Woody Harrelson Boyd, was from Hanover, Indiana, where Harrelson attended college. In 1999, Harrelson guest-starred in the "Cheers" spin-off success "Frasier", in which he reprised the role of "Woody Boyd." He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for this performance. He appeared in several 2001 episodes of "Will & Grace" as Grace's new boyfriend Nathan. On the November 12, 2009 episode of the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report", Harrelson was interviewed by "Stephen Colbert", to promote his movie "The Messenger". In response to Colbert's questioning of his support for the troops, Harrelson agreed
Television comedy 1980s when a new generation of stand-ups challenged what they saw as racist and sexist humour and revolutionised the form under the banner alternative comedy. In the US, stand-up comedy programs became popular on many cable television channels beginning in the mid-1980s, as such "brick wall" shows (nicknamed for the stereotypical use of a fake brick wall as a backdrop) were cheap to produce and air. Stand-up humour later had mixed fortunes on the small screen, often shunted away to the small hours or as part of a larger entertainment extravaganza. Improvisational comedy has recently been popular with television audiences