A. Whitney Brown

Born in Charlotte, Michigan, Brown began his career as a street juggler, and became a stand-up comedian after entering the 1975 San Francisco Comedy Competition. He became a member of the Writer's Guild when he was hired by Lorne Michaels to join the writing staff of Saturday Night Live in 1984. He worked briefly for the progressive radio network Air America Radio during its start-up period in early 2004 and remains active in online political discourse.