After a successful run with Second City, Hal Sparks moved to Los Angeles and immediately began performing at numerous comedy clubs, including The Improv, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory and The Ice House, as well as at Comic Relief's American Comedy Festival.

From 1999 - 2000, Sparks was the host of the Emmy-award winning Talk Soup on E! Entertainment Television, winning rave reviews from fans and critics alike. For five seasons, he co-starred as Michael Novotny on the hit Showtime series Queer As Folk, based on the controversial and critically acclaimed British series.

Hal returns to his stand-up roots on June 4th when he stars in his own one- hour Showtime stand-up comedy special Charmageddon. The special will also be released on DVD this year.