American Stand-Up Comedian from New Jersey
Vincent S. Brand III [1] (born July 6, 1963)[2] is an American stand-up comedian from Middletown, NJ . He is best known for being the owner of The Stress Factory Comedy Clubs located in New Brunswick, NJ and Bridgeport, CT .[3] [4] Brand has also made television and radio appearances on shows, such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn , Last Comic Standing ,[5] The Rosie O'Donnell Show ,[6] The Opie and Anthony Show , NickMom , Night Out , and Restaurant Stakeout .[7]
Biography
Vinnie Brand was born and raised in Middletown, NJ .[8] Brand attended Rutgers University , but did not graduate.[9] After that, he opened up a flower shop and construction company.[6] When both companies failed, Brand eventually found success in business when he opened Stress Factory Comedy Club in 1991.[10] [3] Throughout its business years, Stress Factory has featured comic headliners such as Drew Carey , Gilbert Gottfried , Richard Lewis , Chris Rock ,[11] and Andrew Dice Clay .[12]
Brand has also performed at other comedy venues outside of his own club, including Comic Strip Live and Helium Comedy Club.[13]
Along with the success of his comedy club, Brand has made various of television appearances including Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn ,[14] Last Comic Standing ,[15] Dave Attell: Road Work ,[16] [17] Restaurant Stakeout ,[7] and NickMom Night Out. [18]
He was a frequent radio guest on The Opie and Anthony Show .[19] [20]
Prior to folding in 2015, NickMom was in development for a "docu-comedy" starring Brand and his family, and had Jim Breuer credited as an executive producer for the project.[21]
References
^ "On the referendum, Vinnie Brand" . Middletown, New Jersey Patch . 10 March 2014.
^ Lovece, Frank (April 30, 2019). "Pete Davidson walks out of comedy club show after he says owner 'disrespected' him" . Newsday . New York City / Long Island. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
^ a b "Vinnie Brand has his own 'brand' of comedy" . Zoiks! Online.
^ "Pete Davidson slams comedy club, owner Vinnie Brand fires back" . Fox News . 30 April 2019.
^ Chris Jordan, @ChrisFHJordan (20 June 2014). "Stress Factory owner stands tall on 'Last Comic Standing' " . Asbury Park Press . New Jersey.
^ a b "Vinnie Brand" . Comedy Zone Worldwise.
^ a b "Standup Stakeout" . Food Network .
^ "Stress Factory Comedy Club :: Vinnie Brand from Last Comic Standing and Nick Mom Night Out" . The Stress Factory. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-23 .
^ "Vinnie Brand | Book this Comedian | The Comedy Zone Worldwide" . comedyzoneworldwide.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Stress Factory Comedy Club" . Manta.com.
^ Lesko, Justin (29 May 2016). "Chris Rock packs local New Brunswick comedy club during Thursday night show" . Muckgers.com.
^ "Stress Factory Comedy Club" . The Stress Factory. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-23 .
^ "Vinnie Brand @ Helium Comedy Club" . Philly2night.com. 29 September 2016.
^ "TCWCQ: Giraldo, Brand, Norton & Barry" . September 26, 2010 – via YouTube.
^ "Last Comic Standing - Vinnie Brand: The Invitational Set (Episode Highlight)" . 30 May 2014 – via YouTube.
^ "Dave Attell shares his "Road Work" experiences across America as a club comic in new Comedy Central stand-up special" . TheComicsComic.com.
^ ComedyUndergroundLIVE. "Vinnie Brand" . Comedy Underground Live.
^ "NickMom Night Out - NickMom Night Out: Chicago Episode 6 - Videos" . NickMom TV. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-23 .
^ "Opie & Anthony: Meet Vinnie Brand's Daughter AKA Dani Golightly (06/27/08)" . 7 February 2015 – via YouTube.
^ "Vinnie Brand's Stand-up Comedian Profile on Rooftop Comedy" . RooftopComedy.com.
^ "NickMom Announces New Development Slate Including Whoopi Goldberg Project And Greenlights Second Season Of Docu-Comedy Take Me To Your Mother" (Press release). Nickelodeon. July 26, 2013 – via PRNewswire.com.
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