Anthony Jeselnik
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Born | December 22, 1978 |
Medium | Stand-up, television |
Alma mater | Tulane University (BA) |
Years active | 2001–present |
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Website | AnthonyJeselnik.com |
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Jeselnik was a writer for
On July 22, 2015, Jeselnik replaced
Early life
Anthony Jeselnik grew up in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania.[3]
Jeselnik was interested in making others laugh from an early age. In elementary school, he would often interrupt the class to tell a joke. On one occasion, a classmate was moving to a different town that was not generally regarded well, and Jeselnik cracked a sarcastic comment: "Oh, well, send us a postcard."
Jeselnik graduated from
In the early years of the 2000s, while in his early 20s, Jeselnik moved to Los Angeles and was working at a
Inspired in part by Mitch Hedberg, Dennis Miller, Sarah Silverman,[8] and Steven Wright, it was two years into his stand-up comedy career when Jeselnik had a "lightbulb moment".[7] After writing a bizarre joke with a dark twist to it, the audience response encouraged Jeselnik to focus more in that area. The joke, titled "My Girlfriend Loves to Eat Chocolate", was later featured on Shakespeare.[4][7]
The place where Jeselnik found his "home" was the
Career
Jeselnik's
He recorded his debut album,
Jeselnik appeared at the Power of Comedy event in November 2012.[14][15]
In 2013, Jeselnik hosted his own Comedy Central series, The Jeselnik Offensive. In preparing the show, Comedy Central was looking for a half-hour, a four-nights-a-week show following The Colbert Report titled Midnight.[7] Jeselnik's main draw was the monologue, where he felt he could tell jokes that he was unable to do on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. For the pilot, Jeselnik did a test interview with a celebrity but felt "so wrong […] it just fit me like a bad suit."[4] For the show's first episode, Jeselnik performs cancer-related stand-up for a cancer support group. "I had to fight with Comedy Central to put that on the first episode," said Jeselnik. The network felt uneasy using the sketch as an introduction.[4] Jeselnik pointed to the premiere episode of Chappelle's Show, in which Dave Chappelle plays a blind African-American Klansman, which he regarded as "one of the edgiest things they ever did." As such, the sketch opened the first episode and received a positive reception; Jay Leno called to inform Jeselnik "how much he loved the cancer segment."[4] The Jeselnik Offensive ran for two seasons on Comedy Central from February 19, 2013, to August 27, 2013.
Jeselnik's first stand-up special, Caligula, premiered in 2013.[16][17]
October 2015 saw the debut of The Rosenthal & Jeselnik Vanity Project (RJVP), a podcast available on NFL.com hosted by Jeselnik and fellow Tulane graduate, NFL Network's Gregg Rosenthal.[18]
In 2015 Jeselnik released his critically acclaimed third stand up special, and first for Netflix, Thoughts and Prayers.[19] The hourlong special offers Jeselnik's trademark dark humor for the first forty minutes and personal anecdotes for the last twenty. He discusses his grandmother's funeral, the Boston Marathon bombing, the cancelation of The Jeselnik Offensive, and the death threats he receives.
In September 2018 Jeselnik returned to Comedy Central, signing a multi-platform development deal which includes new episodes of a weekly podcast, The Jeselnik & Rosenthal Vanity Project (JRVP), where Jeselnik is joined by his friend and NFL Network analyst Gregg Rosenthal, and by producer and NFL Network director Erica Tamposi.[20]
Jeselnik's latest stand-up special, Fire in the Maternity Ward, was released by Netflix on April 30, 2019.
Personal life
Jeselnik has dated comedian Amy Schumer.[21]
He is an
Discography
- Shakespeare (2010)
- Caligula (2013)
- Thoughts and Prayers (2015)
- Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019)
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Premium Blend | Himself | |
2008 | Down and Dirty with Jim Norton | Himself | Episode: "1.1" |
2009 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | Stand-up special |
2009–2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself, Ron Dempsey (uncredited) | Performed stand-up twice; also writer |
2011 | Just for Laughs | Himself | Episode: "The Nasty Show" |
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump | Himself | TV special | |
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen | Himself | TV special | |
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | Himself | Episode: "2.3" | |
2012 | Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr | Himself | TV special |
2012–2013 | The Burn with Jeff Ross | Himself | 2 episodes |
2013 | Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula | Himself | Stand-up special |
The Jeselnik Offensive | Host | 18 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer | |
Maron | Himself | Episode: "Sex Fest" | |
2014 | Garfunkel & Oates
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Thomas | Episode: "The Fadeaway" |
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Amber Tamblyn Wears a Leather Jacket & Black Booties" | |
2015 | Last Comic Standing | Host | 8 episodes |
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers | Himself | Netflix stand-up special | |
2018 | Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle | Himself | Judge |
2019 | Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward | Himself | Netflix stand-up special |
2019 | Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik | Host | 6 episodes |
As writer
Year | Title | Notes |
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2007 | 2007 MTV Movie Awards | TV special |
2008 | Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education | TV special |
2010 | Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff | TV special |
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education | TV special | |
2013 | Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | TV special |
References
- ^ Jeselnik, Anthony; Rosenthal, Gregg (December 22, 2020). "Screw You, Anthony Is 42". The Jeselnik & Rosenthal Vanity Project (Podcast). Event occurs at 0:36. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Last Comic Standing Returns", nbc.com, retrieved June 28, 2015 Archived September 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Collier, Sean (July 2011). "King of Zing". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Nathan Rabin (March 12, 2013). "Anthony Jeselnik on roasting, ripping off Jack Handey, and giving the devil his own TV show". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Owen, Rob (February 18, 2013). "TV preview: Anthony Jeselnik loves being the jerk on new comedy show". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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- ^ Grantland.com. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Anthony Jeselnik does TMI. February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Anthony Jeselnik: Q&A on roasts, Jeff Ross and dating Amy Schumer". Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ "The Hot List". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ Maron, Marc (September 1, 2011). Episode 206: Anthony Jeselnik. WTF with Marc Maron
- ^ "The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (UPDATES)". Huffington Post. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (August 6, 2012). "Roseanne Barr roast was even ruder than you'll see on TV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- ^ Donnelly, Matt (November 18, 2012). "Seth MacFarlane honored at Variety's Power of Comedy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Extra – Seth MacFarlane to Receive 'Power of Comedy' Award". Extra. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Comedy Central Profile". Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Berkowitz, Daniel. "Anthony Jeselnik Caligula special review". The Spit Take. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- SplitSider.
- ^ "Anthony Jeselnik presents Thoughts and Prayers". Netflix.
- ^ "Jeselnik returns to Comedy Central". www.vulture.com. September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ Ruiz, Michelle (April 29, 2013). "Inside Amy Schumer: Realer Than Real Sex". Cosmopolitan. New York City. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015.
- ^ Rader, Dotson. "Comedian Anthony Jeselnik: 'I React to Sad Things with Humor'". Parade. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Anthony Jeselnik on Twitter
- Anthony Jeselnik at IMDb