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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 = Joe Pera in “Overload the Machine” at [[Peoples Improv Theater]] in [[New York City]] | 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 based in [[Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://upsupply.co/journal/joe-pera-in-the-upper-peninsula|title=We interviewed Joe Pera about his Upper Peninsula Rocks|website=upsupply.co}}</ref> 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}}</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:Hispanic and Latino American male actors]] [[Category:American male actors of Mexican descent]] [[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)]]'