Fred and his lovely co-star share a light-hearted moment between performances. Did we mention this is a one-man show?
Fred Raker began his career as a stand-up comedian 25 years ago in New York City, where he performed along side the likes of such comic luminaries as Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser. Eventually, Fred left the Big Apple for Los Angeles. After just a few months, he landed a spot on a U.S. comedy college tour, sharing the bill with Bob Saget (star of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and “Full House”). Tiring of the road, Fred turned to comedy writing. His first job was staff writer for the ABC-TV late-night comedy/variety series “Fridays,” which featured Michael Richards (Kramer from “Seinfeld”). Fred was also a performer on the show, appearing in six episodes as former President Jimmy Carter. From there, it was on to “No Soap, Radio,” an ABC-TV sitcom/sketch show starring Steve Guttenberg (he of “Diner” and “Cocoon” fame). Following a writing stint on a Showtime special in Canada, Fred found himself writing jokes for one of his comedy idols on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” Various and sundry writing jobs followed, including a comedy pilot starring Phyllis Diller and Alan Hale, which he co-created and co-wrote. Fred has been living in San Francisco for the past 15 years, where, in addition to performing “It Could Have Been A Wonderful Life” (his first one-man show), he is also a writer of corporate video scripts and advertising copy as well as the co-author (with his beautiful wife Katherine Tick) of two human offspring, Sam and Emma.
