- Eddie Brill
Eddie Brill is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He is also the warm-up comedian and talent coordinator of
The Late Show withDavid Letterman . He tours frequently, performing in the US as well as England, Ireland, France, Australia, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong. He is also the humor consultant for Reader's Digest.Biography
Eddie Brill originally intended to study math and science at MIT, however his stepfather's death when he was just a junior in high school made him reconsider his life's plans and he came to the conclusion that should pursue a more creative career.
Eddie Brill attended
Emerson College , where he founded theEmerson Comedy Workshop along withDenis Leary ,Chris Phillips andAdam Roth just to name a few. He also began performing standup while in college. He stopped after college in 1980 and then picked it back up in July 1984 when he started a comedy club in NYC named The Paper Moon.TV Appearances
*Has appeared on
The Late Show eight times.
*Is featured in a 2003 episode ofComedy Central Presents .
*Played a character onContest Searchlight .
*Appears in season two ofDr Katz, Professional Therapist .Film
*Eddie played an undercover cop in the film
Dead Horse .
*Eddie acted in the film "30 Years to Life " (starringTracy Morgan ).Awards
*Eddie is a 3-time MAC (
Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs ) Award Winner for Best Male Stand-up Comic in NYC.
*In 2008, Eddie received the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by ECNY. (The Emerging Comics of NY)External links
* [http://www.eddiebrill.com/index.html Eddie's Official Website]
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* [http://www.aish.com/jewlariousFeatures/jewlariousFeaturesDefault/Six_Degrees_of_Eddie_Brill.asp Eddie Brill Biography]
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