Brian Reich is a veteran comedy writer known for his work on Late Night With Conan O’Brien where he created such memorable characters as Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot 5000.
Reich went on to work on Steve Levitan’s Just Shoot Me! and Eagleheart starring Chris Elliott. He collaborated frequently with former Late Night with Conan O’Brien head writer Robert Smigel, including on Saturday Night Live‘s Saturday TV Funhouse, Triumph’s Election Watch 2016 and Let’s Be Real.
Brian Reich funeral, obituary
Brian Reich, a veteran comedy writer known for his work on Late Night With Conan O’Brien where he created such memorable characters as Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot 5000, died Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. He was 53. Reich’s funeral plans are yet to be make public.
Reich, born April 5, 1969, was a Harvard Lampoon alum. His first job out of college was as a writer on NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman at the end of the run. He then segued to Late Night With Conan O’Brien when the former Saturday Night Live writer took over the late-night talk show. During his five-year tenure, Reich helped establish the show as one of its key writers and creator of several signature characters.
