Daniel O'Brien (comedian)

Daniel O'Brien
Born (1986-01-06) January 6, 1986 (age 38)
Hazlet, New Jersey
Pen nameDOB
OccupationWriter, actor, comedian, humorist, author, songwriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRutgers University
GenreHumor
Subjectpop culture, history
Notable worksHow to Fight Presidents

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. In August 2018, O'Brien started as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and is currently a senior writer. In 2019 through 2024 he was part of the writing team that won six Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series.[2]

Early life

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 He later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey.[3] His college job as a bartender was the inspiration for his unpublished online novel, Bartender.[4] His uncle was actor Skip O'Brien.[5]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

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

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

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] and in the music video for "The OCDance!" by Rachel Bloom.[29]

In August 2018 O'Brien announced he was hired as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.[30]

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 five Emmys for 'Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series' [31]

See also

References

  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). "About Bartender". 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). "Daniel". 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. "Dan Dan Revolution". Cracked. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  9. ^ O'Brien, Daniel. "Columnists Archive - Dan Dan Revolution". Cracked. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Dan (March 15, 2009). "Mug of Pens". 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). "Proposed Script for Spider-Man 4: The Grittiest Reboot Ever". Cracked.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  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). "'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.
  19. ^ Watson, Adam (2010). "Why are there are no sport's in the 'Agents of Cracked?'". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  20. ^ "Winners of the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "How to Fight Presidents". Archived from the original on April 16, 2014.
  28. ^ "Watch YOUR BLEEPED UP BRAIN on the History... – This Dan O'Brien". Tumblr.
  29. ^ The OCDance! - Rachel Bloom (Music Video). September 23, 2014.
  30. ^ "Daniel O'Brien on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  31. ^ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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