Brett Evan Erlich (born March 1, 1982) is an American political comedian featured as a writer, producer and host on TV shows and Web sites. He is the executive producer[citation needed] of The Young Turks network, where he also appears as a host of "Happy Half Hour".[2] He also appears on ABC News Primetime Specials hosted by Barbara Walters and Katie Couric.
From 2006 to 2011, Erlich was a writer, producer, and host of InfoMania, a comedic news show on the cable station Current TV. He formerly wrote, co-hosted (with Ellen Fox), and co-executive producedThe Rotten Tomatoes Show (2009–2010). InfoMania was canceled in the summer of 2011.
From July 1, 2006, to July 9, 2007, Erlich wrote, associate-produced, and co-hosted Google Current.
Early life and education
Born in 1982 in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles, California, he attended local public schools and graduated from high school at Chaminade College Preparatory in West Hills. He studied at Stanford University, graduating in 2004. While there, he co-founded the Stanford Shakespeare Society.[3] This student-run company is devoted to the production and performance of Shakespearean and Shakespeare-influenced drama.
Career
Erlich has become established as a political comedian in TV shows and on the Web. From July 1, 2006, to July 9, 2007, Erlich wrote, associate-produced, and co-hosted Google Current.
Erlich formerly wrote, co-hosted (with Ellen Fox), and co-executive producedThe Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV (2009–2010). After its cancellation, some of its material was compressed into a weekly 2-minute segment on InfoMania. This show was cancelled in the summer of 2011.
Erlich's segments on InfoMania and Google Current have included "Viral Video Film School," "Guilty Pleasures," "Men Menning," "Everybody's Doin' It," "Spam I Got," "Ostensibly on the Scene," "World Leader Flickr Sites," "Retroactive Interview," and "FearCast."
His show, Viral Video Film School, was nominated for a Webby Award in 2010. It was a People's Voice Winner in the Online Film & Video "How To & DIY" category.
His video Saw the Musical was nominated for a 2011 Webby in the Variety category; it lost to Zach Galifianakis' Between Two Ferns.
In 2012 Erlich appeared in the independent feature Dead Dad.[4]
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