Harrison Greenbaum
About Harrison Greenbaum
Harrison Greenbaum (born September 14, 1986) is an American stand-up comedian and comedy writer. He was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Woodmere, on Long Island, where he graduated as valedictorian of his class at Lawrence High School. His paternal grandfather, Henry Greenbaum, was a Holocaust survivor. Greenbaum attended Harvard, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2008, won the 2006 Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting, and earned the Gordon W. Allport Prize for his psychology thesis on the effect of racial humor on prejudice. While at Harvard he co-founded the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society.
Greenbaum has performed at leading comedy clubs worldwide, including Carolines on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live, and the Laugh Factory, and is a regular at the Comedy Cellar. He was the first-ever comedian or comedy magician to headline a Cirque du Soleil show, Cirque du Soleil's Mad Apple, at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. His solo comedy and magic show, "Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?", premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, had an Off-Broadway run, and toured internationally with performances at the Kennedy Center, the Magic Castle, and the Comedy Cellar.
On television, Greenbaum was the warm-up comedian for the first season of Katie Couric's talk show Katie in 2013, a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing in 2015, and performed on Conan in 2018. He is a writer for MAD Magazine. His honors include the 2010 Andy Kaufman Award, the 2011 Magners Comic Stand-Off, and a 2011 Shorty Award. He was named one of 2010's "Comics to Watch" by Comedy Central, and in 2009 became one of the youngest people ever inducted into the New York Friars' Club. In 2017 he was awarded the Clarke Crandall Award for Comedy at the 80th Abbott's Magic Get-Together in Colon, Michigan.
Videos (256)
Videos 145 to 168 of 256.
8:15What's Your Problem? with Harrison Greenbaum (Ep. 1)
1.2K views
1:53Thermometer Bit | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
1.2K views
0:26"Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?" Off-Broadway Comedy+Magic Show (Trailer )
1.2K views
1:31:33Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 8: MAX MAVEN (Presented by the IBM)
1.2K views
1:49:31Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 1: MAC KING (with surprise guest LANCE BURTON)
1.1K views
8:08Harrison Greenbaum Performs in Spanish for Telemundo Showcase
1K views
0:36Vermont Ladies | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
935 views
1:11:30Gilbert Gottfried: A National Comedy Center Conversation with Harrison Greenbaum
884 views
1:41:25Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 37: RICHARD KAUFMAN (Presented by the IBM)
881 views
1:30:55Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 4: CHRIS KENNER (w/ surprise guest MIKE REISS)
857 views
0:22Mighty Morphin White People | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
839 views
0:35Bachelor Party! | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
825 views
24:11Most Unique NYC Proposal Ever! | Emily & Harrison Get Engaged
800 views
1:10Bisexual Superman | Harrison Greenbaum
714 views
1:17:30Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 3: SHIN LIM (w/ guests FRANZ HARARY & COLIN CLOUD)
713 views
1:33:04MAD Magazine's "Usual Gang of Idiots": A National Comedy Center Conversation w/ Harrison Greenbaum
624 views
1:15:23SCAM Online: The First-Ever Livestream Magic Show from NYC (Ep. 2)
604 views
1:53:51Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 29: HARRY LORAYNE (w/ GEORGE SCHINDLER and more)
596 views
1:19:31Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 10: AMAZING JOHNATHAN (Presented by the IBM)
595 views
1:43Scooper, Ep. 27 (Feat. Harrison Greenbaum)
583 views
1:25:44Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep 5: MICHAEL CARBONARO (w/ 4 SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS)
565 views
1:34:31Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 11: PENN JILLETTE (Presented by the IBM)
543 views
1:10Egyptian Urologist | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
506 views
1:36:29Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 28: RUDY COBY (w/ DAN GARRETT, RANDY PITCHFORD, & more)
489 viewsGuest appearances (7)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Harrison Greenbaum.
Guest appearances 1 to 7 of 7.
5:35Harrison Greenbaum: America Is In Personal Lightning Strikes | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
86.9K views
1:39:04Balls in His Pocket with Harrison Greenbaum | The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi | Podcast
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
10K views
0:26WORST Comedy Experience: Harrison Greenbaum (Yo Show)
Michael Yo
5.9K views
1:04:46Magic, Comedy, ATTACKED on Stage: Harrison Greenbaum | Michael Yo
Michael Yo
968 views
3:05WORST Comedy Experience: Harrison Greenbaum (Yo Show)
Michael Yo
433 views
3:24Comedy in KAZAKHSTAN: Harrison Greenbaum (Yo Show)
Michael Yo
393 views
3:37Secrets to Crowd Work: Harrison Greenbaum (Yo Show)
Michael Yo
299 viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Gianmarco Vincent Soresi, Michael Yo
Frequently asked questions
Who is Harrison Greenbaum?
Harrison Greenbaum, born September 14, 1986, in Manhattan, is an American stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is also a writer for MAD Magazine.
Where did Harrison Greenbaum go to college?
He attended Harvard, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2008 and co-founded the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society.
What is notable about Harrison Greenbaum and Cirque du Soleil?
He was the first-ever comedian or comedy magician to headline a Cirque du Soleil show, Cirque du Soleil's Mad Apple, at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
What awards has Harrison Greenbaum won?
He won the 2010 Andy Kaufman Award, the 2011 Magners Comic Stand-Off, a 2011 Shorty Award, and the 2017 Clarke Crandall Award for Comedy.
What is Harrison Greenbaum's solo show?
His solo comedy and magic show, "Harrison Greenbaum: What Just Happened?", premiered at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and toured internationally, including the Kennedy Center and the Magic Castle.
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