Brendon Walsh
{{short description|American comedian}}
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{{infobox comedian
|name=Brendon Walsh
|image=Brendon Walsh, March 2018.jpg|caption=Brendon Walsh in Las Vegas, March 2018|birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|7|27}}
|birth_place= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|medium=Stand-up
|website={{url|www.brendonwalsh.com}}
|pseudonym=Ol' BW}}
File:Brendon Walsh at Gelson's grogery store 2017.jpg
Brendon Michael Walsh (born July 27, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster originally from Philadelphia.Staff report (May 14, 2004). "[http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2004-05-14/210846/ It's All About Surprise]", Austin Chronicle.
Career
Walsh started performing stand-up comedy in Austin, Texas in 2002.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12F7934A404CDBC8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Weird, schmeird. Local comedians work to keep Austin funny.] Austin American-Statesman He has appeared on The Price Is Right,{{cite web|title=The Price is Right|url=http://vine.co/v/b6w0dJ9mFpH|publisher=CBS|access-date=20 February 2013}} Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan, Last Comic Standing, in sketches on the G4 network, @midnight, and The Bob & Tom Show.The Bob & Tom Show [http://www.bobandtom.com/guest/walsh-brendon/11402 Guest; Brendon Walsh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113231014/http://www.bobandtom.com/guest/walsh-brendon/11402 |date=November 13, 2011 }} He toured from 2005 to 2008 as the opening act for Doug Stanhope.
Walsh has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival; Just for Laughs in Montreal;Vlessing, Etan (March 3, 2011). [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/just-laughs-goes-hbo-canada-163886 Just for Laughs Goes to HBO Canada Uncensored.] The Hollywood Reporter South by Southwest (SXSW); the first annual Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C.; the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas; the Bridgetown Comedy FestivalBridgetown Comedy Festival [https://web.archive.org/web/20100329161237/http://bridgetowncomedyfestival.com/performers/brendon-walsh Profile: Brendon Walsh] 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.McKee, Ryan. "[http://www.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/top-10-emerging-comedians_10.html Top 10: Emerging Comedians]", AskMen.com.
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 MaronMaron, Marc (September 15, 2011). [http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-210-brendon-walsh Episode 210 - Brendon Walsh.] WTF with Marc Maron. and The Joe Rogan Experience.Rogan, Joe (September 22, 2011). [http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/3565 Podcast #140.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924040457/http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/3565 |date=September 24, 2011 }} The Joe Rogan Experience 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 The World Record Podcast, 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, Corey Feldman, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Taylor Swift.{{Cite web|last=Comedy|first=All Things|date=2020-06-16|title=World Record Podcast|url=https://allthingscomedy.com/podcast/world-record-podcast|access-date=2020-07-11|website=All Things Comedy|language=en}} Ted Danson also appeared on the show to discuss his pursuit to break a bowling world record.
In 2024, Walsh joined fellow comedians Doug Stanhope and Sean Green to launch the Get to the Points Podcast on Green's Sports Gambling Podcast Network.{{Cite web |title=Get to the Points |url=https://www.sportsgamblingpodcast.com/podcasts/get-to-the-points/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Sports Gambling Podcast |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.brendonwalsh.com/ Brendon Walsh website]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from Philadelphia