Brent Weinbach | |
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Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor, director, pianist |
Years active | 2000–present |
Relatives | Laura Weinbach (sister) • Anton Patzner (brother-in-law) |
Website | www |
Brent Weinbach is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and pianist based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his experimental style and abstract, deadpan delivery. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and was formerly a professional jazz pianist and substitute teacher.
Weinbach is also known for creating various video sensations such as Gangster Party Line, Mind Jack, and Ultimate Drumming Technique and is the co-creator and co-director of the cult web series, Pound House [1] alongside DJ Douggpound which was nominated for a Streamy Award. Brent is a recipient of the Andy Kaufman Award, [2] which recognizes innovation in stand-up comedy and was a finalist in the 2008 San Francisco Comedy Competition. Brent has appeared on Conan, Lopez Tonight, and various shows on Comedy Central. [3] He also toured with the Comedians of Comedy and has performed at such festivals as Coachella, [4] SF Sketchfest, [5] Bumbershoot [6] and the Just for Laughs Festival. [7]
His first album, inspired by Joe Frank, is Tales from the Brown Side. [8] His second album, released in September 2009, is called The Night Shift and features a blend of live recorded comedy, studio recordings, and original musical compositions." [9] His third album Mostly Live was released in 2012. [10]
He appeared with a small role in the film Medicine for Melancholy in 2008. [11] In 2010, he began hosting The Legacy Music Hour, a podcast in which he and co-host Rob F. Switch discuss retro video game music from the 1980s and 1990s, along with crossover appearances with Laser Time podcast. [12] In December 2016, Weinbach appeared as a guest on the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps , [13] commentating over Rare's Time Lord .
He is half-Filipino and half-Jewish along with his sister Laura Weinbach of the band Foxtails Brigade which includes his brother-in-law Anton Patzner. [14]
In 2022, he won the Best Screenplay (spirit of Los Angeles award) with Bruno Kohfield-Galeano at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Medicine for Melancholy | Waiter | |
2008 | Live at Gotham | Himself | |
2010 | I Am Comic | Himself | Documentary |
2011 | Lopez Tonight | Himself | 2 episodes |
2011 | Conan | Himself | Episode: "The Way to a Man's Heart Is Through My Multi-Level Marketing Plan" |
2012 | Funny as Hell | Himself | TV series |
2013 | The Middle | Greg | Episode: "The Ditch" |
2013 | Stepsister | Matt | Short |
2013–15 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Mailman / Carlo Smencia | 2 episodes |
2013–23 | Pound House | Brent | Also co-creator, co-director, writer |
2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Andy | Episode: "Speechless" |
2014 | Pretty Perfect | Volunteer | |
2014 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories | Brett (Young Intern) | Episode: "The Endorsement" |
2014 | I Don't Dance | Brent | Also creator, writer, director, producer |
2014 | Booze Boys & Brownies | Cous Cous | |
2015 | The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | Himself - Guest | 2 episodes |
2015 | Kroll Show | Episode: "The Commonwealth Games" | |
2015 | Adventure Time | Bass Drum / Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "Friends Forever" |
2015 | Another Period | Scoops LaPue | 3 episodes |
2015 | The Eric Andre Show | Writer | |
2015–16 | @midnight | Himself | 2 episodes |
2016 | The 4th | Uber Driver | |
2016 | Flophouse | Himself | TV series documentary |
2016 | Poop Talk | Himself | Documentary |
2016 | Guest Grumps | Himself | Web series, Episode: "Time Lord with Special Guest Brent Weinbach" [16] |
2017 | Clarence | Voice | TV series |
2017 | Appealing to the Mainstream | Himself | TV special |
2018 | Corporate | Walter | Ep: Casual Friday |
2020 | The Dress Up Gang [17] | Brent | |
2020 | Close Enough | Lee | Ep: Golden Gamer |
???? | False Awakenings [18] | Story by |
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