Rocky LaPorte
Who Rocky LaPorte is
Rocky LaPorte is a clean, blue-collar stand-up comedian with a streetwise, everyman style and a Brooklyn accent, who worked as a truck driver and dock worker in Chicago before comedy. He has had his own Comedy Central Presents special, earned a standing ovation on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, finished in the top five of NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014, and won Stand-Up of the Year at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search.
He has opened for Garry Shandling, Tim Allen, Drew Carey and Louie Anderson, toured Iraq with Drew Carey to entertain the troops, appeared with Tim Allen in the films The Shaggy Dog and Crazy on the Outside, and released the album Who Knew? in 2021.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents
- Albums
- Who Knew?
- On screen
- Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Godfathers of Comedy and 8 more
- Official site
- rockylaporte.com ↗
Is Rocky LaPorte on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Rocky LaPorte has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: rockylaporte.com ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central
Albums
- Who Knew? Laughing Hyena, 2021
On screen
- Last Comic Standing season 8, top five, NBC, 2014
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno NBC
- The Godfathers of Comedy Showtime
- Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie Showtime
- Evening at the Improv A&E
- Caroline's Comedy Hour A&E
- Stand-Up Spotlight VH1
- Comic Strip Live FOX
- Cheers NBC
- The Shaggy Dog film
- Crazy on the Outside film
Comedians like Rocky LaPorte
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Kevin Brennan also in Caroline's Comedy Hour
- Carrot Top also in Comic Strip Live
- The Amazing Johnathan also in Comic Strip Live
- Don Barnhart also in Evening at the Improv
- Jeff Jena also in Evening at the Improv
- Jeff Ross also in Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie
- Nancy Norton also in Evening at the Improv
- Robert G. Lee also in Stand Up Spotlight
Career timeline
- 2014Last Comic Standing (season 8, top five, NBC, 2014) On screen
- 2021Who Knew? (Laughing Hyena, 2021) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Rocky LaPorte performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: rockylaporte.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central Presents.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Comedy Central (Comedy Central Presents).
What TV shows and films are they in?
Last Comic Standing (season 8, top five, NBC, 2014), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC), The Godfathers of Comedy (Showtime), Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (Showtime), Evening at the Improv (A&E) and Caroline's Comedy Hour (A&E), among 11 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Kevin Brennan (also in Caroline's Comedy Hour), Carrot Top (also in Comic Strip Live), The Amazing Johnathan (also in Comic Strip Live), Don Barnhart (also in Evening at the Improv) and Jeff Jena (also in Evening at the Improv).
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Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ An everyman, streetwise style and a Brooklyn accent; a truck driver and dock worker in Chicago before comedy; a clean, blue-collar comic; Last Comic Standing season 8; The Godfathers of Comedy and Patriot Act (Showtime); his own Comedy Central Presents special; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; Evening at the Improv;…
- Official site (Resume) ↗ Top 5, Last Comic Standing 2014 (NBC); Stand Up of the Year, Las Vegas Comedy Festival; winner, Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search; a half-hour special on Comedy Central; Comic Strip Live, Caroline's Comedy Hour, The Pat Sajak Show (as of 11 October 2026)
- Official site ↗ A standing ovation on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; his own Comedy Central Presents special; opened for Louie Anderson, Garry Shandling, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Righteous Brothers (as of 11 October 2026)
- Apple Music — Who Knew? ↗ Who Knew?, a stand-up album, released 29 September 2021, Laughing Hyena (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026