Brent Morin
He turns his own romantic failures into frantic, full-body breakdowns.
2 specials · 2015–2018
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Brent Morin gets worked up. He builds a bit by letting a minor romantic or social slight slowly drive him crazy in front of you. He talks fast, his voice climbing an octave when he mimics his own internal panic. He is the guy at the party trying to explain why he isn’t crazy while sounding entirely unhinged.
Specials
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Anxious, fast-paced storytelling about terrible relationship decisions and drunk Uber rides.
Netflix · 30 min
On stage
He is a mainstay of the Los Angeles scene. He logged solid network television hours as a multi-cam sitcom lead, but he operates as a quintessential working comic. He plays the major LA rooms, hits the road, and drops into the podcast circuit to mess around with peers like Rick Glassman and Adam Ray.
His best material pulls directly from his own dating disasters. He doesn’t just describe a breakup. He acts out the pathetic lengths he went to while trying to save face, dropping into frantic voices to recreate the conversations. He works the stage hard, pacing out his frustration or throwing himself into a full-body reenactment of a humiliating moment. He leaves social commentary to other people. He is much more interested in dissecting his inability to act like a normal, functioning adult.
Raised in Connecticut, Morin originally went to film school and worked as a production assistant for Conan O’Brien before shifting entirely to comedy.
Turning points
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Casting as Lead in NBC Sitcom Undateable
While working as a production assistant on Conan, Morin's standup performances caught the attention of producers, leading to his casting as Justin Kearney on the NBC multi-camera comedy Undateable.
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Release of Debut Netflix Special I'm Brent Morin
Morin premiered his first one-hour standup special exclusively on Netflix after developing the material across clubs including The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory.
At a glance
- Born
- On stage
- since 2011
- Style
- storytelling
- Breakout
- I'm Brent Morin
- Influences
- Albert Brooks, Woody Allen, Judd Apatow
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Wikipedia
Fans also like
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Chris D'EliaMorin and D'Elia share a close comedic chemistry developed over years of standup and as co-leads of the multi-cam sitcom Undateable.
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Ron FunchesFunches and Morin came up together in the LA standup scene and co-starred on Undateable as well as the accompanying national standup tour.
Also on screen
- 2014–2016
- Undateable
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ground Floor
- The McCarthys
- Crunch Time
A clip to start with
A clip of Brent Morin