Gareth Reynolds

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Gareth Reynolds
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Reynolds with his cat José in 2019
Born (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 41)
Brown Deer, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationComedian, producer, writer, podcaster

Gareth (Gary) Patrick Reynolds (born November 27, 1979) is an American comedian, producer, writer, and podcaster who holds both American and British citizenship. He is best known for co-hosting the comedy history podcast The Dollop alongside Dave Anthony.

Early life[]

Gareth Patrick Reynolds[1] was born to English immigrants in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, on November 27, 1979,[2] His mother, Pam, is from Birmingham and has since moved back to England. Reynolds attended Emerson College in Boston, where he joined the improv group Swollen Monkeys. He graduated in 2003,[3] and soon moved to Los Angeles to continue his comedy career.[2]

Career[]

Reynolds performed his first stand-up show at Comedy Sports in Milwaukee.[2] In 2005, he worked on the NBC prank/hidden camera series The Real Wedding Crashers.[4] He co-hosts podcast the Point vs. Point with Evan Mann.

Reynolds has written and produced for a number of television shows, including Arrested Development and MTV's Failosophy. With his writing partner Evan Mann, he starred in a short-lived show on the Travel Channel called Mancations. He continues to write and produce stand-up comedy. In 2019, he released his debut comedy album, Riddled with Disease, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts the week it was released.[4][5]

Reynolds is best known as the co-host of the comedy history podcast The Dollop, which debuted in 2014. In the show, co-host Dave Anthony tells Reynolds a particularly shocking or notable story from American history about which Reynolds knows nothing.[6] As a running joke on the show, Anthony often shortens Reynolds' first name from "Gareth" to "Gary", which Reynolds dislikes. Anthony and Reynolds co-wrote a book based on the podcast, The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History, in 2017.[7] Screenwriter Josh Olson once described the book as "a great bathroom read".[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reynolds began featuring his mother Pam on a comedic YouTube series called Pamdemic. He also hosted a weekly show from his bedroom called Ga'riffs, where he riffed on topics submitted by viewers.

Personal life[]

Reynolds lives in Los Angeles with his cat, José, who is often featured or mentioned on his podcasts.[5] He is a fan of the Green Bay Packers and has a Packers-themed tattoo on his upper right arm.[9] Through his parents, he holds British citizenship.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Notes
2013 Failosophy Executive producer
2013 Stevie TV Writer (6 episodes)
2014 Riot Writer (5 episodes)
2016-2017 Idiotsitter Executive story editor
Writer (2 episodes)
2017 Flaked Writer (Episode: "Day Five")
2018-2019 Arrested Development Co-executive producer
Writer (2 episodes)
2019 You're the Worst Supervising producer
Writer (2 episodes)

References[]

  1. ^ "Bio". Gareth Reynolds. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Biography of Gareth Reynolds for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. ^ "Comedic Arts Guests". Emerson College. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b staff (2019-11-11). "Gareth Reynolds' debut comedy album set for December release". Eponymous Review. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b BWW News Desk. "Comedian Gareth Reynolds To Play The Den Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. ^ Comedy, All Things (2020-06-16). "The Dollop". All Things Comedy. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. ^ Anthony, Dave; Reynolds, Gareth; Oswalt, Patton (2017-05-09). The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History. Ten Speed Press.
  8. ^ Josh Olson and Dave Anthony, "The Benign Perogative," The West Wing Thing podcast, May 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Friedrich, Adam (2019-12-10). "Wisconsin Native Gareth Reynolds Returns Home For Debut Comedy Album". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CSZ6NH4Lvz5/
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