Anthony Jeselnik was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a BA in English Literature from Tulane University and now resides in Los Angeles. Anthony's pitch-black sense of humor, brilliant joke writing and devilish charm has made him a smash hit in the alternative comedy community. This year, Variety named Anthony as one of "10 Comics to Watch" and Comedy Central picked Anthony as one of nine comics for Comedy Central's Hot List.
Anthony has appeared as a stand-up on "Down and Dirty with Jim Norton" (HBO), " Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC) and "Last Call with Carson Daly"(NBC). Last year, Anthony developed a project based on his stand-up for MTV. He also wrote for Sarah Silverman for her stints on this year's MTV Movie Awards and MTV Video Music Awards, as well as on Night of Too Many Stars for Comedy...
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Anthony Jeselnik was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a BA in English Literature from Tulane University and now resides in Los Angeles. Anthony's pitch-black sense of humor, brilliant joke writing and devilish charm has made him a smash hit in the alternative comedy community. This year, Variety named Anthony as one of "10 Comics to Watch" and Comedy Central picked Anthony as one of nine comics for Comedy Central's Hot List.
Anthony has appeared as a stand-up on "Down and Dirty with Jim Norton" (HBO), " Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC) and "Last Call with Carson Daly"(NBC). Last year, Anthony developed a project based on his stand-up for MTV. He also wrote for Sarah Silverman for her stints on this year's MTV Movie Awards and MTV Video Music Awards, as well as on Night of Too Many Stars for Comedy Central.
Anthony has also performed to tremendous response at the Bumbershoot Music and Comedy Festival in Seattle, Washington, as well as HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Anthony is currently a staff writer on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."
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