Pete Holmes
Pete Holmes, originally from Boston, MA, is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster.
Holmes began his comedy career in New York City.
In the mid-2000s, he was making club appearances and took part in Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, as a regular panelist on VH1’s Best Week Ever, and on VH1’s All Access. He began working as a touring comic, including on the Christian comedy circuit. Since 2006, his cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker.
Holmes also created and appeared in a Super Bowl XLIII ad for Doritos in 2009 featuring a fictional new beer flavor of the product, in which each chip contains as much alcohol as a 16 o.z. can of beer.
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.
“I’m excited to announce that my comedy special, Dirty Clean, is available on vinyl & ready to ship. I’m also excited to share that with every copy sold, we will be donating the net proceeds to the non-profit organization, Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world. This is a limited one-time press, it serves as a great collector’s item & it also supports a great cause.“
