Paul Brittain

Paul Brittain (born February 16, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2010 to 2012.

Early life and education Brittain was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois. He graduated from Naperville North High School in 1995. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he majored in finance and Spanish, graduating in 2000.

Brittain is the nephew of comedian Bob Newhart.

Career He is a veteran performer at the iO Theater in Chicago where he trained with SNL castmate Vanessa Bayer He has appeared on Sports Action Team.

Saturday Night Live Brittain joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for the 36th season on September 25, 2010. His recurring characters included Lord Cecil Wyndemere (a childlike, 48-year-old lord), Goran "Funky Boy" Bogdan (a Croatian stand-up comic who punctuates his jokes with "Oooh, funky boy!"), and "Sex Ed" Vincent (a low-rent sex counselor who holds seminars in shady hotels). Brittain's celebrity impressions included Ron Paul, James Franco, and Johnny Depp. Brittain's uncle, Bob Newhart hosted SNL in its fifth (1979–1980) and 20th (1994–1995) seasons, making Brittain the second SNL cast member to be the nephew of a celebrity who hosted SNL more than once (after Jason Sudeikis, whose uncle is semi-frequent 1990s host George Wendt).

Brittain exited SNL midway through his second season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.

Recurring characters Marius, one of the French teens in "Les Jeunes de Paris" Goran "Funky Boy" Bogdan, a Croatian stand-up comic "Sex" Ed Vincent, a middle-aged "sex expert" who holds couples seminars Lord Cecil Wyndemere, a foppish man-child who's actually 48 years old

Celebrity impressions Johnny Depp James Franco Vili Fualaau Harry Reid Dax Holt Ron Paul Michael Gelman Osama bin Laden Tom Felton (as Draco Malfoy)

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Hotel Transylvania Zombie Plumber, Hydra Head (voice) 2013 Grown Ups 2 Male Cheerleader Cameo 2015 Hotel Transylvania 2 Pandragora (voice) 2016 Sasq-Watch! Nigel 2017 Killing Gunther Gabe 2019 The Night Is Young Connor 2023 Leo Eli's Dad, Stopwatch #2, Stopwatch #3 (voice)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010–2012 Saturday Night Live Himself / Various Characters Featured player (seasons 36 and 37) 2013 Hello Ladies Paul Episode: "The Wedding" 2013–2014 Trophy Wife Tevin Recurring role, 5 episodes 2014 Kroll Show The Kid / Mateas Soto 2 episodes 2014–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Jones Calvins / Richard Bunn2 episodes 2017 Shrink Gil Reeves Episode: "Cool Ranch" 2022–2025 The Simpsons Brandon / Shawn Garrett Evanson (voice) Episodes: "From Beer to Paternity", "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother" 2026 Strip Law (voice) Episode: "Crypt Law Presents: Fearacle on 31st Day"