Comedy Bang Bang - Brody Broderson the California Native (Thomas Middleditch)

He was born in Simi Valley, California.

Brody loves his home state of California, describing it as “sunny” with lots of palm trees, spending his days “hangin’ ten” while riding his longboard skateboard and shortboard surfboard.

He has recently contracted a rare skin condition, which he personally calls “cracking”, which has hindered him from surfing for about two months. He describes the condition as “separation of skin and air filling in between.” The skin, according to Brody, “cracks in the UV rays, I have to put ointment on, otherwise, the air-to-blood ratio will invert and my blood will become air. I will drown standing up in the air.” He states that there is a higher likelihood of the condition surfacing around midday.

Since Brody contracted his unfortunate cracking condition, he has had to relocate. He describes his current living situation as “off the grid”.

Brody lives in a tree illegally in Sequoia National Forest. He has some gardens nearby where he grows zucchinis, eggplants, potatoes, and onions, which comprise the entirety of his diet.

Brody does not own a phone, but does own TiVo. Although off the grid, Brody remains a “loyal TiVo customer”. The way he activates his TiVo is by starting forest fires, which he claims opens the trees up. As the trees open up, it allows you to perform a technique that Brody has coined “cross-branching”. Cross-branching, according to Brody, is the practice of breeding tree branches so that they act like antennas.

Brody refuses to eat his zucchinis, eggplants, potatoes, and onions raw. He prefers them grilled, but instead of starting a small, contained fire, Brody for some reason always elects to ignite a massive, destructive forest fire. Because of this, Brody only eats during forest fires.

According to Brody, he is the sole cause of the California wildfire crisis as he intentionally sets off every fire because “Big dogs gotta bark. Dude’s gotta eat.”

Unfortunately, the act of setting off forest fires has become a bit of a hobby for Brody, as he claims, “I am currently traversing the entire state setting as many forest fires as I can, and blaming it on climate change.” Brody says the secret to ending climate change is closer in reach than we originally thought, stating that “All you gotta do is stop me somehow”.

Brody likes to practice a technique called “preheating the oven” by starting a forest fire, leaving, and then coming back to it because “you gotta get it toasty before you get roasty”.

Due to his “gnarlin’ out on the blaze”, Brody is currently on the run from the FBI, and specifically, a team of dogs that have been trained to “capture his scent”. The team is comprised of 27 miniature pinschers, which Brody comically refers to as “Min-Pins”, and are notoriously known as “The Dirty 27”.

On a regular basis, Brody receives notes located near his crotch saying threats along the lines of “We know where you are” followed by a paw print. Brody describes the FBI as “boner-kill”.

On top of Brody’s outrageous skin condition, he claims that he cannot cry as normal human beings can. This information incited David Wain, Scott Aukerman, and Rudi North to question if he is truly human. In the midst of this controversy, Brody very adamantly assured the group that he was in fact “human” and “a regular guy”.

Brody does not enjoy listening to the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast.