Brett Erlich
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Brett Erlich was a writer, producer, and host of infoMania
, a comedic news show on the cable station Current TV
, created by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart creator Madeline Smithberg
and executive produced by David Nickoll. He also formerly wrote, co-hosted (with Ellen Fox), and co-executive produced
The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV
, until The Rotten tomatoes show was canceled and was converted to a 2 minute segment on infoMania.
infoMania was canceled in the summer of 2011, with its final episode airing July 15, 2011. It was a major shock to all of the show's fans, who created Twitter accounts and Facebook pages to attempt to save it.
From July 1, 2006 to July 9, 2007, Erlich wrote, associate-produced, and co-hosted Google Current
.
Erlich's segments on infoMania and Google Current include Viral Video Film School, Guilty Pleasures, Men Menning, Everybody's Doin' It, Spam I Got, Ostensibly on the Scene, World Leader Flickr Sites, Retroactive Interview, and FearCast. Recently he has focused solely on Viral Video Film School which airs biweekly and presents comedic, satirical lessons-by-example for online filmmakers looking to find fame.
Erlich was born in the San Fernando Valley (U.S.), and attended Stanford University
, graduating in 2004. While there, he co-founded the Stanford Shakespeare Society, a student-run company devoted to the production and performance of Shakespearean and Shakespeare-influenced drama. In 2010 he appeared in a commercial for the Nissan Juke.
His show Viral Video Film School was nominated to Webby Award 2010 and became a People's Voice Winner in Online Film & Video "How To & DIY" category.
Infomania (TV Series)
infoMania was an American half-hour weekly satirical news-show on the Current TV television network. The program was initially hosted by Conor Knighton and later Brett Erlich, with features by Ben Hoffman, Sergio Cilli, Bryan Safi, Erin Gibson, and Ellen Fox.-History:The program's executive...
, a comedic news show on the cable station Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
, created by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart creator Madeline Smithberg
Madeline Smithberg
Madeleine Smithberg is a co-creator of The Daily Show, along with Lizz Winstead, as well as the former executive producer. She was also executive producer of Steve Harvey's Big Time and a talent coordinator for Late Night with David Letterman....
and executive produced by David Nickoll. He also formerly wrote, co-hosted (with Ellen Fox), and co-executive produced
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
, until The Rotten tomatoes show was canceled and was converted to a 2 minute segment on infoMania.
infoMania was canceled in the summer of 2011, with its final episode airing July 15, 2011. It was a major shock to all of the show's fans, who created Twitter accounts and Facebook pages to attempt to save it.
From July 1, 2006 to July 9, 2007, Erlich wrote, associate-produced, and co-hosted Google Current
Google Current
Google Current is a brief, once every half hour, television program on the channel Current TV . Selected episodes are also available on the Internet. The series tracks not necessarily what the news is, but what people are searching for on Google....
.
Erlich's segments on infoMania and Google Current include Viral Video Film School, Guilty Pleasures, Men Menning, Everybody's Doin' It, Spam I Got, Ostensibly on the Scene, World Leader Flickr Sites, Retroactive Interview, and FearCast. Recently he has focused solely on Viral Video Film School which airs biweekly and presents comedic, satirical lessons-by-example for online filmmakers looking to find fame.
Erlich was born in the San Fernando Valley (U.S.), and attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, graduating in 2004. While there, he co-founded the Stanford Shakespeare Society, a student-run company devoted to the production and performance of Shakespearean and Shakespeare-influenced drama. In 2010 he appeared in a commercial for the Nissan Juke.
His show Viral Video Film School was nominated to Webby Award 2010 and became a People's Voice Winner in Online Film & Video "How To & DIY" category.