Jimmy Brogan

Jimmy Brogan (born September 18, 1948), sometimes credited as Jim Brogan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He has made numerous stand-up appearances on the talk show circuit including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. He was a writer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for 9 years. As an actor, he starred in the ABC sitcom Out of the Blue. He also hosted The Late Show on Fox in 1987 after Joan Rivers left the show. "Leno calls Brogan every Sunday to ask if they're riding together. 'He picks me up in one of his 80 exotic cars,' Brogan said. 'We ride in a different one every Sunday. This has been a ritual since 1991.'"

Writer Brogan served as a writer for the opening monologue on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 to 2001. The Los Angeles Times Magazine called him "L.A.'s premier 'joke scientist' …dissecting, analyzing, adding or subtracting ingredients" in Leno's opening monologue. During the show "Jimmy would sit to one side of the audience while Jay told his jokes. On occasion, Jimmy and Jay would make a bet to see if a certain joke worked or not. If Jimmy won, Jay would walk down the stage, and pay Jimmy. If Jay won, Jimmy would come to the stage and pay off the bet. All this was done while the camera was running."

Actor In 1979, Brogan moved to Los Angeles to star in the sitcom Out of the Blue on ABC as Random the Angel. ABC aired 9 episodes, including the premiere episode which co-starred Robin Williams as Mork from Mork and Mindy. Brogan also appeared in an episode of Happy Days entitled "Chachi Sells his Soul" as Random to cross promote his show.

He had guest parts on other TV shows including Just the Ten of Us, Jerry Seinfeld’s Stand-up Confidential and Jerry Before Seinfeld.

Brogan also appeared in major motion pictures including Punchline (with Tom Hanks and Sally Field) playing the younger clergyman; Steven Soderbergh's The Informant! (with Matt Damon) as psychiatrist, Dr. Miller; and Bridesmaids (with Kristen Wiig) as the minister at the wedding.