Comedian Joe Pera to Perform at the Egg This Friday, October 7

ALBANY – Comedian Joe Pera, best known as the creator of the television series Joe Pera Talks With You will perform his standup act at the Egg’s Hart Theatre this Friday, October 7.

Joe Pera is a standup comedian, writer, and filmmaker from Buffalo now living in New York City. He is best known for his current Adult Swim series, Joe Pera Talks With You, which The LA Times refers to as “TV’s quietest, most artful comedy”. He has performed his subdued standup on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central. After his animated special Joe Pera Talks You To Sleep (which many have found to work), he followed up with other projects for Adult Swim including Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree and Relaxing Old Footage with Joe Pera.

Through his production company, Chestnut Walnut, Pera has also directed a number of film and tv projects including Conner O’Malley’s Truthhunters pilot for Comedy Central. His new book A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping Or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape is out now from Macmillan publishing, and is on the USA TODAY best seller list. Season 3 of Joe Pera Talks With You is now available to stream on HBO Max, and he can also be seen on season 5 of Search Party which just premiered on the platform.

Tickets are $35 and up, and are on sale now. To purchase tickets, or for more information, visit www.theegg.org.