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 193 to 216 of 256.
1:30:17Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 23: JON DORENBOS (Presented by the IBM)
249 views
1:06She Did WHAT In The Bathroom?!? | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
243 views
0:44Lady Cuts Finger | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
240 views
1:35:31Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 37: ADAM RUBIN (Presented by the IBM)
237 views
0:43Give this woman a raise!!! | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up
234 views
0:34Romance Novel Readers | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
219 views
1:30:50Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum: TODD ROBBINS (Presented by the IBM)
216 views
0:27Booty Calls | What’s Your Problem? w/ Harrison Greenbaum
213 views
47:11Coronacast, Ep. 19: WE'RE ENGAGED!
212 views
1:49:05Who Books That? w/ Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 33: JULIE ENG (w/ DAVID BEN, JASON ENGLAND, & more)
212 views
1:12:57Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 18: MARC SUMMERS (w/ surprise guests STAN ALLEN & more)
211 views
1:23:07Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 17: LARRY WILMORE (w/ NEIL DeGRASSE TYSON and more!)
206 views
0:57They’re Doing Blood Stuff?!? | Harrison Greenbaum Stand Up Comedy
187 views
16:39SCAM Online, Ep. 25: A Very Special Announcement
168 views
1:08:27SCAM Online, Ep. 8: NYC's First and Only Weekly Livestream Magic Show
167 views
1:17:23SCAM Online, Ep. 4
160 views
1:13:35SCAM Online, Ep. 5
158 views
1:31:33Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 20: THE EVASONS (Presented by the IBM)
156 views
54:23SCAM Online, Ep. 18: Harrison vs. Patrick
148 views
1:22:30Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 25: SUZANNE (Presented by the IBM)
143 views
1:27:43Who Books That? with Harrison Greenbaum, Ep. 21: JADE (Presented by the IBM)
140 views
1:15:23SCAM Online, Ep. 24: The Initiation
139 views
59:08National Lampoon Quarantine Live (4/3/20)
138 views
1:10:35SCAM Online, Ep. 7: NYC's First and Only Weekly Livestream Magic Show
130 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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