Jo Firestone

Jo Firestone
Born Joanna Firestone
Residence Brooklyn, New York
Occupation Actress, comedian, writer
Known for Appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Joanna "Jo" Firestone is an actress, comedian, and television writer.[1]

Television work

As an actress, Firestone has appeared in the TV programs Search Party, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Broad City, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, CollegeHumor Originals, Boy Band, The Outs, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, Animal Agent, High Maintenance, Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Thanksgiving, The Special Without Brett Davis, and others.[2] She was consulting producer on 21 episodes of The Chris Gethard Show and performed in three episodes of the series.[3]

She is currently a writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and for The Special Without Brett Davis. She has also performed on the Tonight Show, portraying U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,[4] demonstrating products from the New York Toy Fair,[5] and appearing in other sketches opposite host Jimmy Fallon.[6] She is also currently playing the character Sarah Conner, a band teacher, on Joe Pera Talks With You, which airs during Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.[7][2] The character's name is an homage to the Terminator movies; her character is a doomsday prepper on the show.[8]

Other media

Firestone is the host of the program Dr. Gameshow, which originated on WFMU radio and is now a podcast on the Earwolf network.[9][10] She and her father Fred Firestone created the game Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers (published by Random House subsidiary Clarkson Potter, 2016).[11]

Firestone has performed stand-up comedy on Comedy Central,[12] at the UCB Theater in Manhattan, and around New York City.[13][14] About stand-up gigs in "cellar clubs," Firestone explained, "Doing comedy in New York, I’ve been conditioned to thrive in basements. I’m not ready to do a comedy show until I go down a flight of stairs."[15]

With Dylan Marron, Firestone wrote, performed in, and directed Ridgefield Middle School Talent Nite,[16] which received a Capital Fringe Festival Director's Award in 2010.[17]

She is currently based in Brooklyn.

References

  1. ↑ Rapa, Patrick, "Interview: Comedian Jo Firestone," PhillyMag.com, July 10, 2017
  2. 1 2 Jo Firestone credits at IMDB.com
  3. ↑ Full Cast & Crew of The Chris Gethard Show at IMDB.com
  4. ↑ Jimmy Fallon interviews U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (portrayed by Firestone) The Tonight Show, February 10, 2017
  5. ↑ "Toy Fair Demo with Tonight Show Writer Jo Firestone," The Tonight Show, Feb. 25, 2017
  6. ↑ "What to Buy with Jo Firestone: Barbarian Octopus Beanie", The Tonight Show, Oct. 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ Adams, Erik (June 23, 2018). "Joe Pera Talks with You is the Adult Swim comedy that'll restore your soul". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Olson, Matthew (June 29, 2018). "Joe Pera Will Cure What Ails You". Digg. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ Dr. Gameshow archives at WFMU.org
  10. ↑ Dr. Gameshow at Earwolf.com
  11. ↑ Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers at PenguinRandomHouse.com
  12. ↑ Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents Jo Firestone, Season 1 Ep 6, 9/30/2017
  13. ↑ Love, Matthew, "10 Comedians You Need to Know", Rolling Stone, June 6, 2017
  14. ↑ Kozell, Isaac, "Talking Standup, Alone Time, and Why Comedy Is Bullshit with Jo Firestone," SplitSider.com, September 29, 2017
  15. ↑ Gordon, Arielle, "Jo Firestone talks new comedy LP, the return of her podcast, Will Butler & more in BV interview," Brooklyn Vegan, September 5, 2017
  16. ↑ "Funny Times At Ridgefield Middle School". C.A.P.S.Love. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  17. ↑ Ramanathan, Stephanie Merry and Lavanya (2011-07-06). "The Capital Fringe Festival Preview: What to See". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
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