Danny Jolles
Who Danny Jolles is
Danny Jolles is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor and writer whose stand-up features stories of awkwardness and modern dating. His special Six Parts (800 Pound Gorilla, 2021) was named among the best comedy specials of 2021 by The New York Times and in Paste's top ten of the year, and he followed it with You Choose, an interactive comedy special.
He has played the Laughing Skull Festival and SF Sketchfest, was a Comic to Watch at Riot LA in 2016, and his sketch groups Chess Club Comedy and Sasquatch Sketch have been featured on Tosh.0, MTV and Funny or Die. As an actor he played the recurring role of George on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and appeared in Meg Ryan's film Ithaca, and he wrote for truTV's Friends of the People. His track Crying During Disney Movies was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in July 2024.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Six Parts and You Choose: An Interactive Comedy Special
- Albums
- Six Parts
- On screen
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ithaca, Patchwork and 1 more
- Official site
- dannyjolles.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: dannyjolles.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Six Parts 800 Pound Gorilla, 2021
- You Choose: An Interactive Comedy Special
Albums
- Six Parts 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2021
On screen
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend George, recurring, The CW
- Ithaca film
- Patchwork film
- Friends of the People writer, truTV
Comedians like Danny Jolles
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Emma Willmann also in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Esther Povitsky also in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- Jermaine Fowler also in Friends of the People
- Keith Lucas also in Friends of the People
- Kenny Lucas also in Friends of the People
- Lil Rel Howery also in Friends of the People
- Subhah Agarwal also in Friends of the People
Questions and answers
Where is Danny Jolles performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: dannyjolles.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Six Parts and You Choose: An Interactive Comedy Special.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ithaca, Patchwork and Friends of the People.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Emma Willmann (also in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Esther Povitsky (also in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Jermaine Fowler (also in Friends of the People), Keith Lucas (also in Friends of the People) and Kenny Lucas (also in Friends of the People).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (Stand Up) ↗ Six Parts: Best Comedy Specials of 2021 (New York Times), Top 10 of 2021 (Paste Magazine), Top 11 of 2021 (Interrobang); Paste's review of Danny Jolles: Six…
- The Laugh Factory ↗ An actor, comedian and writer living in LA; the recurring character George on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; the films Ithaca and Patchwork; SF Sketchfest,…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ Club page: a comedian based out of LA; the Laughing Skull Festival and San Francisco Sketchfest; runner-up in the LA March Comedy Madness competition out of…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Danny Jolles, Six Parts ↗ Six Parts, 16 March 2021, (P) 2021 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 14 tracks (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 31 July 2024) ↗ Crying During Disney Movies, Danny Jolles, played on Raw Comedy on 31 July 2024 (03:13 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026