Matt Braunger
Matt Braunger | |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse | Married |
Website | mattbraunger |
Matthew Braunger (born August 1, 1974) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. His most recent special Finally Live In Portland was launched by Comedy Dynamics in 2019. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is noted for being a cast member on
Early years
Braunger was born August 1, 1974, in
Career
Comedian
Matt Braunger has three hour comedy specials: Shovel Fighter (Comedy Central, 2012), Big Dumb Animal (Comedy Dynamics for Comedy Central and Netflix, 2015), and Finally Live in Portland (Comedy Dynamics for Amazon Prime, 2019). He also has six comedy albums: Soak Up the Night (Comedy Central, 2009), Shovel Fighter (Comedy Central, 2012), Big Dumb Animal (Comedy Dynamics, 2015), Going Way Back (800lb Gorilla Records, 2019), Finally Live in Portland (Comedy Dynamics, 2019) and "Please Hold Me" (800lb Gorilla Records, 2020). His late night appearances include
Braunger has been featured at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal 2007, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival 2007, South By Southwest, and won "Best Of The Fest" at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen.
Matt's television credits include
Braunger has performed his stand-up act on television programs, such as his Comedy Central Presents special that aired on April 9, 2010.
Braunger joined the cast of MADtv in 2008 as a feature performer, during the show's final season on FOX (14th season; 2008–2009).
Characters and impersonations
Celebrity | Sketch | Season of first appearance | Notes |
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Careco | Coach Hines | 14 | Another student in Coach Hines' class |
Roger Stuart | "Drunk Newsman" | 14 | Newsman |
Tom Bergeron | Various | 14 | Game show host |
William Frawley | Various | 14 | As his character Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy. |
Andy Griffith | Various | 14 | As his character Andy Taylor from The Andy Griffith Show. |
Nick Jonas | Various | 14 | Musician; member of the Jonas Brothers |
Jimmy Kimmel | Various | 14 | Comedian and late night talk show host. |
John Mayer | Various | 14 | Musician. |
Al Michaels | Various | 14 | Television sportscaster |
J.D. Power III |
Various | 14 | Founder of the J.D. Power and Associates Marketing firm.
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William Shatner | Various | 14 | Actor |
Charlie Sheen | Various | 14 | Actor |
Other projects
Braunger and comedian Matt Dwyer hosted a weekly comedy podcast called MATTs Radio on mattsradio.com, they taped their final episode on September 30, 2010.
In 2012, Braunger starred in a pilot he created for
Since 2013, Braunger has hosted Ding-Donger with Matt Braunger, a
In 2014 he starred in Steel Panther's video for the song "The Burden of Being Wonderful". He has also appeared in Episodes 11 and 12 of Steel Panther TV's internet smash Demolicious!.
Braunger is a podcast guest favorite, and has been featured on
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Total episodes | Notes |
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2007 | Carpoolers | Patient | 1 | |
2007 | iCarly | Gary | 1 | |
2007 | Pushing Daisies | Rick | 1 | |
2008–2009 | MADtv |
Various Characters | 12 | |
2008 | Late Show with David Letterman | Himself | 1 | |
2010 | Blue Mountain State | Darrell | 1 | |
2010 | John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show |
Himself | 2 | |
2010 | United States of Tara | Jarrett | 2 | |
2010 | Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | Various | 1 | |
2011 | Mash Up |
Himself | 1 | Standup and sketch comedy |
2011–2012 | Up All Night | Gene Martin | 19 | |
2013 | Happy Endings | Kevin | 1 | |
2013 | @midnight | Himself | 4 | |
2014 | Garfunkel & Oates |
Jesse | 1 | |
2016 | Agent Carter | Aloysius Samberly |
5 | |
2016 | Take My Wife | Bob | 3 | |
2018 | My Dead Ex | Officer Mitch Maloof | 3 | |
2018 | Man with a Plan | Reggie | 1 | |
2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Reuben | ||
2018 | Stan Against Evil | Dr. Barlow | ||
2018 | Fuller House | Ralph | 1 | |
2019 | Superstore | Terry | 1 | |
2019 | Carol's Second Act | Gary | 1 | |
2020 | Upload | Brad |
References
- ^ Hallett, Alison. "Happening This Weekend: EVERYTHING". Portland Mercury. October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ "[MADtv] Matt Braunger – Planet MADtv". www.planetmadtv.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Tour". Matt Braunger. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ see "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2006.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Tedder, Michael. "Matt Braunger Shovel Fighter special review". The Spit Take. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Matt Braunger Returns with Third Stand-Up Special, Finally Live In Portland". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ MADtv (TV Series 1995–2016) – IMDb, retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ "Advice From a Dipshit with Matt Braunger on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ PowerfulJRE (January 24, 2019), Joe Rogan Experience #1231 – Matt Braunger, retrieved May 20, 2019[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Kreischer, Bert (September 11, 2018), Bertcast # 305 – Matt Braunger & ME, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ All Fantasy Everything Podcast (April 27, 2017), All Fantasy Everything Podcast – Episode #4 90s Rap Albums, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ YourMomsHousePodcast (August 7, 2018), Your Mom's House Podcast – Ep. 460 w/ Matt Braunger, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ YourMomsHousePodcast (April 30, 2019), HoneyDew Podcast #18 | Matt Braunger, retrieved May 20, 2019
External links
- Matt Braunger at IMDb
- Official site
- Podcast on Megaphone