Joe Mande

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Joe Mande
Mande performing at Bumbershoot in 2009
Birth nameJoseph Mande
Born (1983-03-16) March 16, 1983 (age 41)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand up
  • television
  • internet
Alma materEmerson College
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Kylie Augustine
(m. 2015)
Websitejoemande.com

Joseph Mande (born March 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.

Early life

Mande was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Louis Mande, a lawyer, and Deborah Mande, a judge.[1] He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of ten[2] and graduated from Central High School in 2001.[3][4] He attended Emerson College in Boston where he received a BFA in writing.[5]

Career

In his early career, Joe Mande created the website "Look at this Fucking Hipster" (LATFH.com) in April 2009 as a way to help his dad answer the question, "Is that a hipster?" Within months, with millions of followers and dozens of parodies, it became a cultural phenomenon, referenced in media, newspapers, blogs, and more, and he turned it into a book entitled, Look at This F*cking Hipster.[6]

Mande has appeared on such TV shows as Comedy Central's

The Half Hour, VH1's Best Week Ever and Conan.[7]

Mande was a writer for the final three seasons of the

In 2017, Mande released a Netflix comedy special called Joe Mande's Award Winning Comedy Special.

Bitchface

Mande released his first comedy album, Bitchface, on March 14, 2014. The album is in the style of a mixtape with voicemail messages from

The RZA and Amy Poehler.[10][11]

Personal life

Mande married Kylie Augustine in 2015.[12]

Prior to posting a note on his

NBA player Gilbert Arenas after the latter deleted years worth of allegedly sexist tweets.[6] In 2017, he faced accusations of abusing his platform to promote cyberbullying after tweeting "Barron Trump will be mutilating cats on the white house lawn in like two weeks".[16][17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2015 Parks and Recreation Morris Lerpiss 7 episodes; Also Writer
2013 Money From Strangers Himself 5 episodes
2013 Kroll Show Elon Faizon 2 episodes; Also Writer
2014-2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Isaac Episodes: "Charges and Specs"
"The 9-8"
2014 The Interview Joe
2015–2018 Modern Family Ben 12 episodes[9]
2016
Animals.
Branch (voice) Episode: "Pigeons."
2016 Love Jeffrey Episode: "Party in the Hills"
2017 Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special Himself
2017 The Disaster Artist Todd
2017 Desus & Mero Himself Episode: S1 E145, August 14, 2017"
2017–2020 The Good Place Toddrick Hemple (voice) Also writer & Producer
2019 The Selection Spin-off of The Good Place
Episode: "The Takeout Order"
2020 Our Cartoon President Mark Zuckerberg 2 episodes
2021-2022 Hacks Ray Main Cast [18]

References

  1. ^ "Wilder Mande". Jewish Exponent. 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ Johnson, Joey (September 3, 2019). "Humor Us: Joe Mande's Reign Won't Let Up". Central Track.
  3. ^ Gustafson, Amy Carlson (October 28, 2016). "Comedian Joe Mande returns home to support Philando Castile (and the Timberwolves)". Pioneer Press.
  4. ^ Mullen, Mike (November 2, 2016). "Joe Mande on St. Paul, trolling, Philando Castile, and war with LaCroix". City Pages.
  5. ^ "Joe Mande | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan.
  6. ^
    The Huffington Post
    .
  7. ^ Gavilanes, Erik (September 28, 2011). "Watch comedian Joe Mande's late night debut on "Conan"". Laughspin. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  8. Vulture
    .
  9. ^ a b "Joe Mande". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. ^ Cathcart, Olivia (March 14, 2014). "Joe Mande releases his comedy mixtape 'Bitchface' today". The Laugh Button. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Ham, Robert (March 20, 2014). "Joe Mande Review: Bitchface". Paste. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Joe Mande Married! Inside Low-Key Wedding Ceremony With Wife". Live Ramp Up. February 8, 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ^ Danette, Chavez (17 October 2017). "Joe Mande Quits Twitter, Calls it a "Fucking Hellscape"". The A.V. Club. G/O Media.
  14. ^ Larson, Lauren (24 March 2016). "What Happens When You Buy 1 Million Twitter Followers?". GQ. Condé Nast.
  15. ^ Beer, Jeff (12 May 2014). "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Joe Mande?". Fast Company.
  16. ^ "joe mande ❤️ China on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  17. 10 Eyewitness News. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original
    on 2018-06-12.
  18. ^ "Joe Mande". IMDb.

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