Robin Williams
Stand-up comedian · 1951–2014

Robin Williams

Who Robin Williams is

Stand-up comedian, actor and writer renowned for rapid-fire improvisation, character work and a career spanning clubs, television, film and concert comedy. He broke through on Mork & Mindy and later starred in Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting. He died 11 August 2014.

At a glance

Born
1951
Died
2014
Style
Improvisational velocity
Came up through
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Comedy Store
Stand-up specials
An Evening with Robin Williams, Robin Williams: Live at the Met, Robin Williams: Live on Broadway and 1 more
Albums
Reality... What a Concept and A Night at the Met
On screen
Mork & Mindy, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and 6 more
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 926

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Comedy Store:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Robin Williams

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Career timeline

  1. 1951Born
  2. 1981The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (first appearance, 1981) On screen
  3. 2006Night at the Museum (Theodore Roosevelt, 2006; sequels 2009 and 2014) On screen
  4. 2014Died

Questions about Robin Williams

What stand-up specials has Robin Williams released?

An Evening with Robin Williams, Robin Williams: Live at the Met, Robin Williams: Live on Broadway and Weapons of Self Destruction.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Mork & Mindy, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting, among 9 credits.

Where did they get their start?

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (first appearance) and The Comedy Store (a newcomer there, one of the 1970s generation Mitzi Shore picked).

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 926.

Who are some comedians like them?

Andy Kaufman (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson), Byron Allen (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson), David Letterman (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson), Elayne Boosler (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson) and Jay Leno (also came through The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with their place on the Legends ballots.

Their SUCDb record →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026