Julian McCullough
{{Short description|American actor, writer and comedian}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Julian McCullough
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1979|5|29}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
| notable_works = Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Lately, Guy Code
| occupation = Actor, writer, producer, comedian
| years_active = 2001–present
| other_names =
| website = http://www.julianmccullough.com/
}}
Julian McCullough (born May 29, 1979) is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian best known for his appearances on Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Lately, and Guy Code.
Early life
McCullough was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1979. He initially attended college in California before attending Rutgers University, where he majored in English.{{cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2007/05/29/julian_mccullou.php|title=Julian McCullough, Comedian|publisher=Gothamist|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210022135/http://gothamist.com/2007/05/29/julian_mccullou.php|archivedate=December 10, 2008|df=mdy-all}} After graduating from college in 2001, McCullough moved to Brooklyn, New York where he began to pursue a career in comedy.{{cite news|url=http://cringehumor.net/old_site/mccullogh.html|title=Julian McCullogh|publisher=Cringe Humor|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140113110134/http://cringehumor.net/old_site/mccullogh.html|archivedate=January 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}}
Career
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In 2007, McCullough participated in the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Zodiac Killer Montreal, Quebec, Canada{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/guy_code/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=15110|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104075251/http://www.mtv.com/shows/guy_code/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=15110|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2011|title=Guy Code › Cast › Julian McCullough|publisher=MTV2}} and appeared on an episode of the Comedy Central television series Live at Gotham hosted by Robert Schimmel.{{cite news|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/live-at-gotham/EP008406450014?g\aid=zap2it|title=Live at Gotham S02E07|publisher=Zap2it}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} McCullough has performed at the Comedy Cellar, Carolines on Broadway, and Stand Up New York.
McCullough has appeared as a guest comic on several television shows, including Comedy Central Presents,{{cite news|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/episodes/l3l6ut/comedy-central-presents-cc-presents--julian-mccullough-season-14-ep-1419|title=CC Presents: Julian McCullough|publisher=Comedy Central}} Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Funny as Hell, Larry King Now, Conan, All Growz Up with Melinda Hill, the NPR series This American Life, and the MTV series Money From Strangers.{{cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2664289/|title=Julian McCullough|publisher=IMDb}} He was a contributor to the MTV2 program Guy Code during its first two seasons in 2011 and 2012. He has been a frequent round table guest on the E! series Chelsea Lately since 2012, and was the sidekick to Whitney Cummings on the short-lived talk show Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings in 2012 to 2013.{{cite news|url=http://splitsider.com/2012/04/whitney-cummings-finally-gets-a-tv-show/|title=Whitney Cummings Finally Gets a TV Show|publisher=Splitsider|access-date=January 13, 2014|archive-date=January 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113055555/http://splitsider.com/2012/04/whitney-cummings-finally-gets-a-tv-show/|url-status=dead}}
McCullough has also hosted three specials on VH1 and has hosted the series Very Funny News on TBS alongside Rachel Perry.{{cite news|url=http://www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnynews/|title=Very Funny News|publisher=TBS|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326221933/http://www.tbs.com/shows/veryfunnynews/|archivedate=March 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}}
In 2018, McCullough hosted Discovery Channel's Shark After Dark, a live, late-night aftershow for the network’s iconic Shark Week.
In 2024, he served as host and opener for comedian Nate Bargatze's "Be Funny" Tour.
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Category:Male actors from Philadelphia
Category:Rutgers University alumni
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:American male television actors
Category:American television hosts