Brendon Walsh
Brendon Walsh
Friday, May 25 at 11/10c
Brendon Walsh Biography
Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Brendon Walsh established himself in comedy in Austin, TX. He won the "Funniest Person in Austin" contest and appeared on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" as his original character, "Scary Monster" (a terrible monster stand-up comedian). The next year Brendon was voted "Best Stand-Up Comedian" in the Austin Chronicle's Readers Poll. He appeared on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and on season 4 of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." Then, he won the $10,000 grand prize on the comedy stage in an Internet contest at Famecast.com, beating thousands of other people for the prize money and title of "Famecast Comedy Fenom." Brendon has also been featured in the "New Faces Showcase" at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, where he was recognized as one of the breakout performers.
Brendon now lives in Los Angeles where he can regularly be seen performing at the likes of Largo, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Improv, Comedy Store as well as several alternative room. His TV credits also include being the first stand up to premiere on TBS' "CONAN" and Comedy Central's "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show." Since moving to LA, Brendon has sold two vehicles to star in and co-write, like "Crowded Apartment" to Spike. Most recently Brendon sold "Walsh" to Comedy Central, which is in development. Right now, Brendon's stand-up can be seen in the new Comedy Central show, "The Half Hour."
