Gary Reynolds
Born (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979
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 comedy podcast in which his friend and fellow comedian Dave Anthony tells him a particularly shocking or notable story from American history about which Reynolds knows nothing.

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 staff (2019-11-11). "Gareth Reynolds' debut comedy album set for December release". Eponymous Review. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  6. 1 2 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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