Gareth Reynolds

Gareth Patrick Reynolds (born November 27, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, producer, writer, seal trainer, and podcaster.

Gareth Reynolds
Born (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979
Brown Deer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materEmerson College (BA)
OccupationComedian, producer, writer, podcaster
Known forThe Dollop

Early life

Reynolds was born in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, on November 27, 1979.[1] His mother, who is English, immigrated to the U.S. from Birmingham. Reynolds attended Emerson College, where he joined the improv group Swollen Monkeys and met Evan Mann, with whom he would go on to host the podcast Point vs. Point. He graduated in 2003.[2] After graduation, Reynolds moved to Los Angeles to continue his comedy career.[1]

Career

Reynolds performed his first stand-up show at Comedy Sports in Milwaukee.[1] In 2005, he worked on the NBC prank/hidden camera series The Real Wedding Crashers.[3]

Reynolds has written and produced for a number of television shows, including Arrested Development, MTV's Failosophy, and the Travel Channel's 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.[3][4]

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 that Reynolds has heard nothing about.[5] Anthony and Reynolds co-wrote a book based on the podcast entitled The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History that was published in 2017.[6]

Personal life

Reynolds lives near Los Angeles with his cat, Jose, who is often featured or mentioned on his podcasts.[4] He has a Green Bay Packers tattoo on his upper right arm.[7]

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. "Biography of Gareth Reynolds for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. "Comedic Arts Guests". Emerson College. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. staff (2019-11-11). "Gareth Reynolds' debut comedy album set for December release". Eponymous Review. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. Desk, BWW News. "Comedian Gareth Reynolds To Play The Den Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. Comedy, All Things (2020-06-16). "The Dollop". All Things Comedy. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. Anthony, Dave; Reynolds, Gareth; Oswalt, Patton (2017-05-09). The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History. Ten Speed Press.
  7. Friedrich, Adam (2019-12-10). "Wisconsin Native Gareth Reynolds Returns Home For Debut Comedy Album". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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