Draft:Brian Redban

Brian Redban
File:Brian Redban.jpg
Born	Brian Reichle (1974-08-04) August 4, 1974 Columbus, Ohio
Occupation	Podcaster, Producer, Director, Stand-up comedian
Genre	Comedy, Podcasts
Notable works	DEATHSQUAD The Joe Rogan Experience

Brian Reichle was born August 4, 1974, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He is an American podcaster, producer, director and stand-up comedian more commonly known as Brian Redban, a pseudonym he derived from red band movie trailers and has been using on the internet since 1997.

He is best known as the founder of the DEATHSQUAD podcast network and the producer and co-host of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Redban has been performing stand-up comedy since 2003. He currently lives in Burbank, California, and is of German descent. He is an outspoken fan of cats and the Olive Garden.

Early career

While living in Ohio, Redban contacted Nine Inch Nails for an interview under the false pretense he ran a popular fanzine. When he got a response and was asked to produce the zine, he was forced to create a copy just for the opportunity. Impressed by his demo, Redban was given all-access permission to videotape and photograph the band. After working with Nine Inch Nails and Ween, he shifted his focus to comedians, doing some recording for Doug Stanhope and Joe Rogan.

Rogan contacted him afterward to find out his employment status – at the time, Redban worked for Gateway, and production was only his hobby. Rogan offered him a full-time position as his personal videographer and webmaster if he was willing to relocate to Los Angeles. Redban accepted the offer the same week Gateway closed all of their retail stores.

The Joe Rogan Experience

Redban moved to California in 2004 and began producing The Joe Show, a series of short videos he filmed, edited and uploaded himself, using footage he accumulated while following Joe Rogan's performances throughout Los Angeles while on the road.

The series surged in popularity after releasing an episode documenting the now-legendary argument between Rogan and Carlos Mencia.

The incident occurred on February 10, 2007, at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. Joe Rogan took the stage during Mencia's set to confront him about stealing material from fellow comedians, including his friend, Ari Shaffir. Shaffir also took the stage, backing Rogan's claims. Redban caught the entire event on tape, edited it together with testimonials from other comedians, and released it online as an episode of The Joe Show. The video went viral, receiving millions of hits worldwide.

In 2009, Redban began to produce and co-host The Joe Rogan Experience, a venture that began as a video-only web show, and later offered an audio-only version of each episode. The show continues to broadcast weekly, can be downloaded in either format, and is consistently rated one of the top comedy podcasts on iTunes.

In addition to iTunes, Stitcher Radio and Vimeo, JRE began airing on Opie & Anthony's channel The Virus on Sirius XM in 2011, and can be heard Saturdays at noon ET and Sundays at 4am ET.

DEATHSQUAD

DEATHSQUAD is a podcast network created and run by Brian Redban.

The name originates from his visit to Opie & Anthony in 2006, along with Joe Rogan, Duncan Trussell, Joey Diaz, Ari Shaffir, Eddie Bravo, Tait Fletcher and Matt Kirsch. Upon the group's arrival, host Gregg “Opie” Hughes commented, “Here comes the Deathsquad."

Redban created DEATHSQUAD in 2006 primarily to release short videos on iTunes and MySpace. In 2009, he used the label to release audio podcasts with Joey Diaz, but decided he would rather focus on projects that incorporated video as well. He relaunched the network in 2010 after setting up a home studio in his Burbank apartment.

In 2011, Redban moved the DEATHSQUAD studio to its current location at The Ice House (comedy club) in Pasadena, California. The venue holds weekly DEATHSQUAD stand-up shows featuring Redban and the comedians on his network. During the show, the performers use the studio as a green room – their discussions stream live and are released as The Ice House Chronicles.

Redban appears on and acts as executive producer, director and recording engineer for every podcast on DEATHSQUAD.

DEATHSQUAD Podcasts

Current Series:

Show Title	Premiere	Host	Additional Cast
The Naughty Show	Jan 19, 2011	Sam Tripoli	Jayson Thibault, Vicky Pezza & Brian Redban
Little Esther's Piecast	Feb 13, 2011	Esther Povitsky	Brian Redban
What's Good?	Jul 12, 2011	Freddy Lockhart	Willie Hunter & Brian Redban
Brode & Esther	Oct 07, 2011	Esther Povitsky & Brody Stevens	Brian Redban
The Bone Zone	Oct 31, 2011	Brendon Walsh	Randy Liedtke, Davey Johnson & Brian Redban
The Ice House Chronicles	Nov 11, 2011	Brian Redban	Various
The Bryan Callen Show	Jan 20, 2012	Bryan Callen	Brian Redban

Archived Series:

Show Title	Premiere	Finale	Host	Additional Cast	Total Eps
Dysentery	Feb 28, 2012	Mar 05, 2012	Brian Redban	Veronica Ricci	2
Your Moms House	Nov 24, 2010	Feb 10, 2012*	Christina Pazsitzky & Tom Segura	Brian Redban	40*
SexSquad	Dec 18, 2011	Jan 28, 2012	Brian Redban	Jayden Jaymes & Jayden Cole	3
Last Pod Casting	Aug 30, 2011	Jan 11, 2012	Jon Reep & John Heffron	Brian Redban	12
Teeb & The Heeb	Jun 16, 2011	Dec 18, 2011	Jayson Thibault & Danielle Stewart	Brian Redban	10
Morning After Chill	Nov 27, 2011	Dec 04, 2011	Brian Redban	Various	2
Deathsquad	Jul 31, 2009	Nov 17, 2011	Brian Redban	Various	17
Skeptic Tank	Feb 21, 2011	Sept 09, 2011*	Ari Shaffir	Brian Redban	23*
Podcats	Jul 15, 2010	May 21, 2011	Joey Diaz & Brian Redban	Ari Shaffir	6
UFC Drunkcast	Dec 12, 2010	May 2, 2011	Brian Redban	Various	6
Potcast	Mar 03, 2011	May 6, 2011	Brian Redban	Jade Catta-Pretta	3
Super Blackout	Jan 08, 2011	Jan 08, 2011	Brian Redban	Allison Sciulla	1
The Brody Stevens Experiment	Oct 25, 2010	Nov 08, 2010	Brody Stevens	Jonny Spanish & Brian Redban	3

(*Series continued off-network)

External links

• Official website
• Brian Redban at IMDb

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• American comedians
• American podcasters
• American stand-up comedians
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