| T. Sean Shannon | |
| Birth Place: | Kentucky |
| Occupation: | Writer, film director |
T. Sean Shannon is from Houston, Texas.[1] [2] His brother Charles Shannon (d.2003) was also a stand-up comedian, and writer.
As a writer for Saturday Night Live he won an Emmy Award in 2002 (nominated in 2001 & 2003) and a WGA Award in 2001 (nominated in 2001, 2002 and 2003).[3] He is the writer and creator of the sketch Bear City, which deals with a city completely inhabited by anthropomorphic bears due to a meteor crash. In July 2008, Shannon revealed that he had written a Bear City movie.[4]
He was also the subject of controversy and political unrest at SNL, thanks to a joke he told in The Aristocrats, Penn Jillette mentions this incident in the commentary for the film, but does not mention the show, instead stating that T. Sean works for a popular network comedy show.
He directed and co-wrote the feature film Harold that was released in July 2008.[5]