Brittlestar is the stage name of Stewart Reynolds, a
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 31,465 in a land area of . Stratford is the seat of Perth County, which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German im ...
based comedian, writer, communications consultant, and online television show host.
His campaign for
KFC
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...
Canada was the world's most watched branded video on Facebook in the summer of 2017.
Family life
Reynolds was born to Scottish parents and is based in Stratford, Ontario.
Career
As a comedian, Reynolds brands himself as "the internet’s favourite dad.
Recurring themes in his work are parodies of Canadian politicians, 1980s nostalgia, and support for public health messages about the COVID-19 pandemic. He uses his influence to support charitable causes including the ''Christmas Wish Tree'' program and Women’s Crisis Services of
Waterloo Region
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfr ...
.
Reynolds co-hosts a daily online morning show called ''The Morning Show Thing'' with his wife Shannon.
In the Summer of 2017, Reynolds' media campaign for
KFC
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...
Canada was the global most popular branded video on Facebook.
In April 2022, Reynolds collaborated on comedy videos with
Gurdeep Pandher
Gurdeep Pandher is a Sikh-Canadian, Yukon-based author, teacher and performer, who makes Punjabi dance videos. Gurdeep was born into a farming family, in a small village in Siahar, Punjab. He moved to Canada in 2006 and became a Canadian citizen ...
and in December 2022 he released a Christmas music video with actor Emma Rudy ''Put On Another Christmas Song.''
Selected publications
* ''Nineteen Fifty Now'', 2018, short story
* ''Shortcuts'', 2017, ISBN 978-1522001317
References
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External links
Official website
Comedians from Ontario
Communications consultants
People from Stratford, Ontario
Canadian television talk show hosts