Jon Glaser
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| Jon Glaser | |
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| Born | June 20, 1968 Chicago, Illinois |
For music video, film, and commercial director Jonathan Glazer, see Jonathan Glazer.
Jon Glaser (born June 20, 1968) is an American comedian, writer, and actor based out of New York City. He is a five-time Emmy nominee with the the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He had roles in the movies School for Scoundrels and Be Kind Rewind, and he has guest-starred on Wonder Showzen and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He starred in the animated series Stroker and Hoop, Freak Show, and currently, Lucy the Daughter of The Devil. His TV pilot Delocated, about a man in the witness protection program, was picked up for a series by Adult Swim in February 2008.
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 in 2004. 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 is currently a writer and frequent guest performer on Human Giant's 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 ruin any moment by saying the word Pubes, wearing an all-black outfit with the word on his shirt.
Cheap Seats: Glaser also appeared on the ESPN classic show Cheap Seats, providing such roles as "Beamy" and the "Score Settler."
