Costaki Economopoulos

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Costaki Economopoulous
Pseudonym"The Biggest Name in Comedy"
Birth nameConstantinos Christos Vassilis Economopoulos
Born (1969-12-25) December 25, 1969 (age 54)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Medium Political satire
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
Christa Meola
(m. 2013)
Partner(s) Caroline Rhea (2007–2010)
Children2
Notable works and roles The Bob & Tom Show regular
Website www.costaki.com

Constantinos Christos Vassilis "Costaki" Economopoulos (born December 25, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian. Born in Florida, he grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia. [1] He began his comedy career in 1993 while attending graduate school at the University of Georgia. Economopoulos covers several topics in his act, but focuses mainly on political comedy. He is a regular guest on The Bob & Tom Show , most notably with his former weekly broadcasts of a spot dubbed "The Economonologue". [2] As of 2018 he now does a segment for the show called "Quick Snaps," where he recaps the previous weekend's NFL highlights. He has been billed as "the biggest name in comedy" in reference to his long name. [3]

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Notable works

C'Mon Its Jokes is a CD of Costaki Economopoulos's stand-up routine. [4]

He also performs a weekly segment parodying the National Football League called Quick Snaps on Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show . It airs on WDVE, 102.5 FM in Pittsburgh.

Personal life

Costaki Economopoulos and his former partner, comedian Caroline Rhea, have a daughter, Ava Rhea Economopoulos, born October 21, 2008. [5] His current partner is photographer and teacher Christa Meola. They married in December 2013 and welcomed a daughter in 2018. [6]

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References

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  2. "The Bob & Tom Show 2008 program notes" . Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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