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 169 to 192 of 256.
0:35Airplane Doctor | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
482 views
1:07:43SCAM Online, Ep. 11: NYC's First and Only Weekly Virtual Magic Livestream
459 views
1:32:05Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 2: KALIN & JINGER (w/ DAVID WILLIAMSON and JEFF HOBSON)
455 views
1:23Matching Las Vegas Shirts | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
451 views
0:49Goth Girl vs. Football | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
443 views
1:16Mystical Cottage | Harrison Greenbaum
436 views
1:15:56Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 6: STEPHEN & NATE BARGATZE (w/ MICHAEL FINNEY & more!)
426 views
0:42Lights Out | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
419 views
1:38:33Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 24: STEVE VALENTINE (w/ Billy Kidd, Chris Philpott, more)
404 views
1:51:09Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 32: PAUL KIEVE (w/ Matthew James Thomas, Mario the Maker)
385 views
1:40:13Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 14: LANCE BURTON (w/ ELAYNE BOOSER & FIELDING WEST)
382 views
1:58:14Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 31: BANACHEK (w/ guests RICHARD TURNER, BOB ARNO, & more)
342 views
1:17:42Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 15: JEFF McBRIDE (w/ MARCO TEMPEST, GREG GLEASON, & more)
339 views
1:21:26Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 9: MIKE CAVENEY & TINA LENERT (Presented by the IBM)
334 views
7:45Red & Blue Card Trick (from "Swing State Magic")
305 views
1:36:29Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 23: ROB ZABRECKY (Presented by the IBM)
303 views
1:25:39Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 16: MICHAEL AMMAR (Presented by the IBM)
297 views
1:42:31Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 27: STEVE COHEN (w/ HARRY LORAYNE, MARK LEVY, & more)
292 views
1:20:47Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 19: JAY JOHNSON (w/ TERRY FATOR & the LEFT-HANDED LEAGUE)
289 views
1:16Canadian Couple, Pt. 2 | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
287 views
1:20:41SCAM Online, Ep. 3
284 views
1:25:16Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 12: MAT FRANCO (Presented by the IBM)
277 views
56:45SCAM Online, Ep. 10: The First & Only Weekly Magic Livestream from NYC
275 views
1:18:25Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 26: LYN DILLIES (w/ guests BILL SCHMEELK & JON STETSON)
257 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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