Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, hyperbole is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton". Hyperbole helps to make the point that the bag was very heavy although it is not probable that it would actually weigh a ton. On occasion, newspapers and other media use hyperbole when speaking of an accident, to increase the impact of the story. This is more often found in tabloid newspapers, which often exaggerate accounts of events to appeal to a wider audience.

In rhetoric, some opposites of hyperbole are meiosis, litotes, understatement, and bathos (the 'letdown' after a hyperbole in a phrase).

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Fellow comedian Patton Oswalt wrote in his blog that Regan is "the best stand-up comedian working today," praising his versatility and ability to find new humor in classic comedy targets:

"Brian Regan's comedy stuns me. It stuns me because he can start down the road with a premise that EVERY COMEDIAN KNOWS has not one scrap of flesh left on its bones, and find a new angle of attack that yields prime cuts of comedic meat."

Recorded shows

In April 2007, Brian signed a deal with Comedy Central to star in two one-hour stand-up specials, release the specials on DVD, develop a show for the network, and headline a theater tour, “Brian Regan in Concert: A Comedy Central Live Event,” which began June 8, 2007.

Brian’s first one-hour special Standing Up debuted on Comedy Central on June 10, 2007. The special was recorded in April at The Barclay Theater in Irvine, CA and a DVD of the performance was released August 14, 2007. His second Comedy Central Special, entitled The Epitome of Hyperbole, premiered on September 6, 2008. A DVD of the performance was released September 9, 2008.

Brian's new performance, All By Myself, is available for download exclusively on his website.

Filmography

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