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Chris Regan is an American comedy writer. From 1999 to 2006, Regan was a writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , [1] where he won five Emmy awards, two Peabody Awards, and was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award. He has also written for Talkshow with Spike Feresten , The Burn with Jeff Ross , Lopez Tonight , The Jeselnik Offensive and Family Guy .

Regan was a co-author of the best-selling America (The Book) , has written comedy pilots for 20th Century Fox, Comedy Central and in 2011 developed a pilot with The Jim Henson Company and Bunim/Murray Productions. [2] His work has also appeared in New York magazine and USA Today .

His book, Mass Historia: 365 Days of Historical Facts and (Mostly) Fictions, was published by Andrews McMeel in Fall 2008, [3] and he was the co-author of the humor book/memoir Shatner Rules with William Shatner.

In 2017, Regan portrayed game show host Monty Hall in the Showtime comedy/drama series "I'm Dying Up Here."

Regan was born in the Bronx, raised in Ulster County and graduated from New Paltz High School. He has a degree from Ithaca College. [4] He resides in Los Angeles. [5]

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