Brendon Walsh

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Brendon Walsh
Brendon Walsh, March 2018.jpg
Brendon Walsh in Las Vegas, March 2018
Born (1973-07-27) July 27, 1973 (age 48)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MediumStand-up
Websitewww.brendonwalsh.com
Brendon Walsh at a grocery store event in 2017

Brendon Michael Walsh (born July 27, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster originally from Philadelphia.[1]

Career[]

Walsh started performing stand-up comedy in Austin, Texas in 2002.[2] He has appeared on The Price Is Right,[3] Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, Last Comic Standing, in sketches on the G4 network, @midnight, and The Bob & Tom Show.[4] He toured from 2005 to 2008 as the opening act for Doug Stanhope.

Walsh has performed at the ; Just for Laughs in Montreal;[5] South by Southwest (SXSW); the first annual Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.; the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas; the Bridgetown Comedy Festival[6] in Portland, Oregon; and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2007, he won the $10,000 grand prize on the comedy stage at Famecast.com. In 2008, he was named one of the "Top 9: Emerging Comedians" on AskMen.com.[7]

On March 12, 2010, Walsh performed at A Night of 140 Tweets, a benefit for Haiti at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2011, he appeared on WTF with Marc Maron[8] and The Joe Rogan Experience.[9] He previously co-hosted a podcast, The Bone Zone, with Randy Liedtke, and Do You Know Who Jason Segel Is? podcast with Nick Thune on the All Things Comedy network. He currently hosts , wherein each week he and a guest analyze a different world record. Guests have included Melissa Villaseñor, Josh Gad, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Nolan, Jared Fogle, Michael Keaton, Tom Brady and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.[10] Ted Danson also appeared on the show to discuss his pursuit to break a bowling world record. In December 2020, he interviewed veteran celebrity traspo captain Dicker Troy.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Staff report (May 14, 2004). "It's All About Surprise", Austin Chronicle.
  2. ^ Weird, schmeird. Local comedians work to keep Austin funny. Austin American-Statesman
  3. ^ "The Price is Right". CBS. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. ^ The Bob & Tom Show Guest; Brendon Walsh Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Vlessing, Etan (March 3, 2011). Just for Laughs Goes to HBO Canada Uncensored. The Hollywood Reporter
  6. ^ Bridgetown Comedy Festival Profile: Brendon Walsh
  7. ^ McKee, Ryan. "Top 10: Emerging Comedians", AskMen.com.
  8. ^ Maron, Marc (September 15, 2011). Episode 210 - Brendon Walsh. WTF with Marc Maron.
  9. ^ Rogan, Joe (September 22, 2011). Podcast #140. Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Joe Rogan Experience
  10. ^ Comedy, All Things (2020-06-16). "World Record Podcast". All Things Comedy. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  11. ^ WRP 53 Dicker Troy FULL EXTENDED PATREON EPISODE"[1]", Patreon

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