Kurt Metzger

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Kurt Metzger
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Metzger in 2016
Born (1977-08-15) August 15, 1977 (age 47)
MediumStand-up, television, podcasting
Years active2003–present
Genres Observational comedy, dark comedy, shock humor, off-color humor, insult comedy, satire
Subject(s) Everyday life, current events, politics, political correctness, pop culture, human behavior, race relations, racism, religion
Website kurtmetzgercomedy.com

Kurt Metzger (born May 24, 1977) [1] is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He won an Emmy Award [2] and a Peabody Award [3] for his work on the television series Inside Amy Schumer .

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Early life

Metzger was raised in Toms River, New Jersey. [4] He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and became an ordained minister at the age of 17; he left the faith at about the age of 21. [5] [6] As a child, he enjoyed watching An Evening at the Improv and Comic Strip Live . [7]

Career

Metzger on the Ugly Americans panel in 2010 at San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California. Kurt Metzger.jpg
Metzger on the Ugly Americans panel in 2010 at San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California.

Metzger first performed stand-up at The Stress Factory in New Brunswick, New Jersey, although he mainly performed in the Philadelphia area during his early career; he then moved on to perform in the comedy clubs of New York City. [5] [7] [8]

In 2006, Metzger performed on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood as well as Comedy Central's Live at Gotham the following year. [5] In 2009, he appeared in an episode of the IFC series Z Rock . [5]

His debut album Kurt Metzger Talks to Young People About Sex was released in 2011 by Comedy Central Records. [9] Comedy Central also released his half-hour special as part of Comedy Central Presents in 2009. His one-hour special, White Precious is available on Comedy Central. [10]

In 2013, Metzger feuded with Jude Doyle and Lindy West via Facebook and Twitter during a defense of rape humor. [11] [12] [13] [14]

From 2013 to 2016, Metzger wrote on 39 episodes of Inside Amy Schumer . He was nominated for four Emmy Awards and won one Emmy for the sketch "Girl, You Don't Need Makeup". [15] [16] He also appeared in numerous sketches featured on the show.

In 2015, Metzger was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing ; [17] a bit he performed about Mohammed Atta won him "best joke" on the show. [18]

Metzger appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on February 7, 2011. [19]

On August 16, 2016, Metzger faced controversy for writing a Facebook post about comedian Aaron Glaser, who was accused of rape. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] Following the controversy surrounding Metzger's comments, Amy Schumer stated on Twitter that Metzger no longer worked for her on Inside Amy Schumer . [25] [26] Schumer later revised her comments to say that Metzger did not work for her on the show because the show was on indefinite hiatus. [27]

Metzger co-hosted the Race Wars podcast alongside comedian Sherrod Small from 2013 to 2018. [28] In 2019, Metzger started his own interview podcast Can't Get Right with Kurt Metzger on the GaS Digital podcasting network. In 2021 he started co-writing and performing sketch comedy and improv on Kyle Dunnigan's show, The Kyle Dunnigan Show, and in 2022 he became a regular co-host on Jimmy Dore's political commentary and comedy show, The Jimmy Dore Show.

Metzger has also appeared on the second and third seasons of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle , @midnight , The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore , This Is Not Happening, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , Comedy Knockout , What’s Your F@#King Deal!?!, The Approval Matrix, and more. He was a series regular alongside Alan Alda, Jessica Lange, Steve Buscemi, and Edie Falco on Horace and Pete in 2016. He voiced the role of Randall on Comedy Central's Ugly Americans . [29]

He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience (episodes 667, 1093, 1462, 1707, 1903 and 2125). [30]

He has also appeared on Your Welcome with Michael Malice (episodes 323).

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