Late Night with Conan O’Brien sketch writer 1996-present
Portrays Late Night Characters: Kilty McBagpipes/Frankenstein/Hannigan the Traveling Salesman/Singing Ghost of Artie Kendall/The Interrupter/Slipnut Brian/Steve St. Helens/”Inappropriate” Guy/Fun-Tastic Guy in audience/God/Lips of Dick Cheney/Lips of Mike Tyson/Lips of Martha Stewart/Various
Birthdate: August 18, 1967
Education: Attended Catholic schools from grades 5-12; earned an undergraduate degree from Indiana University; earned a master's degree from University of Wisconsin at Madison
Marital Status: Married to Miriam Tolin, a comedian/performer with various improv groups, such as Upright Citizen’s Brigade and The Goofaround Gang (with Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser & Brian McCann) and a former Daily Show correspondent (2000-2001). Brian and Miriam have apparently appeared together in many improv shows as well, such as Second City and Jazz Freddy in Chicago. (In the photo to the right, from ”The Winston Revue” Gallery, Miriam is on the left, wearing the blue shirt.)Children: They have a daughter.
Late Night writing:
Brian created Late Night character Stacy Richter, Andy Richter's Conan-obsessed little sister (portrayed by Amy Poehler). [1] Brian created the segment “Pierre Bernard’s Recliner of Rage”. According to Pierre, “One morning [Brian Stack] called me and wanted to know if anything was annoying me lately. At first I thought he was kidding around. Eventually, I wrote him about the then current problem I was having converting my LPs to MP3 files for my IPod. And that was the birth of Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage.” [2]
Writing Awards:
- Won 6 Writers Guild Awards for Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series as a member of the writing team for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006); nominated in 1999, 2001, 2004
- Nominated for an Emmy every year since 1998 for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program as a member of the writing team for Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Worked at an advertising agency
Worked at the Indiana University radio station
Began doing improv early in 1987 at The Ark Theater in Madison, Wisconsin while attending grad school
After finishing grad school at the University of Wisconsin, Brian moved to Chicago where he performed at IO (formerly the ImprovOlympic) and in various improv groups including Jazz Freddy, Gambrinus King of Beer, and The Second City.
Member of the original cast of Jazz Freddy, a long-form improvisation show in Chicago.
1995 alumnus of Second City Chicago e.t.c., an improvisational comedy troupe. Brian worked with Second City for four years in their resident company and spent two years on the road with the Second City road company. [3]
Performed with The Goofaround Gang
Performed at Upright Citizen Brigade's ASSSSCAT show
Lended his voice for the video games Deer Avenger (1998) and Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City (1999) (written by Brian McCann) along with fellow comedians such as Brian McCann, Tina Fey, Jon Glaser, and Amy Poehler
TV/Movie Appearances:
- Played “Special Agent in Charge” in the movie Spaceman (1997)
- Played “Young Sexband” in the movie A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
- Played “Whiskers” in Robert Smigel’s TV series, "TV Funhouse" in the episode "Western Day" (episode # 1.1 - December 6, 2000)
Source for much of this info: Improv Message Boards
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