Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik (
/ˈdʒɛsəlˌnɪk/ jess-əl-nik; born December 22, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian and television writer.
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[edit] Personal life
Jeselnik was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned a bachelors degree in English Literature from Tulane University, then moved to Los Angeles. Jeselnik resides in New York City.[1]
On October 31, 2011 Amy Schumer announced on The Howard Stern Show she had ended her two year relationship with Jeselnik three weeks prior. During a previous interview with Marc Maron, Jeselnik indicated they had separated briefly, but were back together.[2]
[edit] Career
Jeselnik worked as a writer on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for the show's first season and often appeared in the show's comedy sketches. After working on Late Night for a year, he left the show in March 2010 to focus on performing stand-up comedy and other projects.[3]
Jeselnik has performed stand-up comedy on the television programs Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Down and Dirty with Jim Norton and Last Call with Carson Daly.[3] He was named one of Comedy Central's breakout comedians of 2009, along with Nick Kroll, Aziz Ansari, Whitney Cummings, Donald Glover, Matt Braunger, T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jon Lajoie. In 2010, he released his debut album, Shakespeare. He was jokingly referred to as the most attractive amongst the group by the other comedians.
He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village, New York City.[2]
His Comedy Central Presents stand-up special premiered on January 16, 2009.[4] He performed at the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump which first aired March 15, 2011. On September 19, Jeselnik appeared at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Biography page at his official website
- ^ a b Maron, Marc (September 1, 2011). Episode 206: Anthony Jeselnik. WTF with Marc Maron
- ^ a b Anthony Jeselnik at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Comedy Central TV schedule: 16 January 2009
- ^ "The Comedy Central Roast Of Charlie Sheen (UPDATES)". Huffington Post. September 9, 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/10/comedy-central-roast-of-charlie-sheen_n_956885.html#17_jon-lovitz-up-first. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
