Brad Williams

Born in Orange, Calif., Brad Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Williams was born with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. His condition plays a large part in his stand-up routines. Williams got his start by attending a Carlos Mencia live comedy show. Mencia asked Williams to join him on stage. Williams cracked a few jokes. Mencia asked Williams to try stand-up and be his opening act on the road. For St. Patrick's Day 2008, Brad dressed as a leprechaun and made an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." In April 2011, Williams released his first full-length comedy album called "Coming Up Short." On April 14, 2014, Williams started hosting the "About Last Night" podcast with comedian/actor Adam Ray. Williams had his first one-hour comedy special, "Brad Williams: Fun Size" (SHOW), on May 8, 2015. His second one-hour comedy special, "Brad Williams: Daddy Issues" (SHOW), aired on May 20, 2016. In 2022, Brad Williams was hired as the lead comic of the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show "Mad Apple."