Jordan Klepper

Professions :

I, for one, can't wait for this election to be over, because the curse of Donald Trump in a satirical comedy way is that, one, he's such a large character; it's hard to satirize at times. Two, he's sucking all the air out of every room he walks into so every attempt leads to covering only him. You can't turn a corner in New York City without people talking about Donald Trump, without talking about the same things about Donald Trump.

waiting character people

I think we are constantly asked day in and day out to find the things that we find frustrating or inspiring or that we're passionate about, and attack it from that angle. I don't like being lumped into the idea of being media, or liberal media for that point of view. I am not trained as a journalist.

being-me passionate thinking

It's always judged on funny first, then the facts, and the realism, and the points that you're trying to make.

I grew up a geek. I added comedy to it midway through high school... by Jordan Klepper

I grew up a geek. I added comedy to it midway through high school.

high high-school comedy school

I was a giant fan of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' in high school, and I was obsessed with Jim Carrey and cut out any picture of Jim Carrey that ever came in any kind of magazine. I put it all over my walls. At the time, I thought humor was just repeating lines from 'Ace Ventura' ad nauseum in the back of my advanced math class.

picture humor time school

Oh man, there's no shortage of craziness happening on the American landscape right now. I'll turn on the TV every day or check out the newspaper, and there is something to find humor in or something to find absolute fear in. Either way, it makes for good comedy.

day good man fear

I like to do as much improv as I can do. by Jordan Klepper

I like to do as much improv as I can do.

improv much like i-can

Bob Hope

Brent Weinbach

Buddy Hackett

Bruce Baum

Brother Theodore

Brother Dave Gardner