappelle's Show Pit Bull, Comedy Central

BIO:

In 1969, Patrice O’Neal got his start in a uterus.

He was born in New York City, and 22 years later, he began his comedy career in Boston, Massachusetts where he grew up since he was one year old. Prior to his calling from God to pursue comedy, he held many other jobs that could have been more lucrative. For instance, sausage cart vendor at Ruggles Street train station, selling flowers out of a bucket on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester, and at the pinnacle of his earning potential, he sold popcorn and peanuts at the old Boston Garden Arena. In addition to a flourishing popcorn career, O’Neal was also a world-class High School athlete at West Roxbury High School. Ending his career with 3 letters in varsity football, and a state championship senior year. During this time, an overwhelming amount of Division 3 and community college football scholarship offers poured in. All of which were turned down to attend North Eastern University on a public housing grant. For the next 4 years, Patrice took great measures to trick his mother into believing he was attending classes regularly.

During a cool, clear night in October of 1992, Patrice attended an open mic comedy night at Estelle’s Bar and Grill on Tremont Street where he decided to heckle one of the comics on stage. He challenged O’Neal to perform on stage at the next open mic night. The following week, the universe would change forever. After conquering the Boston comedy circuit in just under 6 years, Patrice took his comedic gifts to New York City. Once there, Hollywood soon called. O’Neal’s first of many television appearances was on The Apollo Comedy Hour where he performed his now famous Malcolm XXL bit. From there, he moved on to prestigious appearances on Showtime at the Apollo, Friday Night Videos, and a brief stint as a writer for the WWE. O’Neal had a string of TV guest star appearances on MTV’s Apt 2F, Assy McGee, Ed, Z Rock, Yes Dear, Arrested Development, Chappelle Show and The Office. O’Neal was a regular on the FOX series The Jury, and he starred in the Comedy Central animated program Shorties Watching Shorties, along with Nick DiPaolo. He supplied the voice of Harold Jenkins on Noggin’s animated program O'Grady High and was featured as Jesus in Denis Leary’s Contest Searchlight.

Patrice made his Def Comedy Jam debut in 2007, but had 3 prior half hour comedy specials with Showtime, Comedy Central, and HBO. He’s had many appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote his ground breaking VH1 series Web Junk 20. Additionally, O’Neal is the measure of excellence on the many talking head comment shows littering the airwaves.

O’Neal has also made occasional appearances on various Fox News shows like Hannity and Colmes to discuss issues regarding both race and censorship. But, of all the many television appearances to date, his favorite is Comedy Central’s Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. In addition, O’Neal’s movie appearances include Head of State, In the Cut, 25th Hour, Furry Vengeance, and deleted scenes from Scary Movie 4 and When in Rome. With his dominance of television and film, the natural transition to radio was inevitable. O’Neal is a frequent guest on the popular Opie and Anthony radio show, and had his own hit weekly relationship advice program entitled The Black Phillip Show. Reluctantly, he has made his presence on the internet more available with MYSPACE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, PATRICEONEAL.COM, GOOGLE, and hundreds of YOUTUBE videos, including the under valued greatness of The Patrice O’Neal Show- Coming Soon web series. (It’s fucking funny). In 2011 Patrice released his first hour Comedy Central stand-up comedy special "Elephant in the Room".

It is with terrible sadness we must report that Patrice O’Neal passed away November 29th 2011 due to the complications of the stroke he suffered on October 19. Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius. His mother, who was also his best friend, was at his side. Patrice is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo; his step daughter Aymilyon, sister Zinder, and his mother Georgia. The family wishes to thank all of the fans and friends who have expressed an outpouring of love and support for Patrice these past weeks.

Patrice O'Neal's first and final stand-up comedy album, Mr. P, will be released February 7th 2012 and is available right now for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon.com. Mr. P is 74 minutes of new Patrice O'Neal material recorded April 15th 2011 at the DC Improv. The proceeds from the Mr. P album will go to Patrice's family.

QUOTES:

"I just finished listening to Patrice O’Neal’s new album.

  If you want to understand what comedy is supposed to sound like, you have to listen to this. If you want to understand what a comedian is supposed to sound like, listen to this. If you want to listen to somebody who just can’t stop opening up about what he thinks of himself, and what he thinks of you, then listen to this album." - Colin Quinn 2011

"he was funnier than everyone." - Chris Rock

	Posthumous Comedy Album Coming from Patrice O'Neal		Rolling Stone		November 30th 2011
	Exclusive: Dane Cook reacts to Patrice O'Neal passing - "Truly a force to be reckoned with"		IFC		November 29th 2011
	Proceeds from Patrice O’Neal’s new album will go to family		LaughSpin.com		December 2nd 2011
	Patrice O'Neal: Stars Pay Tribute on Twitter		CBS News		November 30th 2011
	Patrice O'Neal remembered by Seth MacFarlane		Entertainment Weekly		December 23rd 2011
	Maxim Magazine calls Patrice O'Neal's new album Mr. P, "hilarious".		Maxim Magazine page 22		February Issue 2012
	The Montreal Gazette calls Patrice O'Neal's new album Mr. P, "scathingly hilarious".		Montreal Gazette		January 28th 2012
	Rolling Stone Magazine 4 page spread about Patrice O'Neal (pg 46)		Rolling Stone		Issue 1150 February 16 2012
	Boston Globe calls Mr. P "brutally hilarious"		Boston Globe		February 7th 2012
	The AV Club calls Mr. P "a master class in how to construct a brutal, genuine, and heartfelt thesis, especially a controversial one.		The AV Club (The Onion)		February 7th 2012
	Patrice O’Neal’s Hilarious and Bittersweet Farewell		Slate.com		February 7th 2012
	Review of Mr. P		Chortle.co.uk (UK)		February 9th 2012
	Mr. P debuts at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Chart and #35 on the Billboard 200 Chart		Billboard		February 16th 2012
	Washington Post Review of Mr. P		Washington Post		February 8th 2012
	The Comic's Comic Review of Mr. P The Comic's Comic Chart Position of Mr. P		TheComicsComic.com		February 22nd 2012
	Rolling Stone Review of Mr. P		Rolling Stone		February 24th 2012
	The Comedian Comedians Were Afraid Of		New York Magazine		May 13th 2012

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Press Release For Immediate Release New 20-minute stand-up comedy single by Patrice O'Neal to be released November 6th New York, NY- BSeen Media is proud to present the release of the late Patrice O’Neal’s new single "Better Than You". The 20-minute long digital single will be released on November 6th 2012 and consists of never before released all-new material recorded on April 17th 2011 at the DC Improv. "Better Than You" was originally considered for a bonus track on O'Neal's "Mr. P" album but was too long to fit on the same album that O'Neal had approved before his death. Patrice's widow Vondecarlo Brown had this to say about the track "The truth is Patrice wanted the Friday show (Mr. P) in its most natural form without any major edits. The 'Better Than You' bit was a difficult decision to leave out, and we went back and forth about it for a while. In the end, he said, hey maybe we will use it in some other way later after we release it how it is. That 'some other way' was bonus material at the end of the CD I assumed at the time. The 'Better Than You' track was from the Sunday show if my memory serves, and Mr P is the Friday show. Again, it was important for Patrice to release the project in its most natural form, and yes, I do feel it is important for people to hear all of his work; specifically bits he felt he would use in some way himself." O'Neal first gained national exposure from being a regular guest on Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn on Comedy Central. It became immediately apparent O’Neal was an uncompromising voice. Patrice hosted the ground breaking VH1 seriesWeb Junk 20 and made appearances on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Ellen Degeneres Show, was a regular on the FOX series The Jury, and starred in Comedy Central’s animated series Shorties Watching Shorties. His film work included Head of State, 25th Hour, When in Rome, and the upcoming Johnny Knoxville film Nature Calls. In addition, O’Neal filmed comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central and Showtime, his most recent being the highly acclaimed Elephant in the Room. His final television appearance was his blistering performance on The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen. He passed away on November 29, 2011 after suffering from a stroke and has since been honored by Rolling Stone Magazine, New York Magazine, and the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Memoriam just to name a few. “I just finished listening to Patrice O'Neal's new album,” stated Colin Quinn. “If you want to understand what comedy is supposed to sound like, you have to listen to this.” “If you want to understand what a comedian is supposed to sound like, listen to this.” “If you want to listen to somebody who just can't stop opening up about what he thinks of himself and what he thinks of you, then listen to this album.” O'Neal's "Mr. P" album went on to hit #1 on the Billboard Comedy Chart and #35 on the Billboard 200 chart. Please visit http://www.bseenmedia.com/patrice/ for more information. All of the proceeds from the single will go to Patrice's family. ####

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