Editing Joel Godard (section)

==Career==
During the early 1980s, Godard had roles in the [[made-for-TV movie]] ''[[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones]]'' and the [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] soap opera ''The Caitlins''.<ref name="jgbio" /><ref name="imdb">[[IMDb]] credits page for [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323713/ Joel Godard].</ref> In the 1980s and 1990s, Godard made voiceover appearances on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', and ''[[Issues and Answers]]''. Around 1986, he became an [[NBC]] staff announcer. Godard was the voice of the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] from 2000 to 2010.

In 2014, he starred in a series of online comedy shorts by Turtle with Lemonade Productions, entitled "Little Known Moments in American History."

===''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''===
Godard joined ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' when it was launched in 1993. He frequently appeared in sketches, often pretending to be a suicidal homosexual filled with self-loathing, and with a penchant for [[BDSM|bizarre sex acts]], [[substance abuse]], and "young [[Asian people|Asian]] men (preferably wearing [[Speedo]]s)".<ref name="jgbio" /><ref name="tedi-mini" /> He would also often refer to the "small, windowless booth" from which he announced.<ref name="lincoln">[[Vimeo]] page: ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' clip: "[http://vimeo.com/9216446 S&M Lincoln]".</ref><ref>[[Vimeo]] page: ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' clip: "[http://vimeo.com/9216496 Rumor]".</ref> Through the years, ''Late Night'''s writers gave Godard a number of bizarre backstories; for example, one typical skit involved the announcer referring to having had multiple "loveless" marriages and "a botched mid-life [[circumcision]]," as well as his "ultimate sexual fantasy": a man dressed as [[Abraham Lincoln]] wearing [[BDSM]] leathers and a [[ball gag]].<ref name="lincoln" /> Godard would almost always deliver all of his lines – no matter how bizarre or disturbing the content – in a cheerful announcer's voice along with a wide smile plastered on his face.<ref name="jgbio" />

When Conan O'Brien left ''Late Night'' to take over ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', Godard did not follow him to Los Angeles. Godard wrote on his Facebook fan page that "Reports of my retirement were exaggerated. Conan just didn't take me to California with him. I remain in New York City with no LA lease to be stuck with!!!"<ref name="joel-facebook">Joel Godard's Facebook fan page: "[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joel-Godard/270441658428]".</ref> Instead, former ''Late Night'' sidekick [[Andy Richter]] was hired as announcer on ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]'', and ''Saturday Night Live'' producer [[Steve Higgins]] became the announcer on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''.