Joseph Pera (born 1988 or 1989) 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.Joe Pera was born in Buffalo, New York. He studied
film at Ithaca College, where he competed and won the college's
stand-up competition three times. Pera graduated from Ithaca College
in 2010. He moved to New York City to pursue comedy and would attend
open microphone nights as often as possible.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. Thanks to the success of those programs
(all produced by Chestnut Walnut, founded by him and Conner O'Malley),
Pera developed a television series for Adult Swim, which premiered on
May 20, 2018, titled Joe Pera Talks with You. He appeared on the talk
show Conan on March 28, 2017, and on The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert on December 4, 2019.
actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's Joe
Pera Talks with You.Joe Pera was born in Buffalo, New York. He studied
film at Ithaca College, where he competed and won the college's
stand-up competition three times. Pera graduated from Ithaca College
in 2010. He moved to New York City to pursue comedy and would attend
open microphone nights as often as possible.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. Thanks to the success of those programs
(all produced by Chestnut Walnut, founded by him and Conner O'Malley),
Pera developed a television series for Adult Swim, which premiered on
May 20, 2018, titled Joe Pera Talks with You. He appeared on the talk
show Conan on March 28, 2017, and on The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert on December 4, 2019.
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