T. Sean Shannon

T. Sean Shannon is from Houston, Texas.[1][2] His brother Charles Shannon (d.2003) was also a stand-up comedian, and writer.

T. Sean Shannon
Born
Kentucky
OccupationWriter, film director

As a writer for Saturday Night Live he won an Emmy Award in 2002 (nominated in 2001 & 2003) and a WGA Award in 2001 (nominated in 2001, 2002 and 2003).[3] He is the writer and creator of the sketch Bear City, which deals with a city completely inhabited by anthropomorphic bears due to a meteor crash. In July 2008, Shannon revealed that he had written a Bear City movie.[4]

He was also the subject of controversy and political unrest at SNL, thanks to a joke he told in The Aristocrats, Penn Jillette mentions this incident in the commentary for the film, but does not mention the show, instead stating that T. Sean works for a popular network comedy show.

He directed and co-wrote the feature film Harold that was released in July 2008.[5]

References
  1. Brenner, Wayne Alan Bateman Rises Austin Chronicle. July 29, 2015
  2. McKay, Adam Adam McKay: What It's Like to Write for 'SNL' Rolling Stone. July 29, 2015
  3. Snyder, S. James 'Harold': Nothing To Lose, Except His Hair New York Sun. August 4, 2015
  4. Armstrong, Josh E. "T. Sean Shannon talks Harold, Bear City". Armstrong Interviews. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  5. Lee, Nathan Movie Review 'Harold' (2008) New York Times. July 29, 2015


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