Hannibal Buress (born 1983 in Chicago, IL) is a stand-up comedian and television writer. Buress was featured in "The Awkward Comedy Show" special on Comedy Central, alongside comics Baron Vaughn, Eric André, Marina Franklin, and Victor Varnado, and on the FX sitcom Louie. In July 2010, Buress made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list. His first stand-up comedy album "My Name is Hannibal" was released on July 27, 2010. Buress currently lives in New York City and is a writer for Saturday Night Live.