Jon Glaser

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Jon Glaser (born June 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a writer and actor based out of New York City. He has written for and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and appeared in guest-starring roles on Wonder Showzen and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He also had a role in the 2006 movie, School for Scoundrels and supplied voices for David Cross' new show, Freak Show.

Glaser was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City during the mid-1990s, performing alongside future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay and cast member Rachel Dratch, as well as future Mr. Show and 30 Rock cast member Scott Adsit. In Second City's award-winning revue Pinata Full of Bees, which was directed by Tom Gianas, Glaser sang about the importance of not betraying a friendship by pretending not to have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible.

After leaving Second City, Glaser performed on Jenny McCarthy's short-lived sketch comedy series, and also made one appearance as a correspondent on The Daily Show. Currently, he performs with the New York City-based band A Matter of Trust. They performed with The New Pornographers in 2006. He maintains a comedic partnership with H. Jon Benjamin as the Midnight Pajama Jam, and he also stars in and writes the online Comedy Central show 'Tiny Hands'. Glaser starred in the short-lived cartoon Stroker & Hoop and as of late 2006 is working with the group Human Giant on their upcoming MTV sketch comedy show.

[edit] Late Night Characters Portrayed by Jon Glaser

Ehud Henkleman (AKA Chris), a Shofar player hired to play around Rosh Hashanah, though he is not himself religious.
Nick Littleton, Tiny Stuntman (originally)
One of the Slipnutz (also known as They Might be Slipnutz), a comedy group of three men that was inconveniently booked on the same show with Slipknot, (and later with They Might Be Giants). Their routine involves the three of them slipping and sliding on nuts scattered on the floor. The Slipnutz also appeared on the program to promote their greatest hits album, which included songs like "Old West Cowboys Slipping on Nuts" and "Viking Raiders Slipping on Nuts".
Pubes, a man who would run up at random moments in a conversation and say the word Pubes