Guy Branum

Guy Branum (born November 12, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He was a regular panelist on Chelsea Lately on the E! network, and host of the podcast Pop Rocket on the Maximum Fun network and TruTV's Talk Show the Game Show. He co-starred in the movie Bros. He appeared as a contestant on the game show Jeopardy! on April 4, 2025, and subsequently in the 2025 Second Chance tournament on December 22 of the same year.

Early life Branum was raised in Yuba City, California by a Protestant father and Jewish mother. He attended the University of California, Berkeley

He then moved to Minnesota, where he attended the University of Minnesota Law School, During his time in law school, he publicly came out as gay. He also contributed to the comedy podcast Weezy and the Swish. In December 2007, Branum became a writer and an onscreen comedy performer on Chelsea Lately. He appeared in the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. In 2017, Branum performed at the inaugural Portland Queer Comedy Festival.

He was the host and executive producer of Talk Show The Game Show on TruTV, which was canceled in November 2018.

He was the regular host of Pop Rocket, a podcast that dissects popular culture, on the Maximum Fun network, which was cancelled in May 2019.

His book My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture was published in 2018 with a foreword by Mindy Kaling.

He is a frequent guest on the podcasts Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and Doug Loves Movies with Doug Benson.

Branum released his first comedy album, Effable, in 2015 on Aspecialthing Records.

Branum is an Emmy Awards winner at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards for his writing on Hacks. He is also a PGA Award and WGA Award winner.