Todd Barry (born March 26, 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his deadpan comedy.
Life and career
Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in English in 1986. Before starting in stand-up comedy, he was a drummer in the indie rock band The Chant from 1984 to 1985. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron (2002), co-starring H. Jon Benjamin. He has made guest appearances on shows like Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Home Movies, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Wonder Showzen, Tom Goes to the Mayor, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He also voices a recurring character on Squidbillies. In 2004, he was featured in the animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties.
He made 16 appearances on Dr. Katz—in the first two, as himself; then as the recurring character of Todd, a video store clerk, in most of its final season episodes. He also played a character in the television pilot Saddle Rash along with Sarah Silverman, H. Jon Benjamin and Mitch Hedberg. In "The Third Conchord", the twelfth and final episode of the first season of Flight of the Conchords, Barry played Todd, a bongo-playing megalomaniac, who tries to introduce the song "Doggy Bounce" to the Conchords' repertoire, and a new band name: The Crazy Dogggz.
In 2010, Barry had a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of the live-action Adult Swim series Delocated, where he played a frequent associate of the Russian mafia characters, casually playing card games with them in their club. He had a recurring role as himself in FX's Louie.
Barry recorded the album Super Crazy on Comedy Central Records in 2012 . In 2014, he was featured wearing shorts on Season 3, Episode 4 of Jerry Seinfeld's web show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
Works
Discography
Medium Energy (2001) Falling off the Bone (2004) From Heaven (2008) Super Crazy (2012) The Crowd Work Tour (2014)
Films
Who's the Caboose? (1997) – Football Player
Tomorrow Night (1998) – Man Caught in Rain (Director: Louis CK, 1998 Sundance selection) Los Enchiladas! (1999) – Duane (Director: Mitch Hedberg, 1999 Sundance selection) Road Trip (2000) – Campus Security Guard 1 Pootie Tang (2001) – Greasy Borrowing Saffron (2002) – George (Director: Todd Barry, Woodstock Film Festival selection) Beer League (2006) – Creepy Guy Down the Shore The Wrestler (2008) – Wayne Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010) – Bob Withers Vamps (2012) – Ivan Wanderlust (2012) – Sherm The Crowd Work Tour (2014) – Himself Spicy Honey (2017) – Himself Domestic Shorthair (2023) – Himself
Television
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Romulox (three episodes) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – Himself At Home with Amy Sedaris – Handley Bored to Death – Dale Woodley Flight of the Conchords – Todd Wonder Showzen – Barold T. Mosley Sesame Street – #7 Lucky Louie – Todd Talkshow with Spike Feresten – Himself-guest Chappelle's Show – Paul The Larry Sanders Show – Keith Spin City – Doug Sex and the City – Ordinary Guy Contest Searchlight – himself Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn – regular panelist Tom Goes to the Mayor – Saul Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Himself-guest ("Eat a Peach" episode) Home Movies – Video Store Clerk Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil – Ethan The Sarah Silverman Program – Nathan Louie – Fictional Version of Himself (eleven episodes) Delocated – Himself Bob's Burgers – Moo-Lissa, Joel Deadbeat – Daniel L. Turner Master of None – Todd
Books
Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg (2017)
Podcast appearances
WTF with Marc Maron – (Episode 11) October 8, 2009. You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes – (Episode 33) March 21, 2012. Hang Out With Me with Myq Kaplan – November 19, 2012. The Nerdist Podcast with Chris Hardwick – (Episode 501) April 4, 2014. WTF with Marc Maron – (Episode 486) April 7, 2014. TV Guidance Counselor podcast with Ken Reid – December 2, 2015. The Best Show with Tom Scharpling – March 29, 2017. Hello from the Magic Tavern – (Season 2, Episode 25) September 4, 2017. R U Talkin' R.E.M. Re: Me? with Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott – (Episode 44) July 10, 2018. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster – March 10, 2021. Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker – June 3, 2021. The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi - January 31, 2023. The Best Show with Tom Scharpling – August 29, 2023. In April 2013, Barry started his own eponymous podcast, The Todd Barry Podcast.