Garry Reynolds
Born (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 44)
Brown Deer, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • producer
  • writer
  • podcaster
Years active1997–present
WebsiteGarethReynolds.com

Gareth Patrick Reynolds (born November 27, 1979) is an American-British comedian, producer, writer, and podcaster. He is best known for co-hosting The Dollop, a biweekly comedy podcast in which his friend and fellow comedian Dave Anthony tells him a particularly shocking or notable story from American history where Reynolds has no idea what the topic is going to be about.

Early life

Reynolds[1] was born in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, on November 27, 1979,[2] the son of English immigrants. He has an older brother.[2] Through his parents, he holds dual British and American citizenship.[3] His mother, Pam, is from Birmingham and has since moved back to England. Reynolds attended Emerson College in Boston, where he joined the improv group Swollen Monkeys.[2] Upon graduating in 2003,[4] he moved to Los Angeles to continue his comedy career.[2]

Career

In 1997, at the age of 18, Reynolds performed his first stand-up show at Comedy Sportz in Milwaukee.[2] In 2005, he worked on the NBC prank/hidden camera series The Real Wedding Crashers.[5] He co-hosts the podcast Point vs. Point with Evan Mann.

Reynolds has written and produced for a number of television shows, including Arrested Development and MTV's Failosophy. With his writing partner Evan Mann, he starred in a short-lived show on the Travel Channel called Mancations. He continues to write and produce stand-up comedy. In 2019, he released his debut comedy album, Riddled with Disease, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts the week it was released.[5][6]

Reynolds is best known as the co-host of the comedy history podcast The Dollop, which debuted in 2014. In the show, co-host Dave Anthony tells Reynolds a particularly shocking or notable story from American history about which Reynolds knows nothing.[7] As a running joke on the show, Anthony often shortens Reynolds' first name from "Gareth" to "Gary", which Reynolds dislikes. Anthony and Reynolds co-wrote a book based on the podcast, The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History, in 2017.[8] Screenwriter Josh Olson once described the book as "a great bathroom read".[9]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reynolds began featuring his mother Pam on a comedic YouTube series called Pamdemic. He also hosted a weekly show from his bedroom called Ga'riffs, where he riffed on topics submitted by viewers.

In 2023, Reynolds started an advice podcast entitled We're Here to Help with co-host Jake Johnson.[10]

Personal life

Reynolds lives in Los Angeles with his cat, José, who is often featured or mentioned on his podcasts.[6] He is a fan of the Green Bay Packers and has a Packers tattoo on his right arm.[11]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Failosophy — Executive producer
2013 Stevie TV — Writer (6 episodes)
2014 Riot — Writer (5 episodes)
2016–2017 Idiotsitter — Executive story editor
Writer (2 episodes)
2017 Flaked — Writer (Episode: "Day Five")
2018–2019 Arrested Development — Co-executive producer
Writer (2 episodes)
2019 You're the Worst — Supervising producer
Writer (2 episodes)
2023 Royal Crackers Lars (voice) Episode: "Stebe"
Clark (voice) Episode: "The 1%"

References

  1. ^ "Bio". Gareth Reynolds. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biography of Gareth Reynolds for Appearances, Speaking Engagements". www.allamericanspeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. ^ "Gareth Reynolds on Instagram: "I think the Royal Family is stupid… #standupcomedy #garethreynolds #royalfamily"".
  4. ^ "Comedic Arts Guests". Emerson College. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. ^ a b staff (2019-11-11). "Gareth Reynolds' debut comedy album set for December release". Eponymous Review. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. ^ a b BWW News Desk. "Comedian Gareth Reynolds To Play The Den Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. ^ Comedy, All Things (2020-06-16). "The Dollop". All Things Comedy. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. ^ Anthony, Dave; Reynolds, Gareth; Oswalt, Patton (2017-05-09). The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History. Ten Speed Press.
  9. ^ Josh Olson and Dave Anthony, "The Benign Prerogative," The West Wing Thing podcast, May 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Delkic, Melina (October 13, 2013). "A Comedy Advice Podcast Asks Listeners to 'Believe in the Bit'". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Friedrich, Adam (2019-12-10). "Wisconsin Native Gareth Reynolds Returns Home For Debut Comedy Album". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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