Colin Edward Quinn (born June 6, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. On television, he is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he anchored Weekend Update, on MTV's 1980s game show Remote Control, where he served as the announcer/sidekick, and as host of Comedy Central's late-night panel show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Notable film work includes his role as Dooey in A Night at the Roxbury, Dickey Bailey in the Grown Ups films and playing Amy Schumer's father in the film Trainwreck. Comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld and Dave Attell cite him as the quintessential New York comedian.

Filmography

• 2026Building — Director, Writer
• 2024Colin Quinn: Our Time Is Up — Self, Writer
• 202140-Love — Security Guard #1
• 2021Rehab Cabin — Mr. Granger
• 2021Sam Morril: Full Capacity
• 2020Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show — Self, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
• 2020Hubie Halloween — Janitor
• 2019Colin Quinn: Red State, Blue State — Self, Screenplay
• 2019Drunk Parents — Ryan the Bum #2
• 2018The Roast of Rich Vos — Self, Writer
• Crashing
• 2017Sandy Wexler — Kevin Connors
• 2016Colin Quinn: The New York Story — Himself, Writer
• Horace and Pete — Jimmy
• 2015An SNL Valentine — (archive footage)
• 2015Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional — Himself, Writer
• Thank You and Sorry
• 2015Trainwreck — Gordon Townsend
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Voice Over (voice)
• 2013Grown Ups 2 — Dickie Bailey
• 2012That's My Boy — Strip Club DJ
• 2011Cheat — Delivery Boy
• 2011Colin Quinn: Long Story Short — Himself, Writer
• 2010Grown Ups — Dickie Bailey
• 2008Harold — Reedy
• 2003Crooked Lines — Customer
• The Colin Quinn Show — Writer
• Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn — Creator
• 1998A Night at the Roxbury — Dooley
• The Chris Rock Show
• 1996Celtic Pride — Story
• Pulp Comics — Cop
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• 1993Who's the Man? — Frankie Flynn
• 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue — Mulligan
• 1992One Night Stand: Colin Quinn — Self, Writer
• The Ben Stiller Show
• The Larry Sanders Show — Cully
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• One Night Stand
• 1988Crocodile Dundee II — Onlooker at Mansion
• 1988Married to the Mob — Homicide Detective
• 19873 Men and a Baby — Gift Shop Clerk
• The Cosby Show — Davey Herbeck
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Elevator Passenger (uncredited), Potato (uncredited), Lenny the Lion (uncredited), St. Nicky (uncredited), Joe Blow (uncredited), Joe Blow / Steven Kogen (uncredited), Doctor's Assistant (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Writer
• Grown Ups 3 — Dickie Bailey

Appearances as themselves (40)

• 2024Colin Quinn: Stamps & Tea — Self
• 2021Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy — Self
• 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
• 2020Mike Cannon: Life Begins — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self
• 2018Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists — Self
• 2017Oh, Rick! — Self
• 2017Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self, Self - Entertainment Guest
• Beat Bobby Flay — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• 2011Give It Up for Greg Giraldo — Self
• Conan — Self
• The Green Room with Paul Provenza — Self
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation — Self
• 2006Home — Self
• 2005Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy — Self
• 2004Comedy Anatomy Presents: The Jim Norton Roast — Self
• 2004Last Laugh '04 — Self
• 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary — Self
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! — Self
• 2003The Patrice O'Neal Roast — Self
• 2003When Stand Up Stood Out — Self
• 2003Windy City Heat — Self
• 2002Comedian — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Comedian
• Remote Control — himself
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self - Preshow Host
• Jesters and Fools — Self
• ON THE LINE — self