Vinnie Brand

Vincent S. Brand III^[1] (born July 6, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian from Middletown, NJ. He is best known for being the club owner of The Stress Factory Comedy Club in New Brunswick, NJ.^[2] Brand has also made television and radio appearances on shows, such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Last Comic Standing,^[3] The Rosie O'Donnell Show,^[4] The Opie and Anthony Show, NickMom Night Out, and Restaurant Stakeout.^[5]

Biography

Vinnie Brand was born and raised in Middletown, NJ.^[6] After graduating from Rutgers University, he opened up a flower shop and construction company.^[4] When both companies failed, Brand eventually found success in the business field when he opened Stress Factory Comedy Club in 1991.^[7][2] Throughout its business years, Stress Factory has featured comic headliners such as Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Chris Rock,^[8] and Andrew Dice Clay.^[9]

Brand has also performed at other comedy venues outside of his own club, including Comic Strip Live and Helium Comedy Club.^[10]

Along with the success of his comedy club, Brand has made various of television appearances including Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,^[11] Last Comic Standing,^[12] Dave Attell: Road Work,^[13][14][15] Restaurant Stakeout,^[5][16] and NickMom Night Out.^[17][18]

He was a frequent radio guest on The Opie and Anthony Show.^[19][20][21]

NickMom is in development for a "docu-comedy" starring Brand and his family, and has Jim Breuer credited as an executive producer for the project.^[22]

References

External links

• Official website
• Vinnie Brand at the Internet Movie Database