Brent Weinbach: podcast appearances and interviews

Brent Weinbach is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and pianist based in Los Angeles, California. He is recognized for his experimental style and abstract, deadpan delivery. Weinbach is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and was formerly a professional jazz pianist and substitute teacher. He has created various videos such as Gangster Party Line, Mind Jack, and Ultimate Drumming Technique, and is the co-creator and co-director of the cult web series Pound House, which was nominated for a Streamy Award. He has received the Andy Kaufman Award for innovation in stand-up comedy and was a finalist in the 2008 San Francisco Comedy Competition. His television appearances include Conan, Lopez Tonight, and several Comedy Central shows. Weinbach also toured with the Comedians of Comedy and performed at festivals like Coachella, SF Sketchfest, Bumbershoot, and the Just for Laughs Festival. His musical albums include Tales from the Brown Side, inspired by Joe Frank; The Night Shift, released in September 2009, which features a mix of comedy, studio recordings, and musical compositions; and Mostly Live, released in 2012. In film, he appeared in Medicine for Melancholy in 2008. Since 2010, he has hosted The Legacy Music Hour podcast, discussing retro video game music from the 1980s and 1990s, with crossover appearances on Laser Time. Weinbach also appeared as a guest on the webseries Game Grumps in 2016 and again in 2025. He is of half-Filipino and half-Jewish descent and has a sister, Laura Weinbach of the band Foxtails Brigade. In 2022, he won the Best Screenplay award at the Los Angeles International Film Festival with Bruno Kohfield-Galeano.