Jordan Brady (born August 10, 1964) is an American

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. He was a professional stand-up comic in the 1980s, and later played small roles in many TV shows including '' Baywatch'' and '' Who's the Boss''. Brady wrote and directed the feature film ''

Dill Scallion ''Dill Scallion'' is a 1999 feature film mockumentary that follows the rise and fall of a country-western singer, Dill Scallion. Description It was written and directed by Jordan Brady. It is best known for its eclectic cast including Lauren Gr ...

.'' He directed the films '' Confessions of an American Girl'', '' Waking Up in Reno'', '' The Third Wheel'' and Maria Bamford's ''The Special Special Special!'' TV special. He also created a trilogy of

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

s about the art and occupational hazards of stand-up comedy. The first was 2010's ''

I Am Comic ''I Am Comic'' is a 2010 documentary about the stand-up comedy world directed by Jordan Brady. Overview Directed by former stand-up comic Jordan Brady and starring and narrated by ex-comedian turned comedy writer Ritch Shydner, the film explores t ...

''. The second was ''I Am Road Comic'' was released April 30, 2014, as a follow up documentary. The third was ''I Am Battle Comic'', about stand-up comedy for the US troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. Brady has been a

game show host A game show host is an individual who manages a game show, introduces contestants, and asks quiz questions to test the knowledge of said contestants. They may also have other duties pertinent to production. History In 1938, Freddie Grisewood wa ...

three times; his shows include

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's ''

Turn It Up! ''Turn It Up!'' is a musical game show that aired on MTV from June 30 to December 7, 1990. It was the second game show to be produced and broadcast on the network, produced by Albie Hecht, Alan Goodman, and Fred Seibert, of Chauncey Street Produc ...

'', the lone episode of ''Grill Me'', and the 1990s NBC series ''

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'', for which he also served as director and producer. Brady's podcast "Respect the Process" is about filmmaking in the context of commercials and web content.

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SuperloungePodcast interview Part IPodcast interview Part II"Respect the Process" podcast about filmmaking
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