Hannibal Buress

American comedian

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2025 Hannibal Buress acted in an episode of 'Mo' called 'Field of Dreams' as the character Denato
2023 Voices Genghis Frog in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'
2023 Guest stars in an episode of What We Do In The Shadows
2022 Appears as himself in an episode of Ziwe
2021 Played Coach Wilson in a single episode of The Daily Bugle
2021 Reprises role as Coach Wilson in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
2020 Buress released the single 'Judge Judy', highlighting his comedic musical endeavors.
2020 Released the comedy special 'Miami Nights'
July 2020 Filed a lawsuit against the City of Miami and the officers involved in his 2017 arrest, citing constitutional violations.
April 30 2020 Released a single called 'Judge Judy' paying homage to the TV series as it was set to end in 2021.
April 21 2020 Collaborated on Chelsea Peretti's comedy album 'Foam and Flotsam' about coffee.
April 17 2020 Performed an exclusive comedy special for Cornell University via Zoom.
February 8 2020 Appeared on The Bob Ross Challenge, painting for the first time and creating an art nickname '7'.
October 2019 Posted controversial tweets about Bernie Sanders and rent control, which led to public criticism and later retraction.
August 2019 Performed a televised stand-up routine at the Olympia Theater in Miami, addressing his previous arrest and the arresting officer's alleged history of violence.
2018 Stars in 'Blockers' as Frank and 'Tag' as Kevin Sable
2018 Nominated for Teen Choice Awards' Choice Movie: Fight for the film Tag
2018 Appeared on Hot Ones episode, featuring Hannibal Buress freestyling while eating spicy wings
2018 Appeared on Jean Grae and Quelle Chris' track 'OhSh' from the album Everything's Fine
September 2018 Stated in an interview that he quit drinking due to alcohol-fueled situations that he felt were 'messy'.
2017 Played Coach Wilson in Marvel's Spider-Man: Homecoming, and notably sent a lookalike to the film's premiere.
2017 Appears in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' as Coach Wilson and 'The Disaster Artist'
2017 Moved back to his hometown of Chicago and settled in the Wicker Park neighborhood after previously living in New York City.
2017 Featured on The Cool Kids' track 'The Moonlanding' from the album Special Edition Grandmaster Deluxe
December 2017 Arrested in Miami for disorderly intoxication after asking police officers to call an Uber and refusing to leave the street. The case was later dismissed.
2016 Buress has multiple voice roles in animated films including 'The Angry Birds Movie', 'The Secret Life of Pets', and 'The Nice Guys'
2016 Hannibal Buress voiced a character named Ice in the NBA 2K17 video game
2016 Released two comedy specials: 'Comedy Camisado' and 'Hannibal Takes Edinburgh'
2016 Appeared on 'All the Way' with Jeremih, Chance the Rapper, and King Louie from the album Merry Christmas Lil' Mama
October 2016 Started the podcast 'Handsome Rambler'.
2015 Launches his own comedy show 'Why? with Hannibal Buress' as host, creator, and executive producer
2015 Appears in The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
2015 Multiple musical collaborations featuring or referencing Hannibal Buress, including tracks with Serengeti, Statik Selektah, Lil Dicky, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Joey Badass
December 2015 Hannibal Buress confirms that the show will not return for a second season, stating it 'wasn't the ideal format for me'.
July 8 2015 The series premieres on Comedy Central, featuring sketches, man on the street interviews, special guests, and stand-up comedy.
March 10 2015 Comedy Central green-lights 'Why? with Hannibal Buress' for an eight-episode season.
2014 Buress plays Officer Watkins in the comedy film 'Neighbors'
2014 Won Best Talk Show Host award on The Eric Andre Show from Adult Swim
2014 Began featuring on Comedy Central's Broad City, continuing until 2019.
2014 Hannibal Buress was featured on Open Mike Eagle's track 'Doug Stamper (Advice Raps)' from the album Dark Comedy
October 16 2014 Delivered a stand-up routine that brought sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby to public attention, which became a significant turning point in the Cosby case.
March 29 2014 Comedy Central aired 'Hannibal Buress Live from Chicago', an hour-long comedy special.
2013 Hannibal Buress appeared on the track 'A Slow Death' by itsTheReal and DJ Drama from the album Urbane Outfitters, Vol. 1
2013 Hannibal Buress appeared as himself on the FlyLo FM radio station in Grand Theft Auto V video game
2012 Started starring on Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show, continuing until 2020.
2012 Nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Series for 30 Rock
2012 Buress has an uncredited role in 'Sleepwalk with Me'
2012 Released his second comedy album 'Animal Furnace', which aired as a Comedy Central special.
2012 Won American Comedy Award for Best Club Comic from Comedy Central
May 4 2012 Hannibal Buress appears as a guest/contestant on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Series 13, Episode 2

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