Editing Emo Philips (section)

== Career ==
The character of Emo Philips appears as a fidgety, possibly mentally disturbed, nervous but highly intelligent individual.<ref name="Spin1985">{{cite magazine|first=Melissa|last=Rossi|title=Extraterrestrial comic? Nerd god? Or less?|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-XEpPcqekMC&pg=PA13|date=October 1985|page=13}}</ref> Philips constantly moves throughout the routine, often shifting from sitting to standing positions, wandering from end to end on stage, playing with his hair or clothing, or going as far as to partially undress as he delivers punchlines. His comedy, which is largely self-deprecating, is often delivered in a modulated falsetto. His look (occasionally described as geeky, disco and vaudeville-inspired), particularly his hair—a 1970s-style bob with straight-lined front fringe—has been a signature part of his appearance and act for most of his career.

Philips has recorded three comedy albums. His album ''E=mo²'', recorded live at [[Caroline's]] in [[Manhattan, New York City]] won the 1985 [[New Music Awards|New Music Award]] for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his ''Live at the [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals|Hasty Pudding]] Theatre'' album on a single [[compact disc|CD]]. He also released an album called ''Emo'' in 2001. A joke of his was voted funniest [[Religious satire|religious joke]] ever in a 2005 online poll.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Philips|first=Emo|title=The best God joke ever - and it's mine!|date=29 September 2005|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/sep/29/comedy.religion|access-date=Jan 10, 2009|location=London|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2006, he appeared at the [[Newbury Comedy Festival]]. He was included in the top 50 of ''E4''{{'}}s 100 Greatest Comedians, and also appeared number 54 on Channel 4's top 100 greatest standups.

Aside from Philips's long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in [[acting]] roles on [[television series]] such as ''[[Miami Vice]]'' and ''[[The Weird Al Show]]''. In 2006, he appeared on [[United Kingdom|British]] television, as a guest on the [[panel game]] ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''. Philips has several voiceover credits in animation, including the animated improv series ''[[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]]''; improvised sitcom ''[[Home Movies (cartoon series)|Home Movies]]''; talk show parody ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''; scripted fantasy series ''[[Adventure Time]]'' as Cuber the mysterious storyteller; and the voice of Dooper in the animated series ''[[Slacker Cats]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title="Slacker Cats" Coming to ABC Family|url=http://www.catchannel.com/News/slacker-cats.aspx|access-date=2006-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611012815/http://www.catchannel.com/News/slacker-cats.aspx|archive-date=2007-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> he has also appeared on four episodes of ''[[@midnight]]'', in February 2015, April 8, 2016, a 1990s themed episode on September 26, 2016, and the finale episode on August 4, 2017.

He has appeared in [[feature film]]s including 1989's ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'' (as Joe Earley, a rather clumsy school shop teacher who accidentally saws his thumb off) and ''[[Desperation Boulevard]]'' in 1998. Additionally, he appeared in the original 1992 version of ''[[Meet the Parents (1992 film)|Meet the Parents]]'' (also [[Film producer|executive producer]]) and was an associate producer of the [[Meet the Parents|2000 remake]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Emo Philips|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680073/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr4|website=imdb.com|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>

Around 2001, Philips began to appear more often after a hiatus in the 1990s.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] and Philips toured together throughout the US in 2018, in Yankovic's ''[[Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Weird Al's facebook page|url=https://www.facebook.com/weirdal/posts/10155536586691005 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/70358446004/10155536586691005 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=facebook.com|access-date=19 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and again in [[The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour|the 2022 iteration]].
On November 5, 2011, Emo married actress and screenwriter [[Kipleigh Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kipleigh Brown - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089247/|website=IMDb}}</ref>