Brian Sack
| Brian Sack | |
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| Occupation | writer, comedian, actor |
Brian Sack is an American writer and actor. He is currently employed to Glenn Beck's video network, GBTV.
He is the author of The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted (Simon & Schuster, 2011),[1] In the Event of My Untimely Demise (HarperCollins, 2008)[2] and a contributing author to the New York Times bestseller Arguing With Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government (Threshold, 2009) [3]
Sack has written humor for Radar, The Independent, CRACKED, Glamour and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. His work appears in the Best of McSweeney's compilation Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans (Vintage, 2005).[4]
From 2006-2008 Sack appeared on the Glenn Beck program on Headline News. In his role as "Public Viewer" Sack took Beck to task on a variety of subjects in a humorous manner. He briefly appeared on the Fox News incarnation of the program before becoming the "Czar-at-Large" for Beck's internet webcast. He was also a regular on Headline News's Not Just Another Cable News Show.
As a voice talent Sack has appeared in numerous commercials and audiobooks as well as the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
Sack and musician John Mayer collaborated on a comedy short titled The Paul Reddy Show. The half-hour comedy appears on Mayer's Heavier Things DualDisc. Sack's clueless "Paul Reddy" character was based on PBS mainstay Charlie Rose and peppers Mayer with outlandish and often absurd questions.[5]
[edit] Bibliography
Nonfiction
- The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted (2011), Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451616712
- In the Event of My Untimely Demise: 20 Things My Son Needs To Know (2008), HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061374302
[edit] References
- ^ Sack, Brian (2011). The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781451616712.
- ^ Sack, Brian (2008). In the Event of My Untimely Demise: 20 Things My Son Needs to Know. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061374302.
- ^ Beck, Glenn (2009). Arguing With Idiots. Threshold Editions. ISBN 9781416595014.
- ^ Eggers, Dave (2005). Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans. Vintage. ISBN 9781400076857.
- ^ "The Paul Reddy Show". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpewL0d1V0.
[edit] External links
- Vanity Fair interview
- Brian Sack website
- Banterist, Brian Sack's humor weblog
- Brian Sack at the Internet Movie Database
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