Pierre Bernard, Jr. is an American graphic designer and comedian, most notable for his work on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and Conan. He had a recurring sketch called "Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage", where he would complain about issues that personally concern him while sitting in a recliner. The issues he complains about are typically esoteric in nature and mainly deal with comic books, anime, drawing or science fiction. Biography Early in his career, Bernard did comic book lettering for major publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Heavy Metal, Gold Key Comics, Playboy, Warren Publishing, and Blackthorne Publishing. Bernard worked in the advertising and marketing field for such clients as DFS Dorland Worldwide, McCaffrey & McCall, Inc, and Newsweek magazine doing storyboards and comp presentations. At Prudential Securities he did various brochures and eventually took over their in-house magazine. Bernard was the graphic designer for Conan. On Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Bernard appeared in a recurring sketch called "Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage". Bernard has been a resident of Ewing Township, New Jersey. Notable appearances Pierre Bernard's Recliner of Rage Drawing pens In one segment, Bernard complained that a certain brand of drawing pen that he enjoyed was discontinued. Bottle caps In another segment, Pierre was collecting a certain type of Snapple bottle cap for an art project, only to find that the caps had changed in design. Robotech Bernard complained on one segment about the increasing number of Robotech DVDs. This prompted a "response" from robotech.com about the complaint and an offer to send Bernard a free complete collection of the DVDs. Action figures This segment sees Bernard complaining about the Justice League Unlimited action figures. Mallomars Bernard complains about the seasonal release of the Nabisco snack Mallomars because despite the company's claims that its limited release is due to summer temperature and the difficulty in storing them in such heat, other chocolate covered-related products are still regularly produced and distributed. Case Closed Bernard complains about The Cartoon Network putting Case Closed on during Cowboy Bebop'''s usual airtime. He dislikes Case Closed's campy 1970s style tunes compared to Cowboy Bebop's jazzy ones which helped him sleep. Coincidentally, Case Closed's main character takes the assumed first name of Conan in which the host remarks about after the segment. Stargate SG-1 One segment garnered Bernard a cult following in the Stargate SG-1 community.