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| John Branyan | |
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| Medium | Stand-up, television, theatre |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | yes |
| Genres | Observational, anecdotal, clean |
| Spouse | Lori Branyan |
| Children | Mandy, Tim, Tabby and Andrew |
| Notable works and roles | Shakespearean The Three Little Pigs / A Triune Tale of Diminutive Swine; Wedlocked |
| Website | johnbranyan.com |
John Branyan (born 1965) is an American comedian and writer. He is known for his clean stand-up comedy.
Branyan has been a professional comedian since prior to 1997. Although best known for performing stand-up comedy, he also performs improv comedy with the troupe Think Tank. [1] He has written for the American Comedy Network. [1] He co-wrote and performed in the theatrical presentation, Crazy Love , which was on a national tour for three years. [1]
He has participated in Jay Leno's National Comedy Competition [1] [2] and has been featured on nine recorded comedy projects with people like Ken Davis, David Jeremiah, Ted Cunningham and Tim Hawkins.
Branyan's mock-Shakespearean version of The Three Little Pigs has been viewed as of January 2017 [update] nearly 2 million times on YouTube.com. [3] His book version, A Triune Tale of Diminutive Swine, is in its third reprinting.
He is the inventor of a comedy writing system, Active Notebook.
He and his wife, Lori, have been married since about 1986. [lower-alpha 1] They have four children [4] (Mandy, Tim, Tabby and Andrew) [2] and nine grandchildren. Branyan is a Christian. [5]
He enjoys playing board games and Yars Revenge on his vintage Atari 2600.
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