Brooks Wheelan





























Brooks "The Cave" Wheelan

Brooks Wheelan, 2012.jpg
Wheelan on July 18, 2012

Born
Brooks Patrick Wheelan


(1986-08-21) August 21, 1986 (age 32)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.[1]
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Iowa
Occupation Stand-up comedian, actor, writer
Years active 2013–present

Brooks Patrick Wheelan (born August 21, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer who was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for the 2013–2014 season.




Contents






  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Career


    • 2.1 Saturday Night Live


      • 2.1.1 Impressions on Saturday Night Live




    • 2.2 Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan




  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 Discography


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life and education


Wheelan was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 21, 1986 and raised in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Chris and Jim Wheelan.[2]


Growing up, his interest mostly focused on science and mathematics. He performed regularly in Iowa City during his college years. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 2009 with a biomedical engineering degree.[3]



Career


Wheelan started performing stand-up comedy in his late teens in Iowa, then went to Kansas City and Chicago, before eventually moving to Los Angeles where he began to perform stand-up comedy full-time. Before joining Saturday Night Live, he performed stand-up comedy in Los Angeles while he had a job as a biomedical engineer, doing research on eyes and heart valves.[4] In 2013, Wheelan was hired to write for Saturday Night Live for the 2013–2014 season and was made a cast member the week before the season started.[4][5] After being fired from Saturday Night Live, Wheelan embarked on a stand-up tour entitled 'Brooks Wheelan Falls Back On Standup Comedy (sorta) Tour', in reference to his firing. As part of his promotion for the tour he performed on Conan.


Wheelan's first stand-up comedy album This is Cool, Right? was released on 27 January 2015[6] to critical acclaim.[7][8] The Laugh Button called it, "One of the best albums of 2015."[9] While the A.V. Club wrote, "This Is Cool, Right? is at turns manic, honest, and completely absurd. Brooks crafts jokes not unlike sketches, and has an ear for storytelling that finds universal truths in the examining of his personal life." [10] As part of the promotion for the record, he appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Wheelan also has a Comedy Central half-hour stand-up special airing in summer 2015.



Saturday Night Live


Wheelan was a recurring guest on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update," using his stand-up stories as public service announcements against irresponsible behavior. On the Bruce Willis / Katy Perry episode, the commentary centered on having tattoos that have no meaning, with Wheelan showing off three tattoos he had in his youth: A tribal stamp on his left arm meant to look like the one Anthony Kiedis from Red Hot Chili Peppers has, a nautical star on his right arm, and a weird oceanscape on his side (which came from a doodle he drew in his freshman year of high school, and which does not make sense to him because he grew up in Iowa, which is not a coastal state). On the Anna Kendrick / Pharrell Williams episode, the commentary centered on the dangers of drinking alcohol, and the story of how his friends put butter down his pants while he was blacked out drunk and Wheelan worrying that he was dying of an undiscovered sexually transmitted disease.[citation needed]


On July 14, 2014, Wheelan announced through Twitter that he was no longer a cast member of Saturday Night Live, stating, "FIRED FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!".[11] A couple of days later, Wheelan admitted that he was not angry and that he is still close to some of the cast members. He claimed that he prefers stand-up.[12]



Impressions on Saturday Night Live



  • Rand Paul

  • Jared Leto

  • Harry Styles

  • Kid Rock

  • Matthew McConaughey

  • Slash

  • Uncle Sam



Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan


On October 24, 2017, Wheelen launched a podcast called, "Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan". In each episode, Brooks interviews a guest on the often low-paying or undesirable jobs they had before they eventually achieved success in the entertainment industry.[13]



Personal life


Brooks Wheelan went to Dubuque Hempsted High school in Dubuque Iowa.


Wheelan was engaged to his long time girlfriend but they broke it off.[14] He openly speaks about the events of the break up in his stand up. In 2017, he started dating YouTube star Grace Helbig. Their relationship ended in October 2018.[citation needed]



Filmography











































































Year
 Title
 Role
 Notes
2013
Adam Devine's House Party
 Himself
2013-2014
Saturday Night Live
 Himself / Various Roles
 Also writer
2014
@midnight
 Himself
2015
Ridiculousness
 Himself

Hawaii 5-0
 Owen

Girls
 Bryce
 Season 4, Episode 2: "Triggering"

Better Off Single
 Barry

The Half Hour
 Himself
2016
Those Who Can't
 Ronnie

Random Tropical Paradise
 Bowie Pemberton IV

To Tell the Truth
 Himself / Guest Panelist
2017–present
Big Hero 6: The Series[15]
Fredrick "Fred" Fredrickson IV
 Voice


Discography











Year
 Title
2015
This is cool, Right?


References





  1. ^ Klingseis, Katherine (October 13, 2013). "Comedian pokes fun at his tattoos, Iowa upbringing on 'Saturday Night Live'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Morain, Michael (September 18, 2013). "Native Iowan among new cast this season on 'SNL'". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on January 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.


  3. ^ Ta, Linh (27 September 2013). "Manchester native named to new 'SNL' cast". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 23 December 2014.


  4. ^ ab Carter, Bill (15 September 2013). "New Course for 'Weekend Update,' and All of 'SNL'". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2014.


  5. ^ Evans, Bradford (26 August 2013). "Standup Brooks Wheelan Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Splitsider. Retrieved 23 December 2014.


  6. ^ Brooks Wheelan [@brookswheelan] (13 December 2014). "Cover art for my first comedy album, "This is cool, right?" Pick it up JANUARY 27, 2015" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


  7. ^ Staff, Laugh Button (18 December 2015). "Top Comedy Albums of 2015". Laugh Button. Retrieved 18 December 2015.


  8. ^ Staff, Paste (12 December 2015). "10 Best Comedy Albums of 2015". Paste. Retrieved 12 December 2015.


  9. ^ Staff, Laugh Button (18 December 2015). "Top Comedy Albums of 2015". Laugh Button. Retrieved 18 December 2015.


  10. ^ Fowle, Kyle (12 February 2015). "Brooks Wheelan goes absurd, honest on debut album This Is Cool, Right?". A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


  11. ^ Barsanti, Sam (14 July 2014). "Saturday Night Live has fired Brooks Wheelan". A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 December 2014.


  12. ^ "Brooks Wheelan Talks About Getting Fired From SNL - No You Shut Up!". YouTube. No You Shut Up!. July 28, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2017.


  13. ^ "Entry Level with Brooks Wheelan".


  14. ^ "Gatekeeper with Jamie Flam". Player.fm.


  15. ^ http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/disney-xd-details-big-hero-6-series-cast/




External links







  • Brooks Wheelan on IMDb








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