Brightest Young Things

The Bentzen Ball is coming up, our first full on comedy festival. To get you better acquainted with the 5 million comedians involved, we had them fill out this very official questionnaire. All the other info you ever wanted on the Bentzen Ball is located on it's very own special URL: http://www.bentzenball.com/

Name: Matt Braunger DJ Name: D.J. MJB Hometown: Portland, OR

Occupation you’ll fall back on if this comedy thing doesn’t work out:

Shovel Fighter

Best joke you’ve ever told:

Still to come, hopefully.

Fellow Bentzen Ball comedian/comedienne you have a (no longer) secret crush on:

Tig, of course.

Favorite monument:

Portlandia, of course.

Worst name you were ever called as a child:

Tie: Beefy Boy/Matty Bumpo (both by my mother).

What are you doing right now? (be specific)

Right now I'm sitting in a hotel drinking green tea getting ready to do two shows in New York City.

If you had to have sex with an animal, what would you choose?

Mermaid

What are your pre-show rituals/superstitions?

Stretch my leg muscles, be aware and grateful for everything, listen to gangsta rap.

Do you believe in God?

Yes, but I also recognize the ridiculousness of such a belief.

If you could eliminate one race from the Earth which would you choose?

Those purple people that always get mentioned when someone says they don't care what race anybody is.

And finally, what did Tig bribe you with to get you to agree to come?

Her love, of course.

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Mad TV / Late Show with David Letterman

Performance Schedule: Studio Theater, Thursday 7pm, Studio Theatre, Friday 8pm, HR 57-Comedy Room, Friday 12am, Black Cat-Main Stage, Saturday 11pm, Studio Theater, Saturday 7pm, Studio Theater, Saturday 10pm. Buy Tickets Here!

Matt Braunger was raised in Portland, Oregon. An actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in New York and improvisation in Chicago under such luminaries as Susan Messing and Del Close. He was a founding member of the seminal improv group The Seaning. It was in Chicago that Matt became a full-fledged stand-up comedian as well, performing in both the 2001 and 2002 Chicago Comedy Festivals. He is currently a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.

Currently, you can see Matt as a new series regular on FOX’s MADtv. His television credits include The Late Show with David Letterman, Pushing Daisies, Carpoolers, iCarly, Acceptable TV, and Live At Gotham.

He has been featured at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal 2007, The TBS Comedy Festival Las Vegas 2007 & 2008, South By Southwest, and won the 2008 “Best Of The Fest” at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen.

Previously in comedy:

• 2/10: Behind The Desk 35: Spotting THE Crazy In the Arts (Vol. 2)
• 2/7: LiveDC: Demetri Martin @ Warner Theatre
• 1/24: LiveDC: Adam Carolla @ Fillmore
• 1/20: Behind The Desk 32: Eddie Brill Is Common
• 1/17: LiveDC: JB Smoove @ 930 Club
• 12/8: Tom Arnold - Up Close & Very Nice
• 12/5: LiveDC: Michael Ian Black @ Sixth and I Synagogue
• 12/5: Lauren Weedman-BUSTED
• 12/1: R.I.P. Patrice O'Neal - brilliant 1969 to 2011
• 11/30: BYT Interview: Michael Ian Black