Vincent S. Brand III^[1] (born July 6, 1963)^[2] is an American stand-up comedian from Middletown, NJ. He is best known for being the owner of The Stress Factory Comedy Clubs located in New Brunswick, NJ and Bridgeport, CT.^[3][4] Brand has also made television and radio appearances on shows, such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Last Comic Standing,^[5] The Rosie O'Donnell Show,^[6] The Opie and Anthony Show, NickMom, Night Out, and Restaurant Stakeout.^[7]

Vinnie Brand was born and raised in Middletown, NJ.^[8] Brand attended Rutgers University, but did not graduate.^[9] After that, he opened up a flower shop and construction company.^[6] When both companies failed, Brand eventually found success in business when he opened Stress Factory Comedy Club in 1991.^[10][3] Throughout its business years, Stress Factory has featured comic headliners such as Drew Carey, Gilbert Gottfried, Bobo Kerlin, Chris Rock,^[11] and Andrew Dice Clay.^[12]

Brand has also performed at other comedy venues outside of his own club, including Comic Strip Live and Helium Comedy Club.^[13]

Along with the success of his comedy club, Brand has made various of television appearances including Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,^[14] Last Comic Standing,^[15] Dave Attell: Road Work,^[16][17] Restaurant Stakeout,^[7] and NickMom Night Out.^[18]

He was a frequent radio guest on The Opie and Anthony Show.^[19][20]

Prior to folding in 2015, NickMom was in development for a "docu-comedy" starring Brand and his family, and had Jim Breuer credited as an executive producer for the project.^[21]