Alex Falcone

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Alex Falcone
Born1984 (1984)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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  • Comedian
  • Author
  • Podcaster
Years active2007–present
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Last updated: 17 november 2025

Alex Falcone (born 1984) is an American comedian and writer from Los Angeles known for his social media commentary on scams.

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Early life and education

Falcone grew up in Reno, Nevada, the son of journalists Kitty and Steve Falcone; he has two sisters. [1] [2] [3] [4] He went to Galena High School and graduated from TMCC High School in 2003. [1] He was part of a sketch comedy group called "TV You Can Heckle," and acted in a television commercial about teen pregnancy. [1] [5]

Career

Falcone moved to Portland, Oregon where he did stand-up, had a podcast, did freelance writing for the Portland Mercury, and taught comedy workshops. [6] [1] He played bit parts in the television show Portlandia and performed in local car commercials. He was named Portland's Funniest Person in 2018 and called a "local powerhouse comic" by the Oregonian. [7] [8] A local ice cream shop, Salt & Straw, named a flavor after him: Chocolate and Falcognac. [9]

He was the creator of the comedy show Late Night Action, a comedy spoof of the late night talk show format. [10] The show ended in 2016 and Falcone moved to Los Angeles in 2019. [10] [11] He appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2021.

Falcone's grandfather was a carnival pitchman selling "kitchen gadgets and magic tricks" which piqued Falcone's interest in schemes. [12] His series of videos called "Is It a Scam? Yep." humorously discusses a wide variety of frauds and scams. [12] He creates short explainer videos on topics such as how many competing brands on products (potato chips, soft drinks) are all owned by the same company. [13] He has also written about scams for Time Magazine, discussed scams on the Yahoo Sports podcasts, and discussed how to find good coffee on the road as a guest columnist for the Washington Post. [14] [15] [16]

He is the co-author, with Ezra Fox, of Unwrap My Heart, a YA romance spoofing the paranormal romance genre. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vagner, Kris (2018-04-11). "Know joke". Reno News & Review. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Wedding: Falcone-Jackson". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 17, 2005. p. 39. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Falcones Celebrate 25 Years". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 25, 2004. p. 50. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Students Honored at UNR". Reno Gazette-Journal. April 29, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Hoke, Janice (December 14, 2000). "Students Make TV Ad". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 40. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Falcone, Alex (2025-03-13). "Alex Falcone Author Page". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  7. ↑ Smith, Suzette (2018-07-20). "Alex Falcone Is Portland's Funniest Person Due, in No Small Part, to His Dope Feminist Son". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  8. ↑ Acker, Mike (April 13, 2018). "New Yokkers, Portlanders, Team Up For Rip City". Oregonian. p. 49. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Labor Temple Brings More Cheap Whiskey, Dirty Jokes". The Daily Astorian. May 17, 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  10. 1 2 Acker, Mike (November 11, 2016). "It's a wrap for spoof show 'Late Night Action'". The Oregonian. p. 53. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Humphrey, Wm. Steven (2019-10-29). "Beloved Local Comedian Alex Falcone Is Leaving Portland for Los Angeles". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  12. 1 2 Morrow, Allison (2025-06-07). "TikTok's scam sleuth wants to show you how companies are cheating". CNN. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  13. ↑ Falcone, Alex. "More brands owned by the same company". YouTube. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Falcone, Alex (2025-04-15). "Is Paying to File Your Taxes a Scam?". TIME. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  15. ↑ "Comedian Alex Falcone reveals soccer's biggest scam + why American soccer needs pro/rel!". Yahoo Sports. 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  16. ↑ Falcone, Alex (2024-10-04). "My secret to finding the best coffee? Look for two-star reviews". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  17. ↑ "Bookmarks". The Oregonian. December 18, 2016. p. R9. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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