Hannibal Buress
Stand-up comedian · Chicago, IL

Hannibal Buress

Who Hannibal Buress is

Hannibal Buress is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Chicago, known for The Eric Andre Show, Broad City and his writing for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. He began at open mics in 2002 while at Southern Illinois University, and his specials include Animal Furnace and Live from Chicago on Comedy Central and Comedy Camisado on Netflix. He started the Handsome Rambler podcast in 2016, and in 2025 he opened Isola Brooklyn, a performance venue in the former Knitting Factory space.

At a glance

Born
1983
Based in
Chicago, IL
Came up through
Saturday Night Live
Stand-up specials
Miami Nights, Comedy Camisado, Hannibal Takes Edinburgh and 2 more
Albums
Animal Furnace and My Name Is Hannibal
Podcasts
Handsome Rambler
On screen
Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Eric Andre Show and 5 more
Official site
hannibalburess.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: hannibalburess.com ↗.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live:

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Comedians like Hannibal Buress

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

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Career timeline

  1. 1983Born
  2. 2009Saturday Night Live (writer, 2009–2010) On screen
  3. 201030 Rock (writer, 2010; various characters, 2010–2012) On screen
  4. 2010Louie (Hannibal, 2010) On screen
  5. 2010My Name Is Hannibal (2010) Album
  6. 2012Animal Furnace (2012, Comedy Central) Special
  7. 2012The Eric Andre Show (co-host, writer and producer, 2012–2020) On screen
  8. 2012Animal Furnace (2012) Album
  9. 2014Live from Chicago (2014, Comedy Central) Special
  10. 2014Broad City (Lincoln Rice, 2014–2019) On screen
  11. 2015Why? with Hannibal Buress (host, creator and executive producer, 2015) On screen
  12. 2016Comedy Camisado (2016, Netflix) Special
  13. 2016Hannibal Takes Edinburgh (2016) Special
  14. 2017Spider-Man: Homecoming (Coach Wilson, 2017 film) On screen
  15. 2020Miami Nights (2020; posted on YouTube, 2026) Special

Questions about Hannibal Buress

Where is Hannibal Buress performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: hannibalburess.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Miami Nights, Comedy Camisado, Hannibal Takes Edinburgh, Live from Chicago and Animal Furnace.

What podcast do they host?

Handsome Rambler.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, The Eric Andre Show, Broad City, Why? with Hannibal Buress and Louie, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (writer).

Where are they based?

Chicago, IL, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1983.

Who are some comedians like them?

Yamaneika Saunders (also in The Eric Andre Show), Tracy Morgan (also in 30 Rock), Dane Cook (also in Louie), Louis C.K. (also in Louie) and Ahamed Weinberg (also in The Eric Andre Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026