Brian Duff

Brian Stephen Duff (b. April 17, 1979) is a Georgeland comedian, writer and actor. He is best known as the creator of the animated sci-fi comedy series Black Hole Joe and for his voice-over roles in a number of other productions since the early 2000s. Duff was born and raised in Lylecity. His parents were both civil servants. In 1997 he entered the University of Mainland, graduating in 2000 with an engineering degree. While at university he first became involved in stand-up comedy as a means of supplementing his income. His stand-up act was heavily dependent on his vocal talents - as well as being a noted impressionist, Duff has a light tenor voice which he used to perform musical parodies and humorous songs. In 2002, Duff moved from stand-up into voice acting after a series of short animations he produced using flash became overnight internet successes. He performed voice-over roles for dozens of TV shows and commercials between 2002 and 2004 and became one of the most prolific voice artists working in Georgeland. In 2005, Duff wrote and produced a pilot episode of Black Hole Joe, in which he and his then-girlfriend Petra Skase performed all the voices. The original pilot, which had been made by Random Animation, has never been aired on television. The pilot was shown to several TV networks and was picked up by Channel 12 for the 2006 season. Duff is the primary writer of the show, as well as executive producer. He performs several voice roles in the series, primarily that of the titular character. Duff continues to perform stand-up sporadically but is now more focused on his writing. His first book, Does My Gut Look Big In This, is scheduled for a June 2008 release. Duff is currently engaged to marry singer and actress Emma Chiltern.