Joe Pera

Joe Pera
Born Joseph Pera
1988/1989 (age 29–30)[1]
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Ithaca College
Years active 2009–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
Genres
Subject(s)

Joseph Pera (born c. 1988/1989)[1] is an American comedian, writer and actor based in New York City.[1]

Early life

Joe Pera was born in Buffalo, New York, where he claims to be "familiar with the trees up there." He studied film at Ithaca College, where he competed and won the college’s stand-up competition three times.[2] After that, he moved to New York City to pursue comedy and would attend open microphone nights as often as possible.[3]

Career

Known for his slow, "grandfather"-like delivery and his penchant for wearing sweaters, Pera created the Adult Swim's Infomercial Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep. This was followed by an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and another stand-alone Adult Swim special entitled Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree.[4] Thanks to the success of those programs (all produced by his company Chestnut Walnut),[5] Pera developed a television series for Adult Swim, which premiered on May 20, 2018, entitled Joe Pera Talks with You.[3]

Personal life

Pera is a self-proclaimed Buffalo Bills fan and incorporates this fact into his comedy.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone Jim

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–14 The Chris Gethard Show Zero Fucks Boyd 4 episodes
2014 New Timers Myron 2 episodes
2016 Joe Pera Talks You To Sleep Himself Short; part of Infomercials
Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree Himself
2018–present Joe Pera Talks with You Himself 9 episodes; also creator, executive producer and writer

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burke, Jason (February 18, 2014). "Comedians Under 30 To Check Out This Year". Complex. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Joe Pera". MASS MoCA. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Interview with Joe Pera". Texas Travesty. April 25, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ciemcioch, Mark (December 9, 2016). "Let Joe Pera help you find a Christmas tree". Buffalo News. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peaceful Reflections Of The Apocalypse by Tom Hunt – Animation Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklynfilmfestival.org. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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