Brian Regan
Loud, physical, and entirely clean without ever feeling sanitized.
9 specials · 1997–2021
Start with Brian Regan Live, the breakthrough (1997 · 56 min · Uproar Entertainment)
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He takes up a lot of space. He paces the stage like a frustrated coach, leading with his chest, shifting his weight from foot to foot. He uses his voice to do heavy lifting, dropping into a low, gravelly boom or whining in a high register when he plays a petulant kid. When he acts out an eye exam or a spelling bee, he scrunches his face into a look of genuine panic. He is intensely physical, playing both sides of an ordinary conversation until someone starts yelling.
Specials
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Brian Regan finds the ridiculous in family board games and sports.
Netflix · 61 min
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Brian Regan works through traffic signs, greeting cards, and DMV rules.
Comedy Central Records · 50 min
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Live from Radio City Music Hall
A live high-wire act of clean, high-energy observational comedy.
Comedy Central · 57 min
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An audio hour covering hearing tests, texting, and the food pyramid.
BrianRegan.com · Album · 61 min
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A physical breakdown of everyday annoyances, psychics, and the opera.
Comedy Central · 42 min
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A high-energy breakdown of food packaging and gym culture.
Comedy Central · 30 min
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A frantic 1997 audio recording of exasperated, entirely clean observational comedy.
Uproar Entertainment · Album · 56 min
On stage
He occupies a rare position in standup. He works clean, but he is closely watched by comics who work dirty. He plays massive theaters on sheer momentum, having built his audience over decades on the road rather than through network television deals.
He plays a guy who is proudly, defensively wrong. He routinely positions himself as the dumbest person in any situation, baffled by shipping options, serving sizes, or emergency room pain scales. He avoids long narrative arcs in favor of short, self-contained scenes. You aren’t hearing his takes on society; you are watching him try to understand how a refrigerator works and getting angry at it.
His supporting role as a recovering addict in the series Loudermilk made it obvious how much sheer acting goes into his standup, where he is always playing a slightly slower, deeply confused version of himself.
Turning points
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Historic Live Broadcast at Radio City
Brian Regan performed Live from Radio City Music Hall, marking the first-ever live standup special broadcast on Comedy Central.
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2017–2020
Acclaimed Dramatic Performance in Loudermilk
Regan took on the role of Mugsy in Peter Farrelly's dark comedy series Loudermilk, earning critical acclaim and praise from Farrelly for his dramatic range.
At a glance
Fans also like
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Jim GaffiganBoth comedians share an audience and reputation for masterfully crafting clean, universal observational standup built around mundane life and self-effacing humor.
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Jerry SeinfeldBoth comics specialize in meticulous, clean observational material dissecting everyday human habits and trivial absurdities.
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Mike BirbigliaFans of Regan's relatable, self-deprecating framing and accessible delivery will appreciate Birbiglia's similarly understated, personal humor.
Also on screen
- Short Attention Span Theater
- Top Five
- 2017–2020
- Loudermilk
A clip to start with
A clip of Brian Regan