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Brian Babylon

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Brian Babylon
Brian Babylon Actor Comedian
BornDecember 23, 1975
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican

Brian Babylon is an American comedian and radio host from Chicago.[1] Babylon is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, a regular host of The Moth story telling event in Chicago, has appeared on the national broadcast,[2] and is a regular contributor to Chicago Ideas.[3]

From 2009 to 2015, he co-hosted "The Morning AMP" radio show on Vocalo[4] with Molly Adams and regularly appeared on WBEZ talk shows. As an actor, he appeared on Inside Amy Schumer. He was also on the production team of Why? with Hannibal Buress.[5][6][7] He founded the Bronzeville Comedy Showcase in 2007.[8]

Credits

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Inside Amy Schumer Mark S3, E8
2015 Why? with Hannibal Buress Multi-platform producer

References

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  1. ^ "The Babylon Beat | KBLA". Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ "The Moth | The Art and Craft of Storytelling". The Moth. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "Chicago Ideas: Brian Babylon". Chicago Ideas. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ^ Feder, Robert (June 8, 2015). "Brian Babylon's comedy star on the rise". www.robertfeder.com.
  5. ^ Klein, Asher (September 12, 2012). "One to watch this fall: comedian Brian Babylon". Chicago Reader.
  6. ^ Watkins-Hayes, Celeste (December 21, 2011). "Brian Babylon and Comedy as a Social Science". Chicago Magazine.
  7. ^ Pete, Joseph S. (November 22, 2017). "Comedian Brian Babylon to play at Hobart Art Theatre". nwitimes.com.
  8. ^ Borcherts, Julia (July 16, 2014). "Comedy gold in Bronzeville". RedEye Chicago. p. 29.
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