John Early (comedian)

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John Early
Born (1988-01-21) January 21, 1988 (age 36)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater New York University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2012–present

John Early (born January 21, 1988) is an American comedian and actor. He has appeared on 30 Rock as Jenna Maroney's son and in the independent film Fort Tilden . He starred in Search Party , which aired on TBS and HBO Max from 2016 to 2022. [1]

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Early life

Early is from Nashville, Tennessee. His father was a Presbyterian minister; his mother, a minister at a church of the Disciples of Christ. [2] He attended the University School of Nashville. [3] He graduated from New York University, where he majored in acting. [4]

When he was 11, he became a big fan of Australian actress Toni Collette and ran a fan website devoted to her. [5]

Career

Early tours around the country with his stand-up/variety show "Literally Me" [6] and also hosts a monthly variety event (called Showgasm) at Ars Nova in New York City. He was featured on Lauren Lapkus' podcast, With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus (Episode 41, August 28, 2015), [7] as well as Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp , which was released on Netflix in the summer of 2015. He has made voice appearances on two episodes of Bob's Burgers as brunch blogger Dalton Crespin. [8]

Early frequently collaborates with comedians such as Hamm Samwich and Kate Berlant in a variety of sketch and filmed presentations. [9] In 2016, he wrote and starred in his own 30-minute episode of the sketch show Netflix Presents: The Characters . [10] In 2017, he starred alongside Berlant in the Vimeo miniseries 555, directed by Andrew DeYoung. [11] He also had a small role as Evan in the 2017 drama Beatriz at Dinner , starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow. [12] In 2019, Early appeared in the music video for "Squidward Nose" by Cupcakke. In July 2019, Early starred in an episode of Drunk History about Martha Mitchell, which included acting by Vanessa Bayer and Tony Hale. [13]

Early appeared in a small skit titled “Credit Card Roulette” in the Netflix comedy program I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson , and in the music video for "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift. [14] In June 2022, Peacock released a sketch comedy special produced by Early and his comedy partner, Kate Berlant, titled Would It Kill You To Laugh. [15]

Personal life

Early has stated he is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2013Sardines Out of a CanArnie Shonali Bhowmik
2014 Fort Tilden John Sarah-Violet Bliss
Charles Rogers
2016 Other People Gabe Chris Kelly
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Darren Nicholas Stoller
2017 Beatriz at Dinner Evan Miguel Arteta
2017 Fun Mom Dinner AlfredAlethea Jones
2017What Children DoPastor WesDean Peterson
2017 The Disaster Artist Chris James Franco
2018ThreadJohnMax RosenShort film
2019 Late Night Chris Reynolds Nisha Ganatra
2019 Good Posture Sol Dolly Wells
2020 Save Yourselves! BlakeAlex Huston Fischer
Eleanor Wilson
2022 DC League of Super-Pets Barry Allen / The Flash Jared Stern Voice
2024 Stress Positions Terry Goon Theda Hammel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 30 Rock JeromeEpisode: "Standards and Practices"
2015 High Maintenance WayneEpisode: "Sabrina" [17]
2015 Broad City BrandonEpisode: "The Matrix" [17]
2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Logan2 episodes [17]
2015 The Special Without Brett Davis TylerEpisode: "Vic & the Moose & Tyler"
2016–2018 Animals. The Assistant, Monty, Fashion Rat 2Voice, 4 episodes
2016 Love DanielEpisode: "Party in the Hills"
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters John the Intern, Jason, Riley, Vicky2 episodes
2016 Difficult People MickeyEpisode: "Kessler Epstein Foundation"
2016 Haters Back Off Maureen The Mattress QueenEpisode: "Starr Off the Parade"
2016–2022 Search Party Elliott GossMain cast
2017 Portlandia Funeral DirectorEpisode: "Fred's Cell Phone Company"
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Logan4 episodes
2017–2021 Bob's Burgers Dalton Crespin / ReceptionistVoice, 3 episodes
2017–2020 At Home with Amy Sedaris Russell Schnabble5 episodes
2018 Another Period ReporterEpisode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
2018 Human Kind Of Callie / Mr. JakeVoice, 6 episodes
2018–2022 Big City Greens AlexanderVoice, 12 episodes
2019 Los Espookys Mark Stevens4 episodes
2019–2022 Tuca & Bertie Dirk / variousVoice, recurring role
2020 Helpsters Fashion FilEpisode: "Chef Charlie/Fashion Fil"
2020–2022 Central Park AugustusVoice, 2 episodes
2020–2022 Close Enough Mr. Timothy Brice CampbellVoice, recurring role
2021 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson LeslieEpisode: "Didn't you say there was gonna be five people at this table?"
2021 The Fungies! Torsean / Billy FungieVoice, episode: "Billy Fungie"
2021–present The Great North Henry Tuntley / variousVoice, recurring role
2021–2023 Summer Camp Island Bearded SheepVoice, recurring role
2022 Robot Chicken Elefun / World War I Pilot #1Voice, episode: "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge"
2022 Life & Beth JohnEpisode: "Life & Beth"
2022–2023 The Afterparty Detective CulpRecurring role
2022 Killing It Kevin BrailingEpisode: "The Kingmaker"
2022 American Dad! VariousVoice, 2 episodes
2022 Archer WallyVoice, episode: "Distraction Action"
2022 Rick and Morty Voice, episode: "Analyze Piss"
2022Would It Kill You To Laugh?HimselfComedy special
2023John Early: Now More Than EverHimselfHBO comedy special

Music videos

YearTitlePerformer(s)Album
2019"Squidward Nose" Cupcakke Not applicable
2022"Anti-Hero" Taylor Swift Midnights

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