Joe Pera

Joseph Pera (born July 24, 1988) is an American comedian, writer and actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You, which entered development following the success of the 2016 specials Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep, and ran for three seasons.

Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep (2016)

Joe Pera makes an honest attempt to talk you to sleep using mild jokes and low-key stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran O'Hare
CAST:  Joe Pera

Joe Pera makes an honest attempt to talk you to sleep using mild jokes and low-key stories.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran O'Hare
CAST:  Joe Pera

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone (2017)

Dance-comedy trio Cocoon Central Dance lounge about, pass gas, and periodically break into wondrously strange dance routines. Along the way, they face outer space interludes, a serious consideration of doctor boners, and a 90s-style girl group meltdown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Wolther  •  Alex Huston Fischer
CAST:  Eleanore Pienta  •  Tallie Medel  •  Sunita Mani  •  Reggie Watts

Dance-comedy trio Cocoon Central Dance lounge about, pass gas, and periodically break into wondrously strange dance routines. Along the way, they face outer space interludes, a serious consideration of doctor boners, and a 90s-style girl group meltdown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rachel Wolther  •  Alex Huston Fischer
CAST:  Eleanore Pienta  •  Tallie Medel  •  Sunita Mani  •  Reggie Watts

Ziggy Zoggy Boy (2017)

A simple boy learns a valuable lesson about fame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pera
CAST:  Dan Licata  •  Andrew Tisher

A simple boy learns a valuable lesson about fame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pera
CAST:  Dan Licata  •  Andrew Tisher

Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree (2016)

Joe Pera provides the information necessary to choose the perfect Christmas Tree for you. Species covered will include the Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, White Spruce, Blue Spruce, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, Scotch Pine, and the Concolor Fir.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marty Schousboe
CAST:  Joe Pera

Joe Pera provides the information necessary to choose the perfect Christmas Tree for you. Species covered will include the Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir, White Spruce, Blue Spruce, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, Scotch Pine, and the Concolor Fir.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marty Schousboe
CAST:  Joe Pera

Bev (2016)

The son of a serial killer goes to a trust workshop in Tampa, has nightmares.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Mechanik  •  Samy Burch
CAST:  Brennan Lee Mulligan  •  Max Jenkins  •  Nicole Spiezio  •  Jordan Byron Kinley

The son of a serial killer goes to a trust workshop in Tampa, has nightmares.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Mechanik  •  Samy Burch
CAST:  Brennan Lee Mulligan  •  Max Jenkins  •  Nicole Spiezio  •  Jordan Byron Kinley

Crown Prince (2017)

Prince Hubert Felix Jean-Marie of Luxembourg experiences independence for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Mechanik  •  Samy Burch
CAST:  Max Jenkins  •  Kati Rediger  •  Joe Pera  •  Brennan Lee Mulligan

Prince Hubert Felix Jean-Marie of Luxembourg experiences independence for the very first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Mechanik  •  Samy Burch
CAST:  Max Jenkins  •  Kati Rediger  •  Joe Pera  •  Brennan Lee Mulligan

Relaxing Old Footage With Joe Pera (2020)

A quiet, quarantine special made from relaxing old footage and narrated by comedian Joe Pera, featuring trees, waterfalls, and Japanese monkeys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marty Schousboe
CAST:  Joe Pera

A quiet, quarantine special made from relaxing old footage and narrated by comedian Joe Pera, featuring trees, waterfalls, and Japanese monkeys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marty Schousboe
CAST:  Joe Pera

Popcorn & Peanuts (2015)

An old one [short] from 2015 with Nathan Min about a phone app I invented called ‘Popcorn & Peanuts.’ It disappeared from the internet so I figured I’d put it back up cause even though it’s a little long, some parts still make me laugh  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pera  •  Jennifer Melfi  •  Nathan Min
CAST:  Joe Pera  •  Nathan Min  •  Daniel Simonsen  •  Ashley Brooke Roberts

An old one [short] from 2015 with Nathan Min about a phone app I invented called ‘Popcorn & Peanuts.’ It disappeared from the internet so I figured I’d put it back up cause even though it’s a little long, some parts still make me laugh  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pera  •  Jennifer Melfi  •  Nathan Min
CAST:  Joe Pera  •  Nathan Min  •  Daniel Simonsen  •  Ashley Brooke Roberts

Elemental (2023)

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In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sohn
CAST:  Mamoudou Athie  •  Leah Lewis  •  Ronnie del Carmen  •  Shila Ommi

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sohn
CAST:  Mamoudou Athie  •  Leah Lewis  •  Ronnie del Carmen  •  Shila Ommi

Shrek 2 Retold (2023)

Over 800 creators come together to re-create the 2004 animated comedy "Shrek 2" scene by scene.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conner Japikse  •  Grant Duffrin
CAST:  David Axel Cazares Casanova  •  James Phyrillas  •  Patrick Phyrillas  •  Chris Schaffer

Over 800 creators come together to re-create the 2004 animated comedy "Shrek 2" scene by scene.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Conner Japikse  •  Grant Duffrin
CAST:  David Axel Cazares Casanova  •  James Phyrillas  •  Patrick Phyrillas  •  Chris Schaffer

Boys Go to Jupiter (2024)

A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Glander
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Sarah Sherman  •  Eva Victor  •  Julio Torres

A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Glander
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Sarah Sherman  •  Eva Victor  •  Julio Torres