Biography Richard Morris - Stand-up Comedian and Writer Richard Morris was born in Manhattan, raised in the Bronx, and received a BA Degree in Political Science and Speech and Theatre from Hunter College and a Master of Science Degree in Speech and Theatre from Brooklyn College Graduate Center. Richard's first job out of Graduate School was as an assistant audio-visual specialist for the Prudential Insurance Co. of America in Newark, NJ. Using that job as incentive to find something more creative, and more to his liking, Richard began auditioning for acting jobs in New York. He landed a job as...