Editing Colin Quinn (section)

===Early career===
Quinn began performing stand-up comedy in 1984. He first achieved fame in 1987 as the sidekick announcer of the [[MTV]] game show ''[[Remote Control (game show)|Remote Control]]'', which lasted five seasons. Quinn also hosted the final episodes of the series in 1990 due to regular host [[Ken Ober]]'s commitment to the series ''[[Parenthood (1990 TV series)|Parenthood]]''. In 1989, he hosted the [[A&E Network|A&E]] stand-up showcase ''[[Caroline's Comedy Hour]]'', and wrote and acted in the comedic short/music video "Going Back to Brooklyn" (a parody of [[LL Cool J]]'s "[[Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J song)|Going Back to Cali]]") with [[Ben Stiller]]. He wrote for ''[[In Living Color]]'', and co-wrote and produced the movie ''[[Celtic Pride]]'', which starred [[Damon Wayans]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]].