Brett Davis is an American comedian, actor and voice actor. He hosted a television show called ''

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'' in the New York City metro area. He has also hosted ''The Podcast for Laundry'' and ''The Macaulay Culkin Show''. In 2015, he won the

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Award. In 2019, he joined the cast of the ''

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''.

Career

Davis grew up in New Jersey, and as a teenager, he was a caller and contributor to ''

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, and guest-hosted NYCTV's

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.'' He also performed regularly around the

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punk scene, which was the topic of an early short film, ''BANANAZZZ''. Davis hosted the public access show ''

'', taking over the time slot previously held by ''

The Chris Gethard Show ''The Chris Gethard Show'' is a phone-in comedy and variety talk show created and hosted by Chris Gethard. Initially a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, the show debuted on public-access channel Manhattan Neighborho ...

'', on the

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. The show aired over 170 episodes, with Davis as a different character hosting a different show each week. The show featured performers including

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, Ikechukwu Ufomadu,

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, Matt Rogers,

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, and

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. The show also featured interview guests, often drawn into the bits such as

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, Lita,

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, and

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. Davis hosted ''The Podcast For Laundry'', "a satire of podcasting" about a host being driven crazy by doing a podcast about laundry. He also performs character-based comedy around New York City, and won the

Award in 2015 for his interactive live performances. Along with Sally Burtnick, he has hosted ''The Macaulay Culkin Show'', a monthly comedy show held at the Shea Stadium DIY Venue in East Williamsburg from 2013 to 2017. The show has an annual summer comedy festival. The show had previously been unaffiliated with the actor until

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made an appearance in 2019. In 2019, he became a cast member of the rebooted

alongside

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Maeve Higgins Maeve Anna Higgins (born 24 March 1981) is a comedian from Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and is based in New York City. She was a principal actor and writer of the RTÉ television production ''Naked Camera'', as well as for her own show ''Maeve H ...

, Megan Stalter and others.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Brett Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Comedians from New Jersey American male comedians Male actors from New Jersey