T. Sean Shannon

T. Sean Shannon is an American comedian, writer and film director from Houston, Texas.^[1][2] His brother Charles Shannon (d. 2003) was also a stand-up comedian, and writer.

T. Sean Shannon
Born	Kentucky
Education	University of Houston
Occupation(s)	Writer, film director

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.^{[citation needed]}

Shannon was a writer on the show from 1998 to 2006.^[5]

He directed and co-wrote the feature film Harold that was released in July 2008.^[6]

Shannon moved back to the Houston area in early 2025 after living in New York City for 8 years.^[7]