Brent Weinbach

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Brent Weinbach
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Weinbach in 2012
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, director, pianist
Years active2000–present
RelativesLaura Weinbach (sister) • Anton Patzner (brother-in-law)
Website www.brentweinbach.com

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.

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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]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Medicine for Melancholy Waiter
2008 Live at Gotham Himself
2010 I Am Comic HimselfDocumentary
2011 Lopez Tonight Himself2 episodes
2011 Conan HimselfEpisode: "The Way to a Man's Heart Is Through My Multi-Level Marketing Plan"
2012Funny as HellHimselfTV series
2013 The Middle GregEpisode: "The Ditch"
2013StepsisterMattShort
2013–15 Comedy Bang! Bang! Mailman / Carlo Smencia2 episodes
2013–23Pound HouseBrentAlso co-creator, co-director, writer
2014 Garfunkel and Oates AndyEpisode: "Speechless"
2014 Pretty Perfect Volunteer
2014 Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories Brett (Young Intern)Episode: "The Endorsement"
2014I Don't DanceBrentAlso creator, writer, director, producer
2014Booze Boys & BrowniesCous Cous
2015 The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Himself - Guest2 episodes
2015 Kroll Show Episode: "The Commonwealth Games"
2015 Adventure Time Bass Drum / Additional Voices (voice)Episode: "Friends Forever"
2015 Another Period Scoops LaPue3 episodes
2015 The Eric Andre Show Writer
2015–16 @midnight Himself2 episodes
2016The 4thUber Driver
2016FlophouseHimselfTV series documentary
2016Poop TalkHimselfDocumentary
2016 Guest Grumps HimselfWeb series, Episode: "Time Lord with Special Guest Brent Weinbach" [16]
2017 Clarence VoiceTV series
2017Appealing to the MainstreamHimselfTV special
2018CorporateWalterEp: Casual Friday
2020The Dress Up Gang [17] Brent
2020 Close Enough LeeEp: Golden Gamer
????False Awakenings [18] Story by

Discography

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