Brian Sack (born 1968) is an American

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. From 2011–2014 he was the host of '' The B.S. of A. with Brian Sack'', a sketch comedy show on

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television network. He is the author of three books. ''In the Event of My Untimely Demise'' (

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, 2008) consisted of tongue-in-cheek advice for his new sons. His second book, ''The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted'' (Simon & Schuster, 2011), inspired the television show he hosted. His third book, ''The United States vs. Santa Claus: The Untold Story of the Actual War on Christmas'' (Simon & Schuster, 2013), was a satire co-authored with ''B.S. of A.'' show runner Jack Helmuth. Sack served as a contributing author to the ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Arguing With Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government'' (Threshold, 2009) as well as ''Cowards: What Politicians, Radicals, and the Media Refuse to Say'' (Threshold, 2009) He has written humor for ''

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Internet Tendency''. His work appears in two Best of McSweeney's compilations, ''Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans'' (Vintage, 2005) and ''Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something'' (McSweeney's, 2019). As a voice talent Sack has appeared in numerous commercials and audiobooks as well as the video game ''

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''. Sack and musician

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collaborated on a comedy short titled ''The Paul Reddy Show.'' The half-hour comedy appears on Mayer's

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. Sack's clueless "Paul Reddy" character was based on

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and peppers Mayer with outlandish and often absurd questions.

Bibliography

Fiction *''The United States vs. Santa Claus: The Untold Story of the Actual War on Christmas'' (2013), Simon & Schuster. Nonfiction *''The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted'' (2011), Simon & Schuster. *''In the Event of My Untimely Demise: 20 Things My Son Needs To Know'' (2008), HarperCollins.

References

External links

Vanity Fair interviewBrian Sack websiteBanterist, Brian Sack's humor weblog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sack, Brian 1968 births Living people American essayists American humorists Place of birth missing (living people) American male television actors American satirists American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Ithaca College alumni