Brittlestar is the stage name of Stewart Reynolds, a
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River (Ontario), Avon River within Perth County, Ontario, Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2021 Canadian census, 2021 population of 33,232 in a land area of . Stratford is the County seat, s ...
based comedian, writer, communications consultant, and online television show host.
His campaign for
KFC
KFC Corporation, doing business as KFC (an abbreviation of Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's se ...
Canada was the world's most watched branded video on Facebook in the summer of 2017.
Family life
Reynolds was born to Scottish immigrants Bette (b. 1947) and Stuart (d. 2024), and is based in Stratford, Ontario.
Bette appeared on the
13th season of ''
The Voice UK
''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...
''.
Career
As a comedian, Reynolds brands himself as "the internet’s favourite dad."
Recurring themes in his work are parodies of Canadian politicians,
1980s nostalgia, and support for public health messages about the COVID-19 pandemic. He uses his influence to support charitable causes including the ''Christmas Wish Tree'' program and Women’s Crisis Services of
Waterloo Region.
Reynolds co-hosts a daily online morning show called ''The Morning Show Thing'' with his wife Shannon.
In the Summer of 2017, Reynolds' media campaign for
KFC
KFC Corporation, doing business as KFC (an abbreviation of Kentucky Fried Chicken), is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken and chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's se ...
Canada was the global most popular branded video on Facebook.
In April 2022, Reynolds collaborated on comedy videos with
Gurdeep Pandher and in December 2022 he released a Christmas music video with actor Emma Rudy ''Put On Another Christmas Song.''
Selected publications
* ''Nineteen Fifty Now'', 2018, short story
* ''Shortcuts'', 2017, ISBN 978-1522001317
References
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External links
Official website
Comedians from Ontario
Communications consultants
People from Stratford, Ontario
Canadian television talk show hosts