Brian Regan (comedian)

Brian Joseph Regan is an American standup comedian who uses observational, sarcastic, and selfdeprecating humor. His performances are relatively clean as he refrains from profanity and offcolor humor. Regans material typically covers everyday events, such as shipping a package with UPS and a visit to an optometrist. Regan makes frequent references to childhood, including little league baseball, grade school spelling bees, and science projects. Body language and facial expressions make his standup act atypically physical. His clean, offcenter humor has been praised by critics and contemporaries alike and Regan enjoys a fan base that crosses age groups.

Regan was born in Miami, Florida, and was raised in Westchester, Florida, with seven brothers and sisters. He attended Christopher Columbus High School. He is of Irish descent. Regan was always a fan of Steve Martin, The Smothers Brothers and Johnny Carson. Though he attended Heidelberg College in Ohio with plans of being an accountant, a football coach there encouraged him to consider theater and communications. He played wide receiver on the football team at Heidelberg. He grew up as a known hater of cats. During his last semester in 1980, Regan dropped out of school to pursue standup comedy . Brians brother, Dennis Regan, also makes his living as a stand up comedian.

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