Brian Posehn
Posehn in 2025
Born	(1966-07-06)July 6, 1966 (age 59) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California State University, Sacramento
Spouse	Melanie Truhett ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	1
Comedy career
Years active	1994–present
Medium	Stand-up television film music comics
Genres	Observational comedy black comedy surreal humor insult comedy sarcasm satire deadpan
Subjects	American culture American politics human behavior pop culture current events religion marijuana drug use
Website	brianposehn.com

Brian Posehn (/poʊˈseɪn/; born July 6, 1966)^[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role inHBO'sMr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998). He is known for his roles as Jim Kuback onThe WB'sMission Hill and Brian Spukowski onComedy Central'sThe Sarah Silverman Program. Posehn had a recurring role onThe Big Bang Theory as geologistBert Kibbler.

As a stand-up comedian, Posehn has released four comedy albums and one standalone music album. He has hosted the onlineDungeons & Dragons podcastNerd Poker since 2012. He has also done voice work for video games such asHalo 2,FusionFall,Brütal Legend, andMinecraft: Story Mode.

Posehn received nominations for twoPrimetime Emmy Awards in 1998 and 1999 forOutstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for his work onMr. Show with Bob and David, which he shared with the series' writing crew.^[2] Posehn also received a nomination for aDVDX Award for Best Original Song in a DVD Premiere Movie in 2003 forRun Ronnie Run!.^[3]

Posehn was born^[4] and raised^[5] inSacramento, California. He is ofGerman andIrish descent.^[6] He graduated fromSonoma Valley High School in 1984.^[7] He attended college atCalifornia State University, Sacramento.^[8] He was able to begin his career after meetingBob Odenkirk andDavid Cross inSan Francisco, therefore some have attributed that the foundation of his comedy career commenced in theSan Francisco Bay Area.^[9]

Posehn began with guest appearances and mainly small roles in TV shows. He was on 28 episodes ofMr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998), asketch comedy series onHBO. In a 1996 episode ofFriends, he delivered the manuscript in which Joey Tribbiani's soap opera character "Dr. Drake Ramoray" is killed. He appeared as two different characters inNewsRadio: a fan with questions for Jimmy James at a book reading (1997), and a member of Dave'sa cappella group "Chock Full o' Notes" (1998). In theSeinfeld episode "The Burning" (1998), he played a patient, whenKramer "was given"gonorrhea. His character was instructed to "act out" to a group of medical students how a surgeon left a sponge in him post surgery. Posehn also wrote theSpace Ghost: Coast to Coast episode "Cahill" (1998) withBen Karlin. He appeared on 29 episodes of theNBC seriesJust Shoot Me! (1999–2003). He played the voice of Jim inMission Hill on theWB (1999–2002), and Del Swanson in3-South onMTV (2002–2003). On anAdult Swim production,Aqua Teen Hunger Force, he voiced the Wisdom Cube in the 2003 episode "The Cubing".

Posehn performed the voice of Gibbons, a tiny man, on several episodes of theCartoon Network'sTom Goes to the Mayor (2005–2006). He also appeared in the 2005 pilot forThe Showbiz Show with David Spade, in a segment called "The Nerd Perspective", in which he gave a scathing criticism ofMTV and its declining quality. He also played a mortician in several episodes of Comedy Central'sReno 911!. He was featured on the 2005 documentary seriesThe Comedians of Comedy onComedy Central andShowtime. He was in a 2007 episode of the improv seriesThank God You're Here on NBC and was a celebrity judge on the revived 1970s game showThe Gong Show with Dave Attell (2008), on Comedy Central. He co-stars onThe Sarah Silverman Program withSteve Agee as a gay couple who is friends with Silverman,^[10] and also wrote the season three finale "Wowschwitz". He played himself in the episode "Spagett" ofTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, appeared at theComedy Central Roast ofBob Saget, played the role of a physically disabled man (Scooter Man) in the second season's premiere episode "Slip of the Tongue" ofCalifornication (2008), onShowtime, and playedDethklok's second manager in theMetalocalypse episode "Dethsources", he also wrote the episode "Fatherklok". In 2007 he joined the first season of the MTV sketch comedy seriesHuman Giant, as a writer and performer, and voices Glen Furlblam, the biggest fan of Dr. Two-Brains on thePBS Kids animated seriesWordGirl. In 2012 he co-wrote thefourth season ofMetalocalypse. From 2013 to 2019, Posehn portrayed the recurring character Bert onThe Big Bang Theory.

In October 2024, Posehn was announced to reprise his role as Bert Kibbler in the upcoming Big Bang Theory spin-off series,Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.^[11]

Film appearances from Posehn include the 2003 comedy film sequelDumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd,Grind, the 2005Rob Zombie horror filmThe Devil's Rejects,Sleeping Dogs Lie,Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and the 2007 animated featureSurf's Up, where he played Glen Maverick. Posehn appeared as himself in the 2007 documentarySuper High Me starring 'marijuana comedian'Doug Benson, the 2008 documentaryNerdcore Rising aboutMC Frontalot and in a supporting role inSarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic.

Posehn voices the character of Murray, a robot, in Rob Zombie's animatedThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto. He also voiced the character Hayashi in the English dub ofPom Poko.

In 2002, Posehn appeared onComedy Central Presents, followed by the release of 2005'sThe Comedians of Comedy, a documentary/live special chronicling a 2004 small-club comedy tour he participated in. The film was followed up by a television series on Comedy Central of the same name. Posehn's debut comedy albumLive In: Nerd Rage was released in 2006. He participated in the Comedy Lineup of the 2008Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which includedLouis C.K.,Janeane Garofalo andZach Galifianakis. Posehn performed as part of the Rock N' Roll Comedy set withJim Norton and Michelle Buteau. During his 2008 routine onComedy Central Presents he referred to his Wikipedia article, which he supposedly vandalized.^[12] In 2010, Posehn released his second albumFart and Wiener Jokes. In 2011, Posehn agreed to perform at theGathering of the Juggalos. Some of his fans criticized this decision as being "not metal".^[13] Posehn countered that "getting a paycheck is metal", and expressed respect towards theJuggalo fan culture, as well as theindependent music success ofInsane Clown Posse andPsychopathic Records.^[13] In 2013, Posehn released his third comedy album and first DVD,The Fartist, and in 2017 his fourth comedy album,Posehn 25x2.

In 2006,Relapse Records released his first album,Live In: Nerd Rage.^[14][15] It includes "Metal by Numbers", a song mocking the formulaic nature of modernmetal at the time of its release.^[16] The instrumental tracks feature musicians such as guitaristScott Ian (ofAnthrax), bassistJoey Vera (then of Anthrax, but also ofArmored Saint andFates Warning), drummerJohn Tempesta (ofThe Cult andWhite Zombie), and lead guitaristJonathan Donais (ofShadows Fall). Posehn also appeared in the Anthraxmusic videos for "What Doesn't Die" and "Blood Eagle Wings". Posehn appeared on a Season 4 episode of the music talk showThat Metal Show and Lamb of God'sWalk With Me In Hell DVD, and performed "More Metal Then You", a song that was included on his non-musical stand-up comedy albumFart & Weiner Jokes, with "Brian Posehn's All-Star Band" on the2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Posehn appeared inThe Damned Things music video for "We've Got A Situation Here". He provided backing vocals forEvile's albumFive Serpent's Teeth.

In 2020, Posehn released his first music-only album,Grandpa Metal, which featured guest appearances fromBrendon Small ofDethklok, Scott Ian,Corey Taylor ofSlipknot andStone Sour,Weird Al Yankovic,Phil Demmel ofMachine Head,Michael Starr ofSteel Panther and others. The album consists ofcomedy metal songs, as well as metal covers of "Take On Me" byA-Ha and "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" byYlvis.

Posehn has provided voice work for video gamesBrütal Legend as The Hunter^[17] andStar Warped as co-narrator Brian.^[18] Posehn has also voiced Grunts and variousMarines in the 2004 video gameHalo 2.

Posehn appeared in the commercial "Ink Fairy" forStaples office supply store in its ad campaign featuring the "Easy Button."

In 2006, Posehn co-wrote the comic bookThe Last Christmas with writer Gerry Duggan, published byImage Comics (ISBN 1582406766).

In April 2009 Posehn hosted the first American "Golden Gods Awards" for metal music hosted byRevolver Magazine.

As part of theMarvel NOW! initiative Posehn and Gerry Duggan co-wrote theDeadpool ongoing comic series which launched in November 2012, lasting 45 issues. His run ended in April 2015. The first six issues were illustrated byTony Moore.^[19]

Since 2012, Posehn has hosted apodcast calledNerd Poker, where a group of comedians playDungeons & Dragons. Co-hosts include comic book writer Gerry Duggan and comedianBlaine Capatch, among others.

Posehn has also participated in theDungeons & Dragons campaign Force Grey: Lost City of Omu, hosted byMatthew Mercer.

Posehn married Melanie Truhett in 2004 and has a son with her.^[20] While once known for his use ofcannabis, Posehn quit smoking marijuana in 2011,^[21][22] but resumed smoking about three years later.^[23]

In April 2023, Posehn said he "almost died" in a serious car crash in Los Angeles involving his family and a friend.^[24][25]

• Live In: Nerd Rage (2006) – stand-up comedy
• Fart and Wiener Jokes (2010) – stand-up comedy
• The Fartist (2013) – stand-up comedy
• Posehn 25x2 (2017) – stand-up comedy
• Grandpa Metal (2020) – as Posehn; music only

Posehn has been nominated for twoPrimetime Emmys and oneDVDX Award. His first Primetime Emmy nomination in 1998 forOutstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program was for his writing onMr. Show with Bob and David, which he shared with crew membersScott Aukerman, Jerry Collins,David Cross,Jay Johnston,Bob Odenkirk,Bill Odenkirk,B. J. Porter, andDino Stamatopoulos.^[2] The television series' writing staff, including Posehn, received another nomination in the same category in 1999, which Posehn shared withMike Stoyanov,Paul F. Tompkins, Mike Upchurch, and past writing staff from the previous year.^[2]

For his work onRun Ronnie Run!, Posehn was nominated at the 2003DVD Exclusive Awards for Best Original Song in a DVD Premiere Movie for "The Golden Rule Song" along with performerJack Black (with the Joey Cheesy Reunion Band) and fellow lyricists David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, B. J. Porter, and Eban Schletter.^[3]

• The Last Christmas (tpb, 176 pages, 2006,ISBN 978-1582406763)
• Rifters
  • Volume 1 (collects issues #1-6) (tpb, 168 pages, 2025,ISBN 978-1534387607)^[32]

• Deadpool:
  • Volume 1: Dead Presidents (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #1–6, 154 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, May 2013)
  • Volume 2: Soul Hunter (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #7–12, 137 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, August 2013)
  • Volume 3: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #13–19, 160 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, January 2014)
  • Volume 4: Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #20–25, 136 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, June 2014)
  • Volume 5: The Wedding of Deadpool (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #26–28 andDeadpool Annual #1, 168 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, August 2014)
  • Volume 6: Original Sin (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #29–34, 144 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, December 2014)
  • Volume 7: Axis (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #35–40, 136 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, March 2015)
  • Volume 8: All Good Things (collectsDeadpool (Marvel Now!) vol. 3 #41–44, #250, 176 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, June 2015)
  • Dracula's Gauntlet (collectsDeadpool: Dracula's Gauntlet (Marvel Now!) vol. 1 #1–7, 200 pages, Marvel Comics, softcover, November 2014)

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