Brian Babylon is an American comedian and radio host from Chicago. Babylon is a regular panelist on

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's '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!,'' a regular host of

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story telling event in Chicago, has appeared on the national broadcast, and is a regular contributor to Chicago Ideas. From 2009 to 2015, he co-hosted "The Morning AMP" radio show on

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with Molly Adams and regularly appeared on

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talk shows. As an actor, he appeared on ''

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.'' He was also on the production team of ''

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''. He founded the Bronzeville Comedy Showcase in 2007.

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