Eric Drysdale (born March 20, 1969) is a

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for ''

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,'' ''

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, and

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''. He has been nominated for twenty-one Emmys and won ten. In addition to TV writing, Drysdale has written and produced live shows at the

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, and also performs stand-up.

Career

''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart''

Drysdale worked as a writer and occasional on-screen actor for ''

'' for six years, during which time he contributed to their coverage of the

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and 2004 elections. While there, he won five Emmy awards, two Peabody Awards, two

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Awards, and an

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animation award. He did collaborative work on ''

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'', in which he drew a facsimile of the "bill" from the '' Schoolhouse Rock!'' series. The caption added that he was never compensated for the drawing.

''The Colbert Report''

From 2005 to 2008, Drysdale worked as a writer on ''The Colbert Report'', appearing sometimes on-screen as Bobby,

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's besieged stage manager. His last appearance on the show was the April 21, 2008 episode, in which his character Bobby was eaten by Stephen. He was also involved in writing the 2007 book, ''

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''. Drysdale returned to the writing staff of the show on October 26, 2009.

Music

For five years from 2000, Eric was a part-time member of the band Tammy Faye Starlite and the Angels of Mercy, performing satirical country-rock. He co-wrote and performed two songs on Tammy's second album, ''Used Country Female''. He performed with

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on ''The Colbert Report''. His best-known song, "This Rubik's Cube is Driving Me Crazy" was performed on an episode of Comedy Centrals

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in 2000.

Other work

Drysdale has written and produced three full-length live shows at New York's

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theater: ''The Drysdales Present: A Comedy Show'' (2001), ''The Daryl Hall and John Oates Mumbo Jumbo Hour'' (2003), and ''The Chipperton Family Vocaltainers' Shooby-Dooby-Dooby Hour'' (2004). The latter was an official selection at the 2005 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in

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. Other works of Drysdale include Production Consultant for the TV show Night of Too Many Stars. He performs stand-up, presents movies, and performs monologues at venues throughout New York City, and has performed on

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and NBC's Late Friday, as well as at the

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Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival, and

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's Bumbershoot festival. He also contributed material to three all-star benefits for autism education organized by

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Personal life

Drysdale lives in New York City with his wife and dog. He is the brother of actress and comedian

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References

External links

Official Website
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