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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_date = {{birth based on age as of date|25|2014|Feb|18}}<ref name="Pera1" /> | birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | alma_mater = [[Ithaca College]] (2010)<ref name="Ithacan" /><ref name="Odyssey" /> | years_active = 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''' (born 1988 or 1989)<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 |quote=Joe Pera ... Age: 25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181734/http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/02/comedians-under-30-to-check-out-this-year/joe-pera |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</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== 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142615/https://massmoca.org/joe-pera/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pera graduated from Ithaca College in 2010.<ref name="Ithacan">{{cite web |url=https://theithacan.org/accent/alumnus-named-finalist-in-comedy-central-contest/ |title=Alumnus named finalist in Comedy Central contest |work=[[The Ithacan]] |first=Steven |last=Pirani |date=November 21, 2013 |quote=With three victories in the Ithaca College Annual Stand-Up Competition during his undergraduate years, Joe Pera ’10 ... |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141445/https://theithacan.org/accent/alumnus-named-finalist-in-comedy-central-contest/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Odyssey">{{cite web |url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/joe-pera-ic-alum-gets-noticed-with-4-am-show |title=Joe Pera, IC Alum, Gets Noticed With 4 A.M. Show |work=Odyssey |first=Joey |last=Anderson |date=March 29, 2016 |quote=Joe Pera, a 2010 IC alum ... |access-date=May 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502184243/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/joe-pera-ic-alum-gets-noticed-with-4-am-show |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512113141/http://texastravesty.com/interview/04/25/2018/interview-joe-pera |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112258/http://buffalonews.com/2016/12/09/let-joe-pera-help-find-christmas-tree/ |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Thanks to the success of those programs (all produced by Chestnut Walnut, founded by him and [[Conner O'Malley]]),<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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200630/http://www.brooklynfilmfestival.org/films/detail.asp?fid=1677 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</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'' | rowspan="7" | Himself | Short; part of ''[[Infomercials (TV specials)|Infomercials]]'' |- | ''Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree'' | |- | 2017 |''[[Conan (talk show)|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 |} ===YouTube Series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! !!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 |- |2015 |How To Make It In USA |Himself |9 episode mini-series co-starring [[Conner O'Malley]] |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{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:1980s births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[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:Male actors from Buffalo, New York]] [[Category:Male television writers]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)]] [[Category:Television personalities from New York (state)]] [[Category:Writers from Buffalo, New York]]'