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We could all use 22 minutes of serenity now. And thanks to Joe Pera and the folks at Adult Swim, we have some footage and narration to help us do just that. They released this special bonus episode of Joe Pera Talks To You last week, compiling various shots they …
Joe Pera is a Buffalo native who studied film and began his stand-up comedy career at Ithaca College. After college, Pera moved to New York City, where he started a regular showcase with his childhood friend Dan Licata and Charles Gould called the Dan, Joe and Charles Show. Pera’s comedy …
Nothing I say can prepare you for the end of Joe Pera’s set on Tuesday night’s Conan. Well, perhaps I could tell you to bone up on your knowledge of birch trees. Or I could hire a body language expert. Or I could tell you that this smile pictured above …
Absolutely delightful, this is. The only way this special could present more joy would be if Adult Swim had had the good sense to premiere Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree two weeks ago, when more of you actually could put Pera’s advice into practice. Well, better …
We all have family members offering us jokes or advice on jokes, and Joe Pera is here to share some of his relative humor with us. How many jokes does he have in his back pockets? We all found out at least a few when Pera performed on Thursday night’s …
What the world needs now is Joe Pera. Now more than ever. Thankfully, Adult Swim dedicated a quarter-hour early this morning to Pera and his musings for the latest episode in its Infomercials series (the same series that brought us Too Many Cooks). This is Joe Pera Talks You to …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
The 2014 Andy Kaufman Award competition may have lacked the hyperbolic histrionics of a year ago that spurred a nation to wonder if Kaufman not only had faked his death but also had another daughter, but Andy’s actual daughter (45-year-old Maria Bellu-Colonna) and sister attended this year’s festivities, along with Michael …
The second season of Adam Devine’s House Party premieres tonight on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m., before settling into its regular time slot, overnight Thursdays at 12:30 a.m. Eastern/Pacific (11:30 p.m. Central/Mountain). The Comic’s Comic interviewed Devine before season one of his “House Party” debuted in 2013. This year, Devine …
Here are your nine finalists from Comedy Central’s inaugural Up Next talent showcase contest: Tone Bell Chris Cubas Randy Liedtke Nimesh Patel Joe Pera Ali Siddiq Dave Thomason Aaron Weaver Jenny Zigrino They performed last week at Carolines on Broadway during the New York Comedy Festival‘s Comics To Watch showcase. And …
