Pete Holmes
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Peter Benedict Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Musings on spirituality and religion are frequent themes in his works.
Pete Holmes | |
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Birth name | Peter Benedict Holmes |
Born | (1979-03-30) March 30, 1979 (age 45) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Medium | Stand-up, television, film, podcast |
Years active | 2001–present |
Genres | |
Spouse |
Valerie Chaney (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
Website | PeteHolmes.com |
Holmes gained recognition in the early 2010s as a stand-up comic, during which he launched his podcast You Made It Weird (2011–present), released his first comedy special, and worked as an actor and television writer. Subsequently, he began his own late-night talk show The Pete Holmes Show (2013–2014), which ran on TBS for two seasons in the time-slot after Conan, a frequent champion of his work. During the decade, he released five comedy specials: Impregnated with Wonder (2011), Nice Try, The Devil (2013), Faces and Sounds (2016), Dirty Clean (2018), and I Am Not For Everyone (2023).
Holmes created and starred in the semi-autobiographical scripted comedy series Crashing, which aired on HBO for three seasons (2017–2019). He has worked as a voice actor and starred in the 2022 CBS sitcom How We Roll.