Jordan Carlos

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Jordan Carlos
Born (1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 47)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Medium Stand-up, television, television personality
Years active2001 - present
Children2 [1]
Notable works and roles The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Guy Code
The Colbert Report
Website Official 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 .

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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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006HystericalLennyShort film
2008 Ghost Town Young Husband
Tricks of LoveOliver Fippen
2009The Old Man and the SeymourMr. HorseyShort film
The ReboundTwentysomething #4
2010 Cop Out Eric
My Own Love Song Presenter
2011They're Out of the BusinessNetwork Executive
Aids TestBradVideo short
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Fritz
2012 The Normals Cafeteria Worker
2013Obama Sets High Score in 'Drone Strike'Short film
2015 Sleeping with Other People R.A.
3rd Street BlackoutAri
Pop Meets the VoidRecording Engineer
3 Generation JakeAlso known as About Ray
Adventures in ComedyHimselfDocumentary
2016 Catfight Howie the Deaf Guy
2017 Landline Ravi
The Meyerowitz Stories Waiter
Super 4: Gunpowder Island AdventuresVariousVoice
2018Boy BandHenry
Alpha SquadronAlpha 2 / BurpShort film
We Only Know So MuchReality Producer #1
TastelessHimselfDocumentary
2019Paper FriendsGuy at Bar
2020 The Outside Story Delivery Guy
2021Pooling to ParadiseMarc
Home Sweet Home Alone Clem Breckin
2022 I Want You Back Mark
2025 After This Death Carlos

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Jump CutsMaxwell Percavel1 episode
2005 Jonny Zero Sound EngineerEpisode 4: "I Did It All for the Nooky"
Stella Hipster GuyEpisode 4: "Coffee Shop"
2006Exposing the Order of the SerpentineWilliamTV movie
3 lbs.Intern2 episodes - 1 uncredited
The Colbert Report Alan2 episodes - 1 uncredited
Live at Gotham HimselfSeason 1, episode 5
2008-2009Mayne StreetJordan Henry8 episodes
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Male Sketch Player
Ugly Betty Speech WriterSeason 4, episode 5: "Plus None"
2010 Mercy AlexEpisode 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 EricMain role; 12 episodes
Jest Originals Barack Obama ObamaTV shorts
2 episodes
2012I Love the 1880s
2013The Shorts ShowObamaSeason 4, episode 3: "NSA Blurred Lines"
The Eric Andre Show Black ScientologistSeason 2, episode 9: "Chance the Rapper; Mel B"
2014Step 9JoshEpisode 4: "We 'Bout to Be Rich"
Broad City DougSeason 1, episode 10: "The Last Supper"
Above Average PresentsLawyerEpisode: "Approach the Bench Trailer"
Approach the BenchLawyerEpisode 3: "Spoilers"
Off the ChainWriter
2014-2015 Super 4 VariousVoice
19 episodes
2015 Girls Decker Heyman-SchultzSeason 4, episode 3: "Female Author"
The Affair Ernest SchiffbaumEpisode: "208"
2015-2016 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Himself / Carlos Jordanson / Willy Wonka /
Dennis Rodman / Various characters
82 episodes
Writer - 243 episodes
2016Viralocity
Hollywood Horror StoriesHimself
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson HimselfPanelist
Episode 2: "History's Worst Medical Advice"
Debate WarsHimselfEpisode 6: "Cats Vs. Dogs"
2016 White House Correspondents' Association DinnerTV special
Writer
2017Friends from CollegeChefSeason 1, episode 4: "Mission Impossible"
Reality DisorderDigital Media Exec 1TV movie
Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Writer - 10 episodes
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee HimselfSeason 2, episode 7: "Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner"
2019 Black Mirror SimonSeason 5, episode 1: "Striking Vipers"
Helpsters Heart's BrotherSeason 1, episode 3: "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo"
Divorce Story editor - 6 episodes
GanderJordan
2020 The Drew Barrymore Show Writer - 14 episodes
2021 First Wives Club Curtis10 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' McKelveyWriter - 7 episodes
2022 Would I Lie to You? HimselfPanelist
Episode 4: "Boy in a Barrel"
Everything's Trash Writer - Episode: "Family Is Trash"
2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens XavierEpisode: "Bad Grandma"

Music videos

Music videos
YearTitleArtist
2013If You're F*cking, You're F*cking Reggie Watts

Podcasts

Podcasts
YearTitleRoleNotes
201964th ManSpanish Announcer / Bouncer / Jose Villanueva / Cornerback10 episodes
2022Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan CarlosHimself/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".