Chelsea Peretti
| Chelsea Peretti | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1978 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Relatives | Jonah Peretti (brother) |
| Website | |
| www.chelseaperetti.com | |
Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian and writer based in Los Angeles.
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[edit] Career
She and brother Jonah Peretti were co-creators of the New York City Rejection Line and of web satire Black People Love Us. Both projects received extensive media coverage and were exhibited at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.
Chelsea has written for The Village Voice, Details, Playgirl, Jest, American Theatre Magazine, as well as online publications like The Huffington Post.
Peretti has made guest appearances in comedy programs such as The Sarah Silverman Program and Louie. She was a frequent guest correspondent on Lopez Tonight. She also makes numerous appearances on TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest....
She makes short films with the Variety SHAC, a comedy troupe she formed in 2004 along with Andrea Rosen, Heather Lawless, and Shonali Bhowmik.[1]
In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list.[2]
Peretti is currently a writer for the television show Parks and Recreation.
[edit] Personal life
Peretti was born in Oakland, California.[1] She moved to New York in 1996 to attend Barnard College[1][3] and graduated[2] in 2000.[4] She is of Italian and Jewish heritage.[5]
As of 2012, Peretti lives in Los Angeles.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Move Over, Sarah Silverman!". New York Observer. July 10, 2007. http://www.observer.com/2007/move-over-sarah-silverman.
- ^ a b Dennis Hensley (July 13, 2010). "10 Comics to Watch: Chelsea Peretti". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021686.
- ^ "Chelsea Peretti, Comedian". Gothamist. February 23, 2004. http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/02/23/chelsea_peretti_comedian.php.
- ^ "Barnard College News Center". Barnard College. Summer 2007. http://www.barnard.edu/newscenter/archive/fall2007.html. "Comedian Chelsea Peretti '00"
- ^ "Chelsea Peretti Talks TV, Twitter and What She Wants in a Boyfriend | Heeb". Heebmagazine.com. http://heebmagazine.com/chelsea-peretti-interview/31955. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
[edit] External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Actors from California
- American comedians
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American television writers
- American stand-up comedians
- American people of Italian descent
- American Jews
- Barnard College alumni
- Jewish comedians
- People from Oakland, California
- Women comedians
- Women television writers
