Todd Barry (born March 26, 1964) is an American stand-up comedy and actor[Zinoman, Jason (March 21, 2012). How a Master of Stand-Up Sells the Joke. New York Times] best known for his "bone-dry" and extremely sarcastic deadpan delivery.
Barry has appeared in numerous films and television roles, most notably in The Larry Sanders Show (as the staff writer Keith), Flight of the Conchords (as the "Third Conchord"), and Louie (as himself).
Life and career
Barry was born in
The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida.
[ Todd Barry Bio Height 1.58 cm. Accessed June 21, 2011.] He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in English in 1986.
[ Todd Barry Alumni Page Accessed July 22, 2014.] 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.
[ Todd Barry Shortie's Accessed July 2, 2011.]
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,[" The Third Concord". BBC 4. Retrieved May 31 2025] who tries to introduce the song "Doggy Bounce" to the Conchords' repertoire, and a new band name: The Crazy Dogggz.[" 10 Flight of the Conchords cameos that you may have forgotten". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, June 16 2017. Retrieved May 31 2025]
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 Louis C.K.'s FX's series Louie.[Logan Brian. " Todd Barry: the super-dry standup who swapped gags for banter". The Guardian, June 7 2016. Retrieved May 31 2025]
Barry recorded the album Super Crazy on Comedy Central Records in 2012 .
Works
Discography
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Medium Energy (2001)
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Falling off the Bone (2004)
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From Heaven (2008)
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Super Crazy (2012)
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The Crowd Work Tour (2014)
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Domestic Shorthair (2023)
Films
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Who's the Caboose? (1997) – Football Player
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Tomorrow Night (1998) – Man Caught in Rain (Director: Louis CK, 1998 Sundance selection)
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Los Enchiladas! (1999) – Duane (Director: Mitch Hedberg, 1999 Sundance selection)
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Road Trip (2000) – Campus Security Guard 1
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Pootie Tang (2001) – Greasy
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Borrowing Saffron (2002) – George (Director: Todd Barry, Woodstock Film Festival selection)
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Beer League (2006) – Creepy Guy Down the Shore
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The Wrestler (2008) – Wayne
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Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010) – Bob Withers
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Vamps (2012) – Ivan
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Wanderlust (2012) – Sherm
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The Crowd Work Tour (2014) – Himself
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Spicy Honey (2017) – Himself
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Domestic Shorthair (2023) – Himself
Television
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Romulox (three episodes)
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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist – Himself
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At Home with Amy Sedaris – Handley
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Bored to Death – Dale Woodley
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Flight of the Conchords – Todd
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Wonder Showzen – Barold T. Mosley
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Sesame Street – #7
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Lucky Louie – Todd
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Talkshow with Spike Feresten – Himself-guest
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Chappelle's Show – Paul
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The Larry Sanders Show – Keith
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Spin City – Doug
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Sex and the City – Ordinary Guy
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Contest Searchlight – himself
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Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn – regular panelist
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Tom Goes to the Mayor – Saul
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Himself-guest ("Eat a Peach" episode)
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Home Movies – Video Store Clerk
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Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil – Ethan
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The Sarah Silverman Program – Nathan
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Louie – Fictional Version of Himself (eleven episodes)
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Delocated – Himself
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Bob's Burgers – Moolisa, Joel
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Deadbeat – Daniel L. Turner
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Master of None – Todd
Books
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Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg (2017)
In April 2013, Barry started his own eponymous podcast,
The Todd Barry Podcast.
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