Brendan O'Hare (writer)
Brendan O'Hare is an American writer, humorist, and Twitter personality. He grew up in Branchburg, N.J. He has written for the Bleacher Report, Clickhole, The New Yorker, and Jon Stewart's aborted HBO animated series.[1][2][3][4]
His short humor piece for the New Yorker, "What I Assume Honore de Balzac Thought After Drinking Each of His Fifty Daily Cups of Coffee" was adapted into a short film for the Amazon series The New Yorker Presents. The film, with a script by O'Hare, was entitled Le Café de Balzac. It stars Paul Giamatti as Balzac, and was directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.[5][6][7]
O'Hare has developed a cult following on Twitter, and has received acclaim for his absurdist quips and flights of fancy.[8][9]
References
- ^ Koblin, John (2017-05-23). "Jon Stewart and HBO Cancel Animated Shorts Project". New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "RED BANK: STEWART CREW RETURNS". RedBankGreen. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ O'Hare, Brendan. "What I Assume Honore de Balzac Thought After Drinking Each of His Fifty Daily Cups of Coffee". The New Yorker. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Ray, Austin L. "Brendan O'Hare: Twitter's Rising Star". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Thompson, Anne (2016-02-16). "How 'The New Yorker Presents' Got Made for Amazon Streaming". indieWIRE. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Orel, Gwen. "Montclair's Kahane Cooperman is showrunner for 'The New Yorker Presents'". USA Today. Montclair Times. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Lowman, Rob (2016-02-15). "Like the magazine, Amazon's 'New Yorker Presents' is filled with good stuff". dailynews.com. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Ray, Austin L. "Brendan O'Hare: Twitter's Rising Star". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Grittner, Sam. "LET'S GET TO KNOW BRENDAN O'HARE!". SamGrittner.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.