Brandon Wardell (comedian)

Brandon Wardell
Birth name Brandon Scott Wardell
Born (1992-09-05) September 5, 1992
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand up
  • television
  • music
Nationality American
Years active 2010–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Website brandonwardell.net

Brandon Scott Wardell (born September 5, 1992) is an American comedian.

Early life

Brandon Wardell was born in the Seattle area before moving to Northern Virginia when he was a child. He grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and attended Robinson Secondary School.[2] Wardell was a frequent contributor on the ToonZone forum in his youth.[3] After attending Robinson, Wardell briefly attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, but ultimately dropped out to pursue a career in comedy.[2]

Career

Wardell's career began at the age of 17 in early 2010 doing open-mics, before being invited to comedy hours in the Washington, D.C. region.[4] Garnering local success, Wardell was scouted to perform at SXSW in Austin, Texas and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon in the Spring 2012, eventually leading him to be featured in The Washington Post in October 2012.[5]

In mid-2013, an agent in Los Angeles noticed Wardell through the Washington Post article, and scouted Wardell to be part of his organization.[6] After spending two weeks at VCU, Wardell accepted the terms, dropped out of VCU, and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue comedy.

After Wardell appeared on several podcasts,[7][8] his work was noticed by Bob Odenkirk, who featured Wardell on his late 2014 live comedy album, Amateur Hour, in which Wardell is featured on the opening four tracks.[9]

While the album was well received, Wardell's performance received negative reviews, with many fans and critics questioning Wardell's presence on the album. One critic panned his performance, saying that Wardell starts the album off with a "thud" and "unmemorable bits".[10] A writer for The A.V. Club found it "strange" that Wardell was included on the album.[11]

In 2015 he toured with Bo Burnham. He then became the host of Comedy Central's Snapchat series "Hot Takes." On January 27, 2016 he made his TV debut appearing on the Comedy Central show @midnight.[12]

In addition to stand-up, Wardell writes comedy-related articles for Vice.[1][13][14] He has also written articles for The Washington Post[15] and Four Pins.[16]

Performance credits

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Koester, Megan (November 24, 2014). "Brandon Wardell Is a 22-Year-Old Comic Who's Already Done an Album with Bob Odenkirk". Vice. Vice.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Wardell, Brandon. "Education - Brandon Wardell". Facebook.
  3. ↑ Episode 1: Fanfiction, The Matrix & Babyshower Auditions, retrieved 2018-05-16
  4. ↑ "Hollywood Improv - Brandon Wardell". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Ramanathan, Lavany (October 18, 2012). "Could these four be comedy's next big things?". The Washington Post. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Smith, Katlynn. "The Young Standup: Brandon Wardell on Drake, Bob Odenkirk, and Taking the Unexpected Path". SplitSider. Splitsider.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Full Charge Power Hour Episode 60 featuring Brandon Wardell". AllThingsComedy.com.
  8. ↑ Kreisher, Burt. "Episode #47 - Matt Fulchiron, Brandon Wardell, & ME".
  9. ↑ Wright, Megh (31 July 2014). "Bob Odenkirk has a New Album and Upcoming Tour with Brandon Wardell". Splitsider. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Knoxnews.com
  11. ↑ "The best comedy albums and specials of 2014". The A.V. Club.
  12. ↑ "@midnight Episodes: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016". Comedy Central. CC.com.
  13. ↑ Wardell, Brandon. "Comedians Give Advice to Their 18-Year-Old Selves". Vice. vice.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Wardell, Brandon. "Mr. Pregnant Is an Incredibly Weird Los Angeles Comic Who Might Just Be a Genius". Vice. Vice.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  15. ↑ Wardell, Brandon. "Wale made an album with Jerry Seinfeld, so we had a comedian review it". The Washington Post. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Wardell, Brandon. "The Four Pins Guide To Being A Male Thot". Four Pins. fourpins.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Amateur Hour – Bob Odenkirk feat. Brandon Wardell". ASpecialThing Records. ASTRecords.BigCartel.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Meehan, Ryan. "10 Questions with Brandon Wardell". First Order Historians. Firstorderhistorians.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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