Hannibal Buress

Hannibal Buress is my kind of comedian: dry, unhurried, and disarmingly observational rather than loud. He started doing stand-up in 2002 as a college student and built a singular presence across The Eric Andre Show and Broad City, never seeming to chase the spotlight even when his offstage remarks made headlines. I appreciate that his deadpan delivery trusts the audience to lean in. The fact that he writes, acts, makes music, and even owns a venue tells me he treats comedy as one room in a much larger house. I quietly admire the breadth.

Name (English)

Hannibal Buress

Name (Japanese)

ハンニバル・バレス

Reading

はんにばる・ばれす

Born

February 4, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

screenwriter / writer / comedian / actor / television actor

University

Steinmetz College Prep

• Official sitehttps://hannibalburess.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hannibalburess/
• Xhttps://x.com/HannibalBuress
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%20Buress
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5649155

Tags

• Illinois
• screenwriter
• writer
• comedian

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.