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Jordan Carlos
Born (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 46)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, television personality
NationalityAmerican
Years active2001 - present
Children2[1]
Notable works and rolesThe Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Guy Code
The Colbert Report
WebsiteOfficial Website

Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on The Colbert Report and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show Me TV. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Career

Early career

Jordan Carlos graduated Brown University in 2001 and began work as a copywriter in a New York ad firm.[2] At night and on weekends Carlos performed stand-up comedy. Eventually Carlos abandoned advertising altogether in favor of stand-up although he feels he had trouble finding a niche audience because he "wasn't a stereotypical black man".[citation needed] He learned to use that characteristic as the basis for many of his jokes.[citation needed]

Role on The Colbert Report

On The Colbert Report Carlos played Alan, host Stephen Colbert's "black friend". Whenever Colbert discussed racial issues, he often asked that a picture of him with his African-American co-worker Alan be shown on screen. Colbert sometimes referred to him as "Alan, my black friend Alan". Alan first appeared on a Martin Luther King Day program when Colbert, complaining about having to work on the holiday, brought Alan into the argument, hoping that Alan was angry because he had to work, too. To Colbert's surprise, Alan was not.

On The Nightly Show

Carlos was a writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and also appeared in sketches and, often, on the panel. His characters include Carlos Jordanson (a Hillary Clinton campaign aide) and Dennis Rodman.

Other appearances

In 2008, Carlos did voice work for the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion hosted by the Independent Comedy Network.[3] Carlos has appeared as a special guest in "Episode 253: Chuuch" of the Keith and the Girl podcast. He also made an appearance in Nickelback's "Rockstar" music video and has been a commentator on the E! Network's Worst Dating Show Moments. He made a brief appearance in the buddy cop film Cop Out. Also, he played the math teacher in the short film The Old Man and the Seymour and he was cast in a main role on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back.

Carlos has also made appearances in CollegeHumor.com's original videos. Most recently, he portrayed President Barack Obama hosting a barbecue in the video entitled, "Barack Obama's BBQ".[4]

Jordan Carlos was a cast member on Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code. He also appeared on two episodes in the first season of MTV's "Joking Off".[5] Carlos also provided the voice of Gene on the animated series Super 4, but quit after the second-season premiere to focus more on his comedy-career.

Filmography

Fim

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hysterical Lenny Short film
2008 Ghost Town Young Husband
Tricks of Love Oliver Fippen
2009 The Old Man and the Seymour Mr. Horsey Short film
The Rebound Twentysomething #4
2010 Cop Out Eric
My Own Love Song Presenter
2011 They're Out of the Business Network Executive
Aids Test Brad Video short
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Fritz
2012 The Normals Cafeteria Worker
2013 Obama Sets High Score in 'Drone Strike' Short film
2015 Sleeping with Other People R.A.
3rd Street Blackout Ari
Pop Meets the Void Recording Engineer
3 Generation Jake Also known as About Ray
Adventures in Comedy Himself Documentary
2016 Catfight Howie the Deaf Guy
2017 Landline Ravi
The Meyerowitz Stories Waiter
Super 4: Gunpowder Island Adventures Various Voice
2018 Boy Band Henry
Alpha Squadron Alpha 2 / Burp Short film
We Only Know So Much Reality Producer #1
Tasteless Himself Documentary
2019 Paper Friends Guy at Bar
2020 The Outside Story Delivery Guy
2021 Pooling to Paradise Marc
Home Sweet Home Alone Clem Breckin
2022 I Want You Back Mark

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Jump Cuts Maxwell Percavel 1 episode
2005 Jonny Zero Sound Engineer Episode 4: "I Did It All for the Nooky"
Stella Hipster Guy Episode 4: "Coffee Shop"
2006 Exposing the Order of the Serpentine William TV movie
3 lbs. Intern 2 episodes - 1 uncredited
The Colbert Report Alan 2 episodes - 1 uncredited
Live at Gotham Himself Season 1, episode 5
2008-2009 Mayne Street Jordan Henry 8 episodes
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Male Sketch Player
Ugly Betty Speech Writer Season 4, episode 5: "Plus None"
2010 Mercy Alex Episode 18: "Of Course I'm Not"
2010-2013 CollegeHumor Originals Barack Obama / Obama / CMYKilla /
LeBron James / Dennis Haysbert / Additional characters 		13 episodes
2011-2012 I Just Want My Pants Back Eric Main role; 12 episodes
Jest Originals Barack Obama Obama TV shorts
2 episodes
2012 I Love the 1880s
2013 The Shorts Show Obama Season 4, episode 3: "NSA Blurred Lines"
The Eric Andre Show Black Scientologist Season 2, episode 9: "Chance the Rapper; Mel B"
2014 Step 9 Josh Episode 4: "We 'Bout to Be Rich"
Broad City Doug Season 1, episode 10: "The Last Supper"
Above Average Presents Lawyer Episode: "Approach the Bench Trailer"
Approach the Bench Lawyer Episode 3: "Spoilers"
Off the Chain — Writer
2014-2015 Super 4 Various Voice
19 episodes
2015 Girls Decker Heyman-Schultz Season 4, episode 3: "Female Author"
The Affair Ernest Schiffbaum Episode: "208"
2015-2016 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Himself / Carlos Jordanson / Willy Wonka /
Dennis Rodman / Various characters 		82 episodes
Writer - 243 episodes
2016 Viralocity
Hollywood Horror Stories Himself
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson Himself Panelist
Episode 2: "History's Worst Medical Advice"
Debate Wars Himself Episode 6: "Cats Vs. Dogs"
2016 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner — TV special
Writer
2017 Friends from College Chef Season 1, episode 4: "Mission Impossible"
Reality Disorder Digital Media Exec 1 TV movie
Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne — Writer - 10 episodes
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Himself Season 2, episode 7: "Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner"
2019 Black Mirror Simon Season 5, episode 1: "Striking Vipers"
Helpsters Heart's Brother Season 1, episode 3: "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo"
Divorce — Story editor - 6 episodes
Gander Jordan
2020 The Drew Barrymore Show — Writer - 14 episodes
2021 First Wives Club Curtis 10 episodes
Writer - 9 episodes
Teenage Euthanasia Lester Cuddlefish / Postman / California Raisin /
RoboCop / Luke Perry / Additional voices 		Voice
5 episodes
Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard 'Charlamagne' McKelvey — Writer - 7 episodes
2022 Would I Like to You? Himself Panelist
Episode 4: "Boy in a Barrel"
Everything's Trash — Writer - Episode: "Family Is Trash"
2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Xavier Episode: "Bad Grandma"

Music videos

Music videos
Year Title Artist
2013 If You're F*cking, You're F*cking Reggie Watts

Podcasts

Podcasts
Year Title Role Notes
2019 64th Man Spanish Announcer / Bouncer / Jose Villanueva / Cornerback 10 episodes
2022 Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos Himself/host

References

  1. ^ "Actor, Writer & Stand up Comedian Jordan Carlos on 'First Wives Club,' Being Funny & More". 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ Carlos, Jordan (2007-01-07). "My Shtick? Being Black". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  3. ^ "Amazing the Lion Episodes 1-5 Credits".
  4. ^ "CollegeHumor Originals: Barack Obama's BBQ". Archived from the original on July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "EpGuides: Joking Off".
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