Brently Heilbron
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Brently Heilbron is an American comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

. In 2007, he hosted Sir Paul McCartney's special live appearance at Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music is an independent music chain with stores in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Founded by former employees of nearby Rasputin Records, it opened on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley in 1990. The stores are unusually large given their independent status...

. His verbatim performance of R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

's Trapped in the Closet
Trapped in the Closet
"Trapped in the Closet" is a series of songs by American contemporary R&B singer R. Kelly. The song set consists of 22 chapters, which were released from 2005 to 2007. The first five chapters of the set are included on his seventh studio album TP.3 Reloaded, with the first chapter being released as...

 in its entirety earned him a mention in both a Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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 blog, and in the New York Times among others. He also appeared on the Bravo improvised television series Significant Others.

Reception

In 1999, he was called Austin’s best stand-up comic in the Arts and Entertainment section of the Austin Chronicle.. TheAustin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
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described Brently as “one of the most prolific and inventive comics anywhere,” also providing a mediocre review for his solo show All Things Delicious: What the hell is inside the sizzle pot?. At Amoeba, Brently hosts monthly charity auctions benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
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 and other green charities. He currently host the web show Daily Uke by Brently which premiered on January 1, 2011 and promises a song a day until December, 31 2011.

Discography

He wrote and performed some works digitally published by his production company, Vaudeville Heartthrob Recordings.

External links

  • Brently Heilbron at the Improv
    The Improv
    The Improv is a comedy club franchise. Originally, it was a single venue founded in 1963 by Budd Friedman and located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City on West 44th near the SE corner of 9th Ave. A second location was opened in 1974 at 8162 Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax District...

     in Los Angeles
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    (uploaded by the subject)

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