Bryan H. Tucker is an American

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, comedian, and screenwriter. He has been the co-head writer for the TV program ''

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'' since 2014.

Early life

Bryan Tucker was born and raised in

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. After graduating from Clover Hill High School, Tucker attended the

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. While at UNC, Tucker regularly performed stand-up comedy and formed the comedy troupe ''Selected Hilarity.''

Career

After graduating from UNC, Tucker toured the country with ''Selected Hilarity'' for three years. The group broke up and Tucker moved to

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to pursue performing. After Tucker broke into the standup scene, he would go on to write sketches and comedy bits for '' The Chris Rock Show''. He then went on to work for ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' before getting a job as an ''SNL'' writer in 2005. After Seth Meyers left in the middle of Season 39 to host '' Late Night with Seth Meyers'', both Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker were promoted to become new co-head writers alongside

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. Although his primary function on the show has always been as a writer, Tucker has appeared in several bit performances, including "Roy Rules," an early

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Awards and honors

Tucker has been nominated for nineteen Emmy awards and three Writers Guild ( WGA) awards (2007, 2009, 2010) and won a Peabody Award for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 2008 Presidential Election.

References

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