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'{{short description|American comedian}} {{Use American English|date = December 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Joe Pera | image = Joe Pera (6176423956).jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Pera in September 2011 | birth_name = Joseph Pera | birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | alma_mater = [[Ithaca College]] | yearsactive = 2009–present | module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes | medium = {{flatlist| * Stand-up * television * film }} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Observational comedy]] * [[character comedy]] * [[sketch comedy]] }} | subject = {{flatlist| * [[American culture]] * [[everyday life]] * [[popular culture|pop culture]] * [[embarrassment|social awkwardness]]}} }} }} '''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]]''. If you have never seen his show on Adult Swim you are missing out. It is like nothing that I’ve ever seen. He’s the neighbor that you wish that you had, even if you didn’t like people. Thank you Joe for making the world a better place. ==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://massmoca.org/joe-pera/|title=Joe Pera|date=2016-06-01|work=MASS MoCA|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> After that, he moved to New York City to pursue comedy and would attend open microphone nights as often as possible.<ref name="Pera2">{{cite web|url=http://texastravesty.com/interview/04/25/2018/interview-joe-pera|title=Interview with Joe Pera|date=April 25, 2018|website=Texas Travesty|accessdate=May 11, 2018}}</ref> ==Career== Known for his slow, "grandfatherly" delivery and his penchant for wearing sweaters, Pera created the [[Adult Swim]] [[Infomercials (TV specials)|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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buffalonews.com/2016/12/09/let-joe-pera-help-find-christmas-tree/|title=Let Joe Pera help you find a Christmas tree|website=Buffalo News|last=Ciemcioch|first=Mark|date=December 9, 2016|accessdate=May 11, 2018}}</ref> Thanks to the success of those programs (all produced by his company Chestnut Walnut),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=1677 |title=Peaceful Reflections Of The Apocalypse by Tom Hunt – Animation Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival |publisher=Brooklynfilmfestival.org |date=2018-04-27 |accessdate=2018-08-01}}</ref> Pera developed a television series for Adult Swim, which premiered on May 20, 2018, titled ''[[Joe Pera Talks with You]]''.<ref name="Pera2" /> He appeared on ''[[Conan (talk show)]]'' on March 28, 2017, ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' on Dec. 4, 2019. ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes |- |2017 | ''Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone'' | Jim | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes |- |2013–14 | ''[[The Chris Gethard Show]]'' | Zero Fucks Boyd | 4 episodes |- | 2014 |''New Timers'' | Myron | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep'' | Himself | Short; part of ''[[Infomercials (TV specials)|Infomercials]]'' |- | ''Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree'' | Himself | |- | 2017 |''[[Conan (talk show)|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=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year!!Title!!Role!!Notes |- | rowspan=2|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 |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official}} * {{IMDb name}} *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfHP5LHVNY Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep]'' on [[YouTube]] * [http://www.chestnutwalnutunlimited.com/ Chestnut Walnut Unlimited website] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pera, Joe}} [[Category:21st-century American comedians]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male writers]] [[Category:American comedy writers]] [[Category:American male comedians]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American stand-up comedians]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Comedians from New York (state)]] [[Category:Ithaca College alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from Buffalo, New York]] [[Category:Male television writers]] [[Category:Writers from Buffalo, New York]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Television personalities from New York (state)]]'