Paul Virzi (born 11/11/1978) in Westchester County, New York, United States, is a stand up comedian who grew up in the suburbs outside of New York City.

Paul was first attracted to stand-up comedy at a very young age.

He was only nine years old when he witnessed Eddie Murphy's RAW in 1987.

Although he couldn't understand all the jokes, and probably should not have been listening to explicit language, he became instantly intrigued by the idea of speaking into a microphone and making a crowd of people . Also, in the mid-eighties, his father took him to see Rodney Dangerfield live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Before the show ended, he was already sleeping on his father's lap but the seed of comedy was already planted.

In the year 2000 Paul entered a contest in upstate NY where he went to high school.

It was called The Hudson Valley's Funniest Man for a popular radio station.

The competition comprised of over 20 contestants, and it lasted more than two months.

Before he knew it, Paul had successfully passed the first two rounds, joining the last seven comics in the finals, It came down to him and one other.

In the end, Paul fell short.

However, this inspired him.

Not only has he gone on to win many other contests, but he also came to the realization that this is what he wants to do for the rest of his life.

Paul was born November 11 1978 in Westchester, New York.He

grew up in the suburbs, outside of New York City.

He never fails in keeping the laughs coming and making the audience feel comfortable with his hard hitting personal approach.

He is fun to watch and has a stage presence that is second to none.

Growing up, Paul was always making people laugh, something that he continues to do today.

Paul makes waves and raises eyebrows every time he touches a microphone

He has opened numerous times for some of the best comedians in the business.

Comedians such as Dave Attell from Comedy Central's "Insomniac" and "The Gong Show" and Bill Burr from Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" and his one hour special "Why Do I Do This" are just a couple.

He loves his family, cigars and having pointless sports arguments with his frien ds.

He is a stand up comedian and many of the nation’s top comedy clubs have called him one of the strongest on the rise!.

His comedy album Night at The Stand was number 1 on iTunes and reached number 4 on Billboards Top 100.

He has appeared on Tru TV's Comedy Knockout, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, The NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, FOX's Redeye and written for the ESPN ESPY Awards.

He has made numerous appearances at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and performed at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.

Recently, Paul was a semi-finalist for NY's Funniest Comic Competition for the NY Comedy Festival in NYC.

Paul's Stand-Up can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio daily.

He is also currently shooting a TV pilot for a show he wrote and created along with some fellow comics.

Paul has toured with Bill Burr in some of the country's most iconic theaters including, Madison Square Garden, The House Theatre of Chicago and Carnegie Hall. Every week you can hear him host his very popular podcast The Virzi Effect.

He is very active on Social media.

On his Instagram account, he has about 10.9k followers.

From his career as a comedian, he has an estimated Net Worth of $300,000.