Gareth Reynolds

Gareth Patrick Reynolds (born November 27, 1979) is an American comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting The Dollop, a weekly comedy history podcast in which his friend and fellow comedian Dave Anthony surprises him each time with a shocking or notable story from American history that he hears for the first time during the recording.

Early life Gareth Patrick Reynolds was born in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, on November 27, 1979, the son of English immigrants from Birmingham. He has an older brother. His mother, Pam, has since moved back to England. As a teenager, Reynolds worked at Comedy Sportz in Milwaukee. he moved to Los Angeles to continue his comedy career. In 2014, Reynolds was slated to be the first guest on Anthony's history podcast The Dollop, which was originally supposed to feature a new guest each episode; Reynolds ended up being the show's permanent co-host. The pair, and sometimes a guest, speak to callers and offer "free advice that feels free". Similar to the "Gary" running joke on The Dollop, Johnson often calls Reynolds his childhood nickname "Garfie" to annoy him.

In 2025, Reynolds launched a third Podcast called Next We Have. It's a segment based comedy podcast with three new premises every episode.

From 2014 to 2021, Reynolds co-hosted Point vs. Point with Evan Mann.

Stand-up comedy Reynolds first tried stand-up comedy when he moved to New York City to work on a TV show, and has since performed across the United States, Australia, and Europe. In 2019, he released his debut comedy album Riddled with Disease, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts the week it was released. His comedy special England, Weed, & The Rest premiered on YouTube in 2022.

Television and film Shortly after graduating in 2003 Reynolds acted in the made for tv short film Breaking the Mold: The Kee Malesky Story. Reynolds was a writer and producer for Arrested Development, Hoops, and You're the Worst. He has acted in Hoops, Maron, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, and as Brian the security guard in an episode of New Girl. One of his first professional roles was on the hidden camera prank series The Real Wedding Crashers. The movie debuted in March 2026 at the Cinequest film festiva l in San Jose, CA.

Other Reynolds has performed sketch comedy with Evan Mann, and the two have a YouTube channel.

In 2017, Reynolds co-wrote a book based on The Dollop podcast with Dave Anthony entitled The United States of Absurdity: Untold Stories from American History. Screenwriter Josh Olson described the book as "a great bathroom read".

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reynolds began featuring his mother Pam on the YouTube comedy series Pamdemic. He also hosted a weekly show from his bedroom called Ga'riffs, where he riffed on topics submitted by viewers.

Personal life Reynolds lives in Los Angeles with his cat, José, who is often featured or mentioned on his podcasts He is a fan of the Green Bay Packers and has a Packers tattoo on his right arm, as well as tattoos of José and a dog named Bug on his left arm.

Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes 2013 Failosophy Executive producer 2013 Stevie TV Writer (6 episodes) 2014 Riot Writer (5 episodes) 2016–2017 Idiotsitter Executive story editorWriter (2 episodes) 2017 Flaked Writer (Episode: "Day Five") 2018–2019 Arrested Development Co-executive producerWriter (2 episodes) 2019 You're the Worst Supervising producerWriter (2 episodes)2023Royal Crackers Lars (voice) Episode: "Stebe" Clark (voice) Episode: "The 1%"