Eric Drysdale
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Eric Drysdale is a writer for The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. He previously wrote for The Daily Show. He has won five Emmys and been nominated for two more.
Eric was born in New York City on 20 March 1969, and lives in New York City with his wife and dog. He is the brother of actress Rebecca Drysdale.
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[edit] Career
[edit] The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
During his six years writing for the show, he contributed to their coverage of the 2000 and 2004 elections.
He also performed collaborative work on America (The Book), in which he drew a facsimile of the "bill" from the Schoolhouse Rock! series. The caption added that he was not compensated for his drawing.
[edit] The Colbert Report
Since 2005, Eric has worked as a writer on The Colbert Report, appearing sometimes on-screen as Bobby, Stephen Colbert's stage manager.
[edit] Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
Eric was responsible for (writing and producing) three full-length productions for the troupe, The Drysdales Present: A Comedy Show (2001). In 2003, The Daryl Hall and John Oates Mumbo Jumbo Hour (2003), and The Chipperton Family Vocaltainers' Shooby-Dooby-Dooby Hour (2004).
[edit] Music
Starting in 2000 for five years, Eric was a part-time member of the band Tammy Faye Starlite [1] and the Angels of Mercy, performing satirical country-rock. He co-wrote and performed two songs on Tammy's sophomore album, Used Country Female. He performed with Willie Nelson on The Colbert Report.
[edit] Other work
He performs stand-up, presents movies, and performs monologues at venues throughout New York City, his home town, and has performed on Premium Blend (Comedy Central), Late Friday (NBC) and comedy festivals in Montreal, Chicago and Seattle.
His most famous song, "This Rubiks Cube is Driving me Crazy" was performed on an episode of Comedy Centrals "PRemium Blend" in the year 2000. Unfortunately, the video of his performance is nowhere to be found on the internet, nor is a copy of the song in MP3 format.
