Joe Pera

Joseph Pera (born 1988 or 1989)[1] is an American comedian, writer and actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You.

Joe Pera
Born
Joseph Pera

1988/1989 (age 31–32)[1]
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma materIthaca College (2010)[2][3]
Years active2009–present
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
Genres
Subject(s)

Early life

Joe Pera was born in Buffalo, New York. He studied film at Ithaca College, where he competed and won the college's stand-up competition three times.[4] Pera graduated from Ithaca College in 2010.[2][3] He moved to New York City to pursue comedy and would attend open microphone nights as often as possible.[5]

Career

Known for his slow, "grandfatherly" delivery and his penchant for wearing sweaters, Pera created the Adult Swim 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 titled Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree.[6] Thanks to the success of those programs (all produced by Chestnut Walnut, founded by him and Conner O'Malley),[7] Pera developed a television series for Adult Swim, which premiered on May 20, 2018, titled Joe Pera Talks with You.[5] He appeared on the talk show Conan on March 28, 2017, and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on December 4, 2019.

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
2017 Conan 3/28/17
2019 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 12/4/19
2019 Late Night with Seth Meyers 12/18/19
2018–present Joe Pera Talks with You 20 episodes; also creator, executive producer and writer
2020 Relaxing Old Footage with Joe Pera Special
2020 F is for Family Alaquippa Ed

YouTube Series
TitleRoleNotes
2014 Perfect Week Himself 7 episode mini-series hosted by JASH with trailer
The Pancake Breakfast Critic Himself 3 episode mini-series hosted by MTV
2015 How To Make It In USA Himself 9 episode mini-series co-starring Conner O'Malley

References
  1. Burke, Jason (February 18, 2014). "Comedians Under 30 To Check Out This Year". Complex. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Joe Pera ... Age: 25
  2. Pirani, Steven (November 21, 2013). "Alumnus named finalist in Comedy Central contest". The Ithacan. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020. With three victories in the Ithaca College Annual Stand-Up Competition during his undergraduate years, Joe Pera ’10 ...
  3. Anderson, Joey (March 29, 2016). "Joe Pera, IC Alum, Gets Noticed With 4 A.M. Show". Odyssey. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020. Joe Pera, a 2010 IC alum ...
  4. "Joe Pera". MASS MoCA. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. "Interview with Joe Pera". Texas Travesty. April 25, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. Ciemcioch, Mark (December 9, 2016). "Let Joe Pera help you find a Christmas tree". Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. "Peaceful Reflections Of The Apocalypse by Tom Hunt – Animation Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Brooklynfilmfestival.org. April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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