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Daniel O'Brien (comedian)

January 07, 2024

Daniel O'Brien (born January 6, 1986), also known as "DOB",[1] is an American humorist, author, writer, actor, comedian and songwriter; formerly for Cracked.com. Since August 2018, O'Brien has worked as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 he was part of the writing team that won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series.[2]

Daniel O'Brien
Born (1986-01-06) January 6, 1986 (age 37)
Hazlet, New Jersey
Pen nameDOB
OccupationWriter, actor, comedian, humorist, author, songwriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRutgers
GenreHumor
Subjectpop culture, history
Notable worksHow to Fight Presidents

Early life edit

Daniel grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey, where he attended Raritan High School. He later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey.[3] His college job as a bartender was the inspiration for his unpublished online novel, Bartender.[4] His uncle was actor Skip O'Brien.[5]

Cracked writer edit

In 2007, O'Brien started working for Cracked.com as senior writer and editor.[6] O'Brien has written over 200 articles for the site that have been seen more than 50 million times.[7] Starting around 2009, his articles on Cracked were published as a column called "Dan Dan Revolution".[8][9]

O'Brien's writing encompasses a range from politics to pop culture. O'Brien mocked himself, such as in the sketch "Mug of Pens: The Coffee Mug (For Your Pens)",[10] which also became popular on YouTube.[11] He presents a fictional persona as a socially awkward pop culture enthusiast who openly admits to loving fictional characters, including Spider-Man, far more than his real friends. O'Brien has written about Spider-Man several times, such as "Proposed Script for Spider-Man 4: The Grittiest Reboot Ever",[12] "Why Spider-Man Is a Dick",[13] and "3 Insane Spider-Man Movies You Won't Believe Almost Got Made".[14]

On December 4, 2017, after 10 years of working with Cracked, O'Brien tweeted, "I no longer work for Cracked.com." following the extensive staff layoffs at Cracked.

Agents of Cracked and Cracked After Hours edit

O'Brien and Michael Swaim had become the faces of Cracked, after starring in its many original web series like Agents of Cracked and Cracked After Hours.[7][15][16][17]

Agents of Cracked premiered in November 2009, and the first 13 episodes were viewed nearly 4 million times.[7][18][19] After its first season, the series won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Streamy Awards.[20] Agents of Cracked was renewed in October 2010 and ran for another 13 episodes, followed the next year by a third season of 10 episodes.[21][failed verification] To date, the series has been seen more than 20 million times.[7]

Some of the material that ends up in the Agents of Cracked is based on real events, including an incident where Dan is confronted by Secret Service after writing an article titled "How to Kidnap the President's Daughter."[7][18]

O'Brien also co-wrote, produced and acted in Cracked's series Cracked After Hours, which has been seen more than 15 million times[7] and was the host of Cracked's video series "Obsessive Pop-Culture Disorder" and, as an actor, played secondary characters in various webseries of the site.

Other work edit

O'Brien continues to work on other projects. In 2012, he revealed an upcoming book entitled How To Fight Presidents, which was purchased by Crown Publishing Group (Random House).[7] This followed such articles as "The 5 Most Badass presidents of All-Time"[22] and "How to Fight Andrew Jackson: The Deadliest President Ever"[23] The book was published March 18, 2014, full title How to Fight Presidents: Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country[24] and was illustrated by Winston Rowntree.[25][better source needed] The book, in addition to analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of every dead president through Reagan, includes a brief summary of their life and term as president[25] and goes into some detail, much of it speculative,[26] concerning the genitals of said presidents.[27] O'Brien uses a conversational tone and breaks the fourth wall repeatedly by referencing himself directly and by praising himself and the book in the third person.

He was also a writer and editor on Cracked's The New York Times bestselling book You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News.[7] He was also featured on the History Channel's Your Bleeped Up Brain.[28]

In August 2018 O'Brien announced he was hired as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.[29]

In May 2019 O'Brien launched a free weekly podcast with friend and former Cracked coworker Soren Bowie, called Quick Question With Soren And Daniel, during which they discuss random topics by asking each other questions.

O'Brien and his fellow writers for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have won four Emmys for; 'Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series' [30]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Daniel O'Brien on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series - 2020". Television Academy and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "NJM Q&A: Daniel O'Brien". New Jersey Monthly. April 10, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (2010). . obrienfiction.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Daniel O'Brien, Soren Bowie (May 27, 2022). A Local History (podcast). Quick Question (with Soren & Dan).
  6. ^ O'Brien (2010). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "EXCLUSIVE: How Comedian Daniel O'Brien Turned One Joke Into A Major Book Deal". Forbes.com. 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  8. ^ O'Brien, Daniel. . Cracked. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  9. ^ O'Brien, Daniel. . Cracked. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Dan (March 15, 2009). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Mug of Pens: The Coffee Mug (For Your Pens)". YouTube. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (January 15, 2010). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  13. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (November 5, 2010). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  14. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (March 22, 2013). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  15. ^ Cracked.com adding two Web series The Hollywood Reporter, 4/2010 "Comedy Web site Cracked.com is working on ... "After Hours," created by Dan O'Brien and Jack O'Brien (no relation)"
  16. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (July 31, 2010). "21 Questions with Daniel O'Brien". thenervousbreakdown.com. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  17. ^ Boose, Greg (February 4, 2010). "Talking Comedy and Disturbing YouTube Clips with Cracked.com's Michael Swaim". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  18. ^ a b Gould, Wendy Rose (October 26, 2010). . asylum.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  19. ^ Watson, Adam (2010). "Why are there are no sport's in the 'Agents of Cracked?'". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  20. ^ . Archived from the original on October 29, 2010.
  21. ^ MacIntyre, April (October 6, 2010). . Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010. Agents of Cracked is Cracked.com's first original web series created by Abe Epperson, Dan O'Brien and Michael Swaim, three of Cracked's most popular and recognizable personalities.
  22. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (February 15, 2008). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  23. ^ O'Brien, Daniel (February 17, 2012). . Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  24. ^ "Daniel O'Brien on 'How to Fight Presidents'". Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  25. ^ a b O'Brien, Daniel (March 18, 2014). Amazon.com: How to Fight Presidents: Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country (9780385347570): Daniel O'Brien, Winston Rowntree: Books. Crown. ISBN 978-0385347570.
  26. ^ "I Am Daniel O'Brien, the Head Writer of Cracked.com and author of How to Fight Presidents. Ask Me Anything! • /r/IAmA". March 18, 2014.
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on April 16, 2014.
  28. ^ "Watch YOUR BLEEPED UP BRAIN on the History... – This Dan O'Brien".
  29. ^ "Daniel O'Brien on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  30. ^ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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daniel, brien, comedian, daniel, brien, born, january, 1986, also, known, american, humorist, author, writer, actor, comedian, songwriter, formerly, cracked, since, august, 2018, brien, worked, staff, writer, show, last, week, tonight, with, john, oliver, 2019. Daniel O Brien born January 6 1986 also known as DOB 1 is an American humorist author writer actor comedian and songwriter formerly for Cracked com Since August 2018 O Brien has worked as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver In 2019 2020 2021 and 2022 he was part of the writing team that won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series 2 Daniel O BrienBorn 1986 01 06 January 6 1986 age 37 Hazlet New JerseyPen nameDOBOccupationWriter actor comedian humorist author songwriterLanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanAlma materRutgersGenreHumorSubjectpop culture historyNotable worksHow to Fight Presidents Contents 1 Early life 2 Cracked writer 3 Agents of Cracked and Cracked After Hours 4 Other work 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editDaniel grew up in Hazlet New Jersey where he attended Raritan High School He later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey 3 His college job as a bartender was the inspiration for his unpublished online novel Bartender 4 His uncle was actor Skip O Brien 5 Cracked writer editIn 2007 O Brien started working for Cracked com as senior writer and editor 6 O Brien has written over 200 articles for the site that have been seen more than 50 million times 7 Starting around 2009 his articles on Cracked were published as a column called Dan Dan Revolution 8 9 O Brien s writing encompasses a range from politics to pop culture O Brien mocked himself such as in the sketch Mug of Pens The Coffee Mug For Your Pens 10 which also became popular on YouTube 11 He presents a fictional persona as a socially awkward pop culture enthusiast who openly admits to loving fictional characters including Spider Man far more than his real friends O Brien has written about Spider Man several times such as Proposed Script for Spider Man 4 The Grittiest Reboot Ever 12 Why Spider Man Is a Dick 13 and 3 Insane Spider Man Movies You Won t Believe Almost Got Made 14 On December 4 2017 after 10 years of working with Cracked O Brien tweeted I no longer work for Cracked com following the extensive staff layoffs at Cracked Agents of Cracked and Cracked After Hours editO Brien and Michael Swaim had become the faces of Cracked after starring in its many original web series like Agents of Cracked and Cracked After Hours 7 15 16 17 Agents of Cracked premiered in November 2009 and the first 13 episodes were viewed nearly 4 million times 7 18 19 After its first season the series won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Streamy Awards 20 Agents of Cracked was renewed in October 2010 and ran for another 13 episodes followed the next year by a third season of 10 episodes 21 failed verification To date the series has been seen more than 20 million times 7 Some of the material that ends up in the Agents of Cracked is based on real events including an incident where Dan is confronted by Secret Service after writing an article titled How to Kidnap the President s Daughter 7 18 O Brien also co wrote produced and acted in Cracked s series Cracked After Hours which has been seen more than 15 million times 7 and was the host of Cracked s video series Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder and as an actor played secondary characters in various webseries of the site Other work editO Brien continues to work on other projects In 2012 he revealed an upcoming book entitled How To Fight Presidents which was purchased by Crown Publishing Group Random House 7 This followed such articles as The 5 Most Badass presidents of All Time 22 and How to Fight Andrew Jackson The Deadliest President Ever 23 The book was published March 18 2014 full title How to Fight Presidents Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country 24 and was illustrated by Winston Rowntree 25 better source needed The book in addition to analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of every dead president through Reagan includes a brief summary of their life and term as president 25 and goes into some detail much of it speculative 26 concerning the genitals of said presidents 27 O Brien uses a conversational tone and breaks the fourth wall repeatedly by referencing himself directly and by praising himself and the book in the third person He was also a writer and editor on Cracked s The New York Times bestselling book You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News 7 He was also featured on the History Channel s Your Bleeped Up Brain 28 In August 2018 O Brien announced he was hired as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 29 In May 2019 O Brien launched a free weekly podcast with friend and former Cracked coworker Soren Bowie called Quick Question With Soren And Daniel during which they discuss random topics by asking each other questions O Brien and his fellow writers for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have won four Emmys for Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series 30 See also editMichael Swaim Seanbaby David WongReferences edit Daniel O Brien on Earwolf www earwolf com Retrieved January 22 2018 Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series 2020 Television Academy and Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences September 20 2020 Retrieved September 28 2020 NJM Q amp A Daniel O Brien New Jersey Monthly April 10 2014 Retrieved February 8 2018 O Brien Daniel 2010 About Bartender obrienfiction blogspot com Archived from the original on December 7 2013 Retrieved November 30 2010 Daniel O Brien Soren Bowie May 27 2022 A Local History podcast Quick Question with Soren amp Dan O Brien 2010 Daniel Cracked com Archived from the original on October 4 2010 Retrieved November 30 2010 a b c d e f g h EXCLUSIVE How Comedian Daniel O Brien Turned One Joke Into A Major Book Deal Forbes com 2012 Retrieved April 18 2012 O Brien Daniel Dan Dan Revolution Cracked Archived from the original on March 31 2009 O Brien Daniel Columnists Archive Dan Dan Revolution Cracked Archived from the original on March 27 2016 O Brien Dan March 15 2009 Mug of Pens Cracked com Archived from the original on March 29 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 Mug of Pens The Coffee Mug For Your Pens YouTube March 16 2009 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved January 22 2018 O Brien Daniel January 15 2010 Proposed Script for Spider Man 4 The Grittiest Reboot Ever Cracked com Archived from the original on March 29 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 O Brien Daniel November 5 2010 Why Spider Man Is a Dick Cracked com Archived from the original on March 30 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 O Brien Daniel March 22 2013 3 Insane Spider Man Movies You Won t Believe Almost Got Made Cracked com Archived from the original on March 27 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 Cracked com adding two Web series The Hollywood Reporter 4 2010 Comedy Web site Cracked com is working on After Hours created by Dan O Brien and Jack O Brien no relation O Brien Daniel July 31 2010 21 Questions with Daniel O Brien thenervousbreakdown com Retrieved November 27 2010 Boose Greg February 4 2010 Talking Comedy and Disturbing YouTube Clips with Cracked com s Michael Swaim The Huffington Post Retrieved November 27 2010 a b Gould Wendy Rose October 26 2010 Agents of Cracked Infiltrating the Interwebs One Video at a Time asylum com Archived from the original on October 30 2010 Retrieved November 30 2010 Watson Adam 2010 Why are there are no sport s in the Agents of Cracked ESPN Retrieved November 30 2010 Winners of the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards Archived from the original on October 29 2010 MacIntyre April October 6 2010 Agents of Cracked back for season two preview Monsters and Critics Archived from the original on October 7 2010 Retrieved November 30 2010 Agents of Cracked is Cracked com s first original web series created by Abe Epperson Dan O Brien and Michael Swaim three of Cracked s most popular and recognizable personalities O Brien Daniel February 15 2008 The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time Cracked com Archived from the original on March 31 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 O Brien Daniel February 17 2012 How to Fight Andrew Jackson The Deadliest President Ever Cracked com Archived from the original on March 30 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 Daniel O Brien on How to Fight Presidents Retrieved February 8 2018 a b O Brien Daniel March 18 2014 Amazon com How to Fight Presidents Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country 9780385347570 Daniel O Brien Winston Rowntree Books Crown ISBN 978 0385347570 I Am Daniel O Brien the Head Writer of Cracked com and author of How to Fight Presidents Ask Me Anything r IAmA March 18 2014 How to Fight Presidents Archived from the original on April 16 2014 Watch YOUR BLEEPED UP BRAIN on the History This Dan O Brien Daniel O Brien on Twitter Twitter Retrieved September 10 2018 Nominees Winners Television Academy Retrieved September 24 2019 External links editCracked com Member s Page Official website and blog https www emmys com bios daniel obrien Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel O 27Brien comedian amp oldid 1182926790, 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