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Joe Pera
Joe Pera
	Joe Pera in “Overload the Machine” at Peoples Improv Theater in New York City
Born	Joseph Pera; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Ithaca College
Years active	2009–present
	Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up; television; film;
Genres	Observational comedy; character comedy; sketch comedy;
Subject(s)	American culture; everyday life; pop culture; social awkwardness;

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Joseph Pera^[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.

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, "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.^[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, titled Joe Pera Talks with You.^[3] He appeared on Conan (talk show) on March 28, 2017, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Dec. 4, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone	Jim

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2016	Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree	Himself
2017	Conan	Himself	3/28/17
2019	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Himself	12/4/19
2019	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Himself	12/18/19
2018–present	Joe Pera Talks with You	Himself	20 episodes; also creator, executive producer and writer

YouTube Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Perfect Week	Himself	7 episode mini-series hosted by JASH with trailer
2014	The Pancake Breakfast Critic	Himself	3 episode mini-series hosted by MTV

References

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

External links

[Pera1-1] Burke, Jason (February 18, 2014). "Comedians Under 30 To Check Out This Year". Complex. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[2] "Joe Pera". MASS MoCA. June 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[Pera2-3] "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. April 27, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

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+'''Joseph Pera'''<ref name="Pera1">{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/02/comedians-under-30-to-check-out-this-year/joe-pera|title=Comedians Under 30 To Check Out This Year|website=Complex|last=Burke|first=Jason|date=February 18, 2014|accessdate=May 11, 2018}}</ref> 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]]''.
 ==Early life==