Chris Rush (born Christopher John Mistretta; February 11, 1946 – January 28, 2018) was an American comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and author.
[2][3] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School[citation needed] and graduated from City College of New York in 1968 with a degree in Organic chemistry.
King, Meat Loaf, Talking Heads, Twisted Sister and Electric Light Orchestra while becoming a frequent performer at comedy clubs, theaters and colleges throughout the United States and Canada.
2C, a pilot for HBO starring his mentor and friend George Carlin[18] In the early to mid-1990s, Rush was involved in a series of shorts made for Comedy Central's show Small Doses, titled Food for Thought.
[21] The relationship ended though when the station decided to fire Rush on December 21, 1998, after apparently speaking to management about Wohlfeld's behavior towards him and others.
[23][24] In addition to being a co-host on PYX 106, Rush was a frequent guest on The Joey Reynolds Show,[30][31] The Morning Zoo on WMMR, Esoterica with Johnny Rizzo on WPKN, where he contributed a monthly call-in segment discussing recent events,[32] Dr. Demento, who will sometimes play Chris' comedy routines[33] and he's also appeared on Opie and Anthony.