Paul Brittain
Paul Brittain is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his brief tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2012.
Early life and education
Brittain was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois. He graduated from Naperville North High School in 1995. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he majored in finance and Spanish, graduating in 2000.Brittain is the nephew of comedian Bob Newhart.
Career
He is a veteran performer at the iO Theater in Chicago where he trained with SNL castmate Vanessa Bayer and performed as a member with numerous improv and sketch groups. He has appeared on Sports Action Team.''Saturday Night Live''
Brittain joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for the 36th season on September 25, 2010. His recurring characters included Lord Cecil Wyndemere, Goran "Funky Boy" Bogdan, and "Sex Ed" Vincent. Brittain's celebrity impressions included Ron Paul, James Franco, and Johnny Depp. Brittain's uncle, Bob Newhart hosted SNL in its fifth and 20th seasons, making Brittain the second SNL cast member to be the nephew of a celebrity who hosted SNL more than once.Brittain exited SNL midway through his second season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.
Recurring characters
- Marius, one of the French teens in "Les Jeunes de Paris"
- Goran "Funky Boy" Bogdan, a Croatian stand-up comic
- "Sex" Ed Vincent, a middle-aged "sex expert" who holds couples seminars
- Lord Cecil Wyndemere, a foppish man-child who's actually 48 years old