T. Sean Shannon is from

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, Texas. His brother Charles Shannon (d.2003) was also a stand-up comedian, and writer. As a writer for ''

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'' he won an Emmy Award in 2002 (nominated in 2001 & 2003) and a WGA Award in 2001 (nominated in 2001, 2002 and 2003). He is the writer and creator of the sketch ''Bear City'', which deals with a city completely inhabited by anthropomorphic bears due to a

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crash. In July 2008, Shannon revealed that he had written a ''Bear City'' movie. He was also the subject of controversy and political unrest at ''SNL'', thanks to a joke he told in '' The Aristocrats'',

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mentions this incident in the commentary for the film, but does not mention the show, instead stating that T. Sean works for a popular network comedy show. He directed and co-wrote the feature film ''

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'' that was released in July 2008.Lee, Natha
Movie Review 'Harold' (2008)
''New York Times''. July 29, 2015

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