Joe Pera is a standup comedian, writer, and filmmaker from Buffalo, NY now living in New York, NY. Joe
is best known for his current Adult Swim series, ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’, which The LA Times refers to as
‘TV’s quietest, most artful comedy’. He has performed his subdued standup on Conan, Late Night with
Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central. After his animated special ‘Joe Pera Talks You To Sleep’ (which many
have found to work), he followed up with other projects for Adult Swim including ‘Joe Pera Helps You
Find the Perfect Christmas Tree’ and ‘Relaxing Old Footage with Joe Pera’. Through his production
company, Chestnut Walnut, Joe has also directed a number of film and tv projects including Conner
O’Malley’s ‘Truthhunters’ pilot for Comedy Central. Joe’s new book ‘A Bathroom Book for People Not
Pooping Or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape’ is out now from Macmillan publishing, and on
the USA TODAY best seller list. Season 3 of ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ is now available to stream on HBO
Max, and Joe can also be seen appearing on season 5 of ‘Search Party’ which just premiered on the
platform.