History Creator / PattonOswalt

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Brian Posehn, Creator/DavidCross, Creator/ZachGalifiniakis, Maria Bamford, and Blaine Capatch. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Brian Posehn, David Cross, Zach Galifiniakis, Maria Bamford, and Blaine Capatch. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as Agent Eric Koenig (and Sam and Billy and Thurston Koenig).

* MistakenForRacist: Discusses in ''Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time'' how his toddler daughter, after seeing a black man while at Starbucks, yelled "Monkey"! Turns out she was referring to Rafiki from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. He then picked up his daughter, put her in front of his face and ran out, which, from a distance, isn't any better. In fact it might be much worse, as it looks like he's "protecting" his daughter from a black man.

-->'''Kindergartner:''' Is Alice going to get a step-mom? 'Cause after my mommy moved out, [[YourCheatingHeart I got a step-mom right away]].\\

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Creator/BrianPosehn, Creator/DavidCross, Creator/ZachGalifiniakis, Creator/MariaBamford, and Creator/BlaineCapatch. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

* AwfulWeddedLife: His take on the Stella D'Oro commercial couple.

* CurbStompBattle: [[https://youtu.be/Rh9Y1CXmBbg He describes witnessing one]] in ''Annihilation'' where [[StoutStrength a power lifter]] dealt with an angry drunk by simply ''picking the guy up'' and dropping him on his face.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The ridiculous list of food offered in his Black Angus bit? ''A fan had the entire menu served up for a friend's bachelor party.''
** Also included a gravy pipe, and a name tag with "Peaches" written on it for the bachelor. No word on whether the doors were locked from the outside.

--->'''Oswalt:''' I have never felt more... peacefully, effortless, joyously suicidal and-- and it wasn't even despair. If I had a gun right here, I would've just brought it up, one smooth movement. Just like "Oh, they have French-crust pizza." (''Blam'')

-->'''Patton (as a kindergartner):''' Is Alice going to get a step-mom? 'Cause after my mommy moved out, [[YourCheatingHeart I got a step-mom right away]].\\
'''Patton:''' I'll bet you did! ...Is she teaching you Russian right now? Because I'll bet she's not teaching your old mom Pilates anymore...
* GeniusDitz: His view of subcontractors in ''I Love Everything'', who seem to have focused on getting incredibly skilled at one specific thing to compensate for serious mental problems. One guy he hired spent the whole day yelling at a nonexistent assistant named Kirby, but did the wallpaper beautifully.

* CurbStompBattle: He describes witnessing one in ''Annihilation'' where a power lifter dealt with an angry drunk by simply ''picking the guy up'' and dropping him on his face.

* LullDestruction: Lampshaded in "Wackity Schmackity Doo." He relates how script doctoring for animated movies usually involves this, and shows the absurdity of it by applying it to [[CrossesTheLineTwice The Holocaust and the destruction of the World Trade Center.]][[invoked]]
** An audience member inserts one of these during [[MoodKiller a quiet moment]] in ''Werewolves and Lollipops.'' [[BerserkButton He]] [[AuthorFilibuster does not]] [[OverlyLongGag get away with it.]]

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Creator/BrianPosehn, Creator/DavidCross, {{Creator/Zach Galifiniakis}}, {{Creator/Maria Bamford}}, and {{Creator/Blaine Capatch}}. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

Peter Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Creator/BrianPosehn, Creator/DavidCross, {{Creator/Zach Galifiniakis}}, {{Creator/Maria Bamford}}, and {{Creator/Blaine Capatch}}. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

* MistakenForRacist: Discusses in ''Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time'' how his toddler daughter, after seeing a black man while at Starbucks, yelled "Monkey"! Turns out she was referring to Rafiki from ''Disney/TheLionKing''. He then picked up his daughter, put her in front of his face and ran out, which, from a distance, isn't any better. In fact it might be much worse, as it looks like he's "protecting" his daughter from a black man.

* TemptingFate: An ''extremely'' BlackComedy example. In ''Annihilation'', he talks about how a few weeks after the death of his wife, he pulled his daughter Alice out of school for Mother's Day to take her to visit his wife's family in Chicago and see different attractions to distract her from it being the first holiday after her mother's passing. They both have a fun time and on the actual Mother's Day itself he takes her to the airport to take them back home, thinking that he had managed to pull it off. ''Just as'' they enter the tunnel to board the plane, an old Polish flight attendant tries to comfort them by telling them about how her own mother died when she was a child and how she and her father never got over it. Predictably, Patton and Alice spend the whole flight home crying and now Patton fears that old woman will show up every holiday to tell Alice about how sad she is since her mother died.

* GeniusDitz: His view of subcontractors, who seem to have focused on getting incredibly skilled at one specific thing to compensate for serious mental problems. One guy he hired spent the whole day yelling at a nonexistent assistant named Kirby, but did the wallpaper beautifully.

Peter Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Creator/BrianPosehn, Creator/DavidCross, {{Creator/Zach Galifiniakis}}, {{Creator/Maria Bamford}}, and {{Creator/Blaine Capatch}}. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

* ''Film/TheCOnfirmation'': As an AddledAddict and would be AmateurSleuth.

Peter Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comic and actor, known for his "nerd-philosopher" comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as Creator/BrianPosehn, Creator/DavidCross, Zach Galifiniakis, Maria Bamford, and Blaine Capatch. He has a daughter named Alice, and was married to crime writer Michelle [=McNamara=], until she suddenly passed away in April, 2016. In 2017 he married actress Meredith Salenger.

** When his daughter got just as into ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as he was into ''Franchise/StarWars'' at her age, he claims to have decided to not try to get into it himself as he simply can't cram a single other extensive fantasy setting into his head at this point. He then proceeds to give a detailed and completely accurate description of the show, revealing how much supporting her fandom really has rubbed off on him. This then became HilariousInHindsight when he made two guest appearances on the show.[[invoked]]
* ImmediateSelfContradiction: In ''Talking for Clapping'', he describes how his daughter is getting into ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' the same way that he got into ''Franchise/StarWars'', describing it as "her own thing" that he simply doesn't have time to watch or absorb since he's older. Patton then spends a good two minutes describing the premise of the show. [[HilariousInHindsight He eventually guest starred in]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E14StrangerThanFanFiction two]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E6CommonGround episodes]].[[invoked]]

* TheLostLenore: Detailed in painful detail in his special ''Annihilation,'' where he talks about his wife's death, trying to help his young daughter through the loss, and his moving on from the trauma.

* MoneyDearBoy: He talks about how he once performed at a casino for a "sacrilegious" amount of money, and the audience was so drunk that all he did was listen while they shouted his past roles at him.
** That said, Patton openly admits he only takes acting and voice-over roles for the money. His stand-up is something he won't let be encroached on, even turning down corporate sponsorship for his tours. And that's not to say he doesn't have limits for gigs he takes. He and his manager returned money for a gig when they found out Creator/ParisHilton was going to be there (and Patton had a LOT of Paris Hilton jokes at the time).

* NarrativeProfanityFilter: {{Discussed}} in [[https://youtu.be/pd_EA9VKOR8 Clean Filth]] - "I'm gonna fill your hoo-ha with goof juice!"
* NostalgiaFilter: He mocks this when discussing how his "Whole Foods" friends kept telling him to have a home birth because "that's how the pioneers did it". He says that it wasn't that great back then, and if they're going to say that, they might as well go all the way and have the baby outside in a "birthing trench" during a hailstorm, and to make sure to have at least 9 children, since 5 of them will die of the rickets.

* PetHomosexual: Mocked in ''Finest Hour'', where he relays the experience of being offered to play the role of the "Gay Best Friend" in a romantic comedy. He offered to do it only if he could portray the character as really stupid, which made the director turn him away.
--> "I might as well put on {{Blackface}} and tap-dance, that's how old that [the gay best friend] cliche is now."

* PromotedFanboy: He got a role voicing a character on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' after he met the show's creators at a convention and told them what a huge fan he was. His appearance in the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' reboot is also largely due to him being a huge fan of the original show.

* TranquilFury: His description of a comedy-magician when he was just starting out, when they'd both been shorted $5 - Oswalt had to accept it, but the magician was ''not'' pleased.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to his Black Angus routine, steak.

* TheAlcoholic: Tends to be drunk on his comedy albums, and often does bits about drinking and being drunk.

-->'''Neill:''' ''(in a review of ''Film/ThreeHundred'')'' I can't spoil the plot because THANK GOD THERE ISN'T ONE. Just ass kicking that kicks ass that, while said ass is getting kicked, is kicking yet more ass that's hitting someone’¨'s balls with a hammer made of ice but the ice is frozen whiskey.

-->'''Neill, in a review of ''Film/ThreeHundred''''': I can’t spoil the plot because THANK GOD THERE ISN’T ONE. Just ass kicking that kicks ass that, while said ass is getting kicked, is kicking yet more ass that’s hitting someone’s balls with a hammer made of ice but the ice is frozen whiskey.

--->'''Oswalt''': I have never felt more... peacefully, effortless, joyously suicidal and- and it wasn't even despair. If I had a gun right here, I would've just brought it up, one smooth movement. Just like "Oh, they have French-crust pizza." (''Blam'')

-->'''Patton (as a kindergartner):''' Is Alice going to get a step-mom? 'Cause after my mommy moved out, [[YourCheatingHeart I got a step-mom right away]].