Brett Davis is an American comedian and actor. He hosted a public access show called ''

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'' in the New York City metro area. He has also hosted ''The Podcast for Laundry'' and ''The Macaulay Culkin Show''. In 2015, he won the

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Award. In 2019, he joined the cast of the ''

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''.

Career

Davis grew up in New Jersey, and as a teenager, he was a caller and contributor to ''

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, and guest-hosted NYCTV's New York Noise.'' He also performed regularly around the

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punk scene, which was the topic of an early short film, ''BANANAZZZ''. Davis hosted the public access show ''

'', taking over the time slot previously held by ''

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'', on the

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. The show aired over 170 episodes, and featured performers including

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, Joe Pera,

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and

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, and guests such as

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, Lita,

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, and

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. Davis hosted ''The Podcast For Laundry'', "a satire of podcasting" about a host being driven crazy by doing a podcast about laundry. He also performs character-based comedy around New York City, and won the

Award in 2015 for his interactive live performances. Along with Sally Burtnick, he has hosted ''The Macaulay Culkin Show'', a monthly comedy show held at the Shea Stadium DIY Venue in East Williamsburg from 2013 to 2017. The show has an annual summer comedy festival. The show had previously been unaffiliated with the actor until Culkin made an appearance in 2019. In 2019, he became a cast member of the rebooted

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Brett Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Comedians from New Jersey