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Joe Mande
Performing at Bumbershoot, 2010
Birth nameJoseph Mande
Born (1983-03-16) March 16, 1983 (age 41)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
MediumInternet
Alma materEmerson College
Years active2005–present
Websitehttp://www.joemande.com/

Joseph Mande (born March 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. Mande is also known for his social media account on twitter, where he claims he bought most of his followers. [1]

Early life

Mande was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Louis Mande, a lawyer, and Deborah Mande, a judge.[2]

Career

Mande has appeared on such TV shows as Comedy Central's The Half Hour, VH1's Best Week Ever and Conan.[3]

Mande was a writer for the final three seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, also appearing in seven episodes as Pawnee resident Morris Lerpiss.[4] He has also written for the Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show, and the Adult Swim series Delocated. He was a producer for the first season of Aziz Ansari's Netflix series Master of None and played Todd in James Franco's film The Disaster Artist. He writes for the NBC sitcom The Good Place, created by Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur.[5]

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 Fabolous, Roy Hibbert, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Aziz Ansari, The RZA and Amy Poehler.[6][7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Money From Strangers Himself 5 episodes
2012–2015 Parks and Recreation Morris Lerpiss 7 episodes; Also Writer
2013 Kroll Show Elon Faizon 2 episodes; Also Writer
2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Isaac Episode: "Charges and Specs"
2014 The Interview Joe
2015–present Modern Family Ben 12 episodes[8]
2016 Animals. Branch (voice) Episode: "Pigeons."
2016 Love Jeffrey Episode: "Party in the Hills"
2017 Desus & Mero Himself Episode: S1 E145, August 14, 2017"

References

  1. ^ "What Happens When You Buy 1 Million Twitter Followers?". 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ "WILDER MANDE". 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Watch comedian Joe Mande's late night debut on "Conan"". September 28, 2011.
  4. ^ http://splitsider.com/2014/01/10-parks-and-rec-writers-who-have-played-characters-on-the-show/
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2170754//
  6. ^ Cathcart, Olivia. "Joe Mande releases his comedy mixtape 'Bitchface' today". The Laugh Button. The Laugh Button. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Joe Mande Review: Bitchface". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2170754/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t16