Chris Regan is an American comedy writer. From 1999 to 2006, Regan was a writer on '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', where he won five

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awards, two

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s, and was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award. He has also written for '' Talkshow with Spike Feresten'', '' The Burn with Jeff Ross'', '' Lopez Tonight'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Regan was a co-author of the best-selling ''

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'', has written comedy pilots for

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, Comedy Central and in 2011 developed a pilot with The Jim Henson Company and Bunim/Murray Productions. His work has also appeared in New York magazine and '' USA Today''. His book, ''Mass Historia: 365 Days of Historical Facts and (Mostly) Fictions'', was published by

Andrews McMeel Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is a company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal (which comprises AM ...

in Fall 2008, and he was the co-author of the humor book/memoir '' Shatner Rules'' with William Shatner. In 2017, Regan portrayed game show host Monty Hall in the

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comedy/drama series " I'm Dying Up Here." Regan was born in the Bronx, raised in Ulster County and graduated from

New Paltz High School New Paltz Central High School is situated in the town of New Paltz in New York, on South Putt Corners Road. It serves students in grades 9- 12 from the New Paltz Central School District, which serves most of New Paltz and Gardiner, New York, as we ...

. He has a degree from Ithaca College. He resides in Los Angeles.

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Chris Regan on Amazon
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