Gareth Reynolds


Gareth Patrick "Gary" Reynolds is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster.

Early life

Reynolds was born in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. His mother is from the United Kingdom.
Reynolds attended Emerson College. There, he joined the improv group Swollen Monkeys where he met Evan Mann, with whom he hosts the podcast Point vs. Point. Reynolds graduated from Emerson College in 2003. After graduation, Reynolds moved to Los Angeles to continue his comedy career.

Career

Reynolds performed his first stand-up show at Comedy Sports in Milwaukee. In 2005, he worked on the NBC prank/hidden camera series The Real Wedding Crashers.
Reynolds has written and produced a number of television shows, including Arrested Development, MTV's Failosophy, and the Travel Channel's Mancations. He continues to write and produce stand-up. In 2019, Reynolds released his debut comedy album Riddled with Disease which was #1 on Billboard the week it was released.
Reynolds is best known as the co-host of the American history podcast The Dollop, which debuted in 2014. In the show, co-host Dave Anthony tells Reynolds a story from history that is particularly shocking. Anthony and Reynolds co-wrote a book based on the podcast entitled The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History that was published in 2017.

Personal life

Reynolds lives near Los Angeles, California with his cat, Jose. He has a Green Bay Packers tattoo on his right shoulder.

Filmography