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Brian T. Shirley

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Born

in Marietta, The United States

June 11, 1967

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http://briantshirley.webs.com

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Humor, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Gary Larson, Steven King, Darryl Rhoades, Johnny Carson, George Carlin ...more

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July 2011

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Comedian/Philosopher Brian T Shirley has been in the Business for nearly 20 years. His act is derived from growing up poor, coming from a broken home, his military experience, partying, women, pets, infommercials, sports, and much,much, more. He started doing stand-up at The Comedy Zone in Charleston,S.C. at a comedy workshop where he learned the art of performing and writing comedy.He has performed all over the U.S., Canada and The Bahamas. Brian can format his show to be G,PG or R rated, depending on the audience and the needs of the clubowner/booker. He also works Country Clubs all over the U.S. with a select group of Comedians, has done special events such as opening for Huey Lewis and The News,the Laughter for Love benefit for Va. Tec Comedian/Philosopher Brian T Shirley has been in the Business for nearly 20 years. His act is derived from growing up poor, coming from a broken home, his military experience, partying, women, pets, infommercials, sports, and much,much, more. He started doing stand-up at The Comedy Zone in Charleston,S.C. at a comedy workshop where he learned the art of performing and writing comedy.He has performed all over the U.S., Canada and The Bahamas. Brian can format his show to be G,PG or R rated, depending on the audience and the needs of the clubowner/booker. He also works Country Clubs all over the U.S. with a select group of Comedians, has done special events such as opening for Huey Lewis and The News,the Laughter for Love benefit for Va. Tech, The Second Annual Charleston Comedy festival, and a Country music festival for Dodge trucks to name a few. Brian has also done The Jokers Wild in the Atlantis resort and Casino on Paradise Island,The Bahamas and has now a regular comedian for Carnival Cruise Line.

Brian is also a philosopher. No, he doesn't have a degree, but he has written two books of wisdom and wise sayings called "Make Love Not Warts", and " Four Score and Seven Beers Ago..." which are available now on Amazon.com,barnesandnoble.com, booksamillion.com, Trafford.com(The publisher's website) or for a signed copy and a free personalized 8x10 headshot you can order from this website . The books have over four hundred sayings, insults and song titles turned into comedic sentences combined. "Make Love Not Warts" is now featured on bookdaily.com., and available for checkout at the library in Atlantis in The Bahamas! These books are also available for ebook downloads.

Brian's 3rd book is out as of Aug.12 2012.The Ebook "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Club" is available at Libboo.com,amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005ZTNU7Q ) and barnesandnoble.com (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-fun...). It is a series of short stories that are a behinds the scenes look at comedians on the road, a mudt have for any fan of stand-up comedy!

Brian also has had a short story of SCI/FI published in the Sept. issue of the enzine SCHLOCK. here's the link http://www.schlock.co.uk/

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A View From Japan

Here's the link to an article I wrote for the online magazine "No Strings Attached-E News. It's about my recent tour of Marine bases on Okinawa & Fuji to entertain these brave men & women.

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	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Club 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Read for Animals #2 by Evelyn Steward, Jennifer Priester (Goodreads Author), Lorinda J. Taylor (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Score and Seven Beers Ago... it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Make Love Not Warts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Single, Successful and Sleepy: A witty and empowering devotional for single professionals. by Germaine Moody, Brian T. Shirley (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schlock! Webzine Vol 3 Iss 17 by Merita King (Goodreads Author), Rob Bliss, Brian T. Shirley (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Partisan: "Only the Dead Will Know the End of War" Plato 428 B.C.E.-348 B.C.E. by Rory Patrick Allen, Brian T. Shirley (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Brian Shirley said: " This is my favorite of my books (and the cheapest). I was asked to put this book together and aided with the hand of a talented artist. I'm working on turning the book into a one-man stage show. It will be funny of course, but not the exact same as ...more "

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“My ship came in,then it sank!”
― Brian T. Shirley

tags: comedian, humor, philosopher, philosophy

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Brian’s Quotes

“My ship came in,then it sank!”
― Brian T. Shirley

tags: comedian, humor, philosopher, philosophy

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“‎"Today's dirty hands are tomorrow's muddy water”
― Danielle Hylton-Outland

tags: inspirational

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“Instead of Rock, Paper, Scissors, you could play Brick, Blanket, Action Fingers, in which brick cripples action fingers, blanket smothers brick and action fingers beats blanket.”
― Nicole McKay Amy Riekhof, A bit of rubbish about a Brick and a Blanket

tags: brick-and-blanket-iq-test, brick-and-blanket-responses, brick-and-blanket-test, brick-and-blanket-uses, funny, humor, random

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“I’m not a very good sleeper. But you know what? I’m willing to put in a few extra hours every day to get better. That’s just the kind of hard worker I am.”
― Jarod Kintz, Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

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“To find out if she really loved me, I hooked her up to a lie detector. And just as I suspected, my machine was broken. ”
― Dark Jar Tin Zoo, Love Quotes for the Ages. Specifically Ages 19-91.

tags: broken, deceit, deception, denial, deny, funny, honest, honesty, humor, illogical, illusion, lie, lie-detector, lies, life, love, machine, relationships, suspicion, women, word-junkies

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