Video CD a few years later) on each side. The Laserdisc provided picture quality nearly double that of VHS tape and analog audio quality far superior to VHS. Philips later teamed up with Sony to develop a new type of disc, the compact disc or CD. Introduced in 1982 in Japan (1983 in the U.S. and Europe), the CD is about in diameter, and is single-sided. The format was initially designed to store digitized sound and proved to be a success in the music industry. A few years later, Philips decided to give CDs the ability to produce video, just like its
Emo Philips 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his "Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre" album on a single CD. He also released an album called "Emo" in 2001. A joke of his was voted funniest religious joke ever in a 2005 online poll. In 2006, he appeared at the Newbury Comedy Festival. He was included in the top 50 of "E4"s 100 Greatest Comedians, and also appeared number 54 on Channel 4's top 100 greatest standups. Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in acting roles on