Barry Marder
American comedian and writer
Barry Marder is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer. He is identified with the characters of Ted L. Nancy (author of the Letters from a Nut series of books) and Ed Broth (author of Stories From A Moron: Real Stories Rejected by Real Magazines). He has opened regularly for Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up act, and he co-wrote the DreamWorks animated film Bee Movie.
Career
Marder has performed as the opening act for Jerry Seinfeld throughout the US. He has written for Bill Maher, Jay Leno, David Letterman, and the talk show Night Stand with Dick Dietrick. He co-wrote Bee Movie for the DreamWorks, along with Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, and Andy Robin, that was released November 2, 2007. Marder appeared on Seinfeld's internet series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on September 6, 2012 in the episode "You Don't Want to Offend a Cannibal", and on July 19, 2019, in the episode "Big Lots and BevMo!" In 1984, he appeared in a comedy film, Where the Boys Are '84, as the character Rappaport.
Early projects
In 2005, Seinfeld, Marder, and Kenneth Braun signed a deal for an animated comedy series pilot based on Stories From A Moron.
Other personas
On the Ted L. Nancy official website, Marder confessed to being both "Ted L. Nancy" and "Ed Broth." The books of both Broth and Ted L. Nancy include a foreword by Seinfeld, who claims in both books to have met with each author. In the foreword to Stories From A Moron, Seinfeld describes Broth as a "friend," and states that his stories "…don't completely make sense, but they don't make nonsense either…"
Ted L. Nancy
Under the pseudonym "Ted L. Nancy," Marder wrote a series of books containing excerpts of his prank letters, together with their responses. Books in the series include: Letters from a Nut, More Letters from a Nut, Extra Nutty!
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