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 Catta-Preta in 2022 at the Laugh Factory | |
| Born | February 19, 1984 São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Alma mater | Emerson College (BFA) |
Jade Catta-Preta (born 19 February 1984) is a Brazilian stand-up comedian and actress. She was the host of the 2020 revival of The Soup , and she has hosted Hotties on Hulu since 2022. Her first stand-up special, jaded., was released in 2022.
Jade Catta-Preta was born in São Paulo on February 19, 1984 to Suely Moreira and Fernando Catta Preta. [1] She has one older sister, Bianca. [1] When she was 12, she moved with her family to Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States. [2] [1] Watching television shows helped her learn English. [3] Catta-Preta credits her father with exposing her to comedy from a young age. [1]
In 2007, Catta-Preta graduated from Emerson College, majoring in musical theater. [1] [4]
While in college, Catta-Preta began acting and hosted the show Secret Lives. [1] She initially wanted to pursue musical theater on Broadway. [5] She moved to Los Angeles to further her acting career, working as a bartender before trying comedy. [1] She first hosted National Lampoon before starting to perform stand-up regularly at The Comedy Store. [5]
In 2020, Catta-Preta was chosen to host a revival of the show The Soup on E!, which had most recently been hosted by Joel McHale from 2004 to 2015. [6] The show features jokes lampooning clips from talk shows and reality television, and Catta-Preta said the revival would be more inclusive and the jokes would be "more self-deprecating than ever just because I am a fan of this stuff". [7] [8] She worked in the writers' room every day on the show and picked the showrunner. [3] She commented that her favorite host of the show was John Henson, who hosted the show from 1995 to 1999 under its prior name, Talk Soup. [2]
Since 2022, Catta-Preta has hosted Hotties on Hulu. [9] The show is a blind date food competition where the contestants eat extremely spicy foods. [9] Catta-Preta judges each couple's cooked dish as well as their chemistry before declaring the winners. [10]
Catta-Preta released her first stand-up special, jaded., in 2022. The special was filmed at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia and released on YouTube by Helium Comedy Studios. [10] [11]
Catta-Preta is bisexual. [1]
Her biggest comedy influences include Sarah Silverman, Lily Tomlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Ellen DeGeneres, and Bill Burr. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004–2005 | Secret Lives | Host | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Serena | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Field agent | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Daddy Knows Best | Tracy | 14 episodes |
| 2014 | Californication | Jade | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Manhattan Love Story | Amy | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Susie | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Modern Family | Ms. Clarke | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Return of the Mac | Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | Rita | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Future Man | Level | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | The Soup | Host | |
| 2020–2021 | American Housewife | Deborah | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jaded |
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