brittlestar
{{Short description|Comedian and communications consultant}}
{{For|the class of echinoderms|Brittle star}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brittlestar
| birth_name = Stewart Reynolds
| birth_place = Stratford, Ontario
| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = Comedian and marketeer
| known_for =
| website = {{url|https://www.brittlestar.com}}
}}
Brittlestar is the stage name of Stewart Reynolds, a Stratford, Ontario based comedian, writer, communications consultant, and online television show host.
His campaign for KFC Canada was the world's most watched branded video on Facebook in the summer of 2017.
Family life
Reynolds was born to Scottish immigrants Bette (b. 1947) and Stuart (d. 2024), and is based in Stratford, Ontario.{{Cite web |title=BRITTLESTAR: Stratford comic a hit on social media |url=https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/brittlestar-stratford-comic-a-hit-on-social-media |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=torontosun |language=en-CA}} Bette appeared on the 13th season of The Voice UK.
Career
As a comedian, Reynolds brands himself as "the internet’s favourite dad." Recurring themes in his work are parodies of Canadian politicians,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=YouTuber Slams Ontario Government In New Parody Video About The Trucker Convoy (VIDEO) |url=https://www.narcity.com/toronto/youtuber-slams-ontario-government-in-new-parody-video-about-the-trucker-convoy-video |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Narcity |language=en-ca}}{{Cite web |title=‘Lawless winter wonderland’: Comedian Brittlestar pokes fun of Ottawa in latest spoof |url=https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/lawless-winter-wonderland-comedian-brittlestar-pokes-fun-of-ottawa-in-latest-spoof-5059600 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CityNews Ottawa |language=en}} 1980s nostalgia,{{Cite web |date=2021-05-15 |title=A Canadian YouTuber Made A Love Song For Zellers & It's A Major Nostalgia Trip (VIDEO) |url=https://www.narcity.com/zellers-love-song-made-by-canadian-youtuber-brittlestar |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Narcity |language=en-ca}} and support for public health messages about the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |date=16 April 2021 |title=Canadian YouTube comedian Brittlestar shifts his approach as the pandemic drags on |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/mobile-vaccine-clinics-covid-19-in-brazil-queen-s-consorts-hemingway-s-letters-and-more-1.5980240/canadian-youtube-comedian-brittlestar-shifts-his-approach-as-the-pandemic-drags-on-1.5980255}} He uses his influence to support charitable causes including the Christmas Wish Tree program{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=Marek |date=2020-11-19 |title=Stratford, Ont.'s Brittlestar launches Christmas Wish Tree to give back |url=https://london.ctvnews.ca/stratford-ont-s-brittlestar-launches-christmas-wish-tree-to-give-back-1.5196617 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=London |language=en}} and Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-18 |title=‘She Is Your Neighbour’ podcast on domestic violence returns |url=https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/07/18/she-is-your-neighbour-podcast-on-domestic-violence-returns.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=therecord.com |language=en}}
Reynolds co-hosts a daily online morning show called The Morning Show Thing with his wife Shannon.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=Stratford social media expert Brittlestar signs TV series deal |url=https://www.therecord.com/entertainment/television/2021/04/07/stratford-social-media-expert-brittlestar-signs-tv-series-deal.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=therecord.com |language=en}}
In the Summer of 2017, Reynolds' media campaign for KFC Canada was the global most popular branded video on Facebook.
In April 2022, Reynolds collaborated on comedy videos with Gurdeep Pandher{{Cite news |date=5 April 2022 |title=Two Canadian social media stars join forces to spread some joy |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/brittlestar-gurdeep-pandher-collab-1.6409118}} and in December 2022 he released a Christmas music video with actor Emma Rudy Put On Another Christmas Song.{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Galen |date=12 Dec 2022 |title=Brittlestar teams up with Stratford actor for Christmas music video |url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/local-arts/brittlestar-teams-up-with-stratford-actor-for-christmas-music-video |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=London Free Press |language=en-CA}}
Selected publications
- Nineteen Fifty Now, 2018, short story{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Celina |title=Steward Reynolds Signs TV Series Deal with Pixcom |url=https://www.mystratfordnow.com/81729/steward-reynolds-signs-tv-series-deal-with-pixcom/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=My Stratford Now |language=en-US}}
- Shortcuts, 2017, ISBN 978-1522001317{{Cite web |last=Stred |first=Steve |date=2022-02-15 |title=Book Review: Shortcuts (Book 1) by Brittlestar |url=https://stevestredauthor.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/book-review-shortcuts-book-1-by-brittlestar/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=stevestredauthor |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.brittlestar.com/ Official website]
Category:Comedians from Ontario
Category:Communications consultants