Brian McCann

Brian McCann (born August 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer.

He is best known for his sketch comedy work on the late-night talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien and more recently on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan.

After 17 years working with Conan O'Brien, McCann left Conan due to his plans to return to New York City.

He graduated from Boston College in 1987.

He has two older sisters, is divorced and has a daughter.

McCann moved to New York in 1995 after hosting a stand up comedy show at The Cue Club in Chicago, IL, when he became a sketch writer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien until the end of the show's run in 2009.

McCann played many recurring characters on the show, most notably Preparation H Raymond and The Suicidal Kayaker.

McCann also wrote and provided many voices for the video games Deer Avenger (1998) and Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City (1999).

He is a graduate of the Player's Workshop of the Second City and the Second City Training Center.

McCann also made guest appearances on NBC sitcoms such as 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation.

He also served as the warm-up comic that talked to the studio audience prior to each episode since 2000.

His final day on the show was August 30, 2012.

McCann went on to write for shows such as Nikki & Sara Live and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

McCann was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, which he has described as "an extremely uptight (and dry) town".

It was announced that he would be leaving the show as of August 30, 2012.

McCann made occasional pre-taped appearances later in September.

In November 2012, McCann was named as head writer for the MTV show Nikki & Sara Live.

and in 2013 he wrote for the FXX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

He would eventually become head writer for The Kids Tonight Show, housed in the same NBC studio where Late Night with Conan O'Brien had taped.