Jeff Cesario
Who Jeff Cesario is
Jeff Cesario is a stand-up comedian, writer and producer from Kenosha, Wisconsin, who worked as a musician before establishing himself as a top-tier stand-up and then as one of the most respected producers and writers in talk and variety television.
A veteran of the late-night talk shows with four specials of his own, the most recent on Comedy Central, he won two Emmys writing for HBO's Dennis Miller Live, wrote for The Larry Sanders Show, the Warner Bros. film Jack Frost and Billy Crystal at the Oscars, was head writer of The Queen Latifah Show and an executive producer of Netflix's Brian Regan project, Animal Planet's Animal Nation and Russell Brand's Brand X. On stage and in podcasts he plays the daft sportscaster Chet Waterhouse, the sports anchor of The Adam Carolla Podcast and host of the PodcastOne podcast Play With Pain!, and he stars in The Dick Rossi Show on Funny or Die.
His album What Was I Thinking? came out on 800 Pound Gorilla Records in 2020, and its track I'm Older was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November 2023.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central special
- Albums
- What Was I Thinking?
- Podcasts
- Play With Pain! and The Adam Carolla Podcast
- On screen
- Dennis Miller Live, The Larry Sanders Show, Jack Frost and 4 more
- Official site
- jeffcesario.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jeffcesario.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
- Comedy Central special the latest of four
Albums
- What Was I Thinking? 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
On screen
- Dennis Miller Live writer; two Emmys, HBO
- The Larry Sanders Show writer
- Jack Frost writer, film, Warner Bros.
- The Queen Latifah Show head writer
- Brand X executive producer
- Animal Nation executive producer, Animal Planet
- The Dick Rossi Show Funny or Die
Podcasts
- Play With Pain! as Chet Waterhouse, PodcastOne
- The Adam Carolla Podcast as Chet Waterhouse, sports anchor
Comedians like Jeff Cesario
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.
- Carol Leifer also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Dana Carvey also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Garry Shandling also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Janeane Garofalo also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Jeremy Piven also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Jon Stewart also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Mary Lynn Rajskub also in The Larry Sanders Show
- Steven Wright also in The Larry Sanders Show
Questions and answers
Where is Jeff Cesario performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jeffcesario.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central special.
What podcasts have they been on?
Play With Pain! and The Adam Carolla Podcast.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Dennis Miller Live, The Larry Sanders Show, Jack Frost, The Queen Latifah Show, Brand X and Animal Nation, among 7 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Carol Leifer (also in The Larry Sanders Show), Dana Carvey (also in The Larry Sanders Show), Garry Shandling (also in The Larry Sanders Show), Janeane Garofalo (also in The Larry Sanders Show) and Jeremy Piven (also in The Larry Sanders Show).
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 (About Jeff) ↗ Born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin; a musician before comedy; a top-tier standup comedian, then one of the most respected producers and writers in Talk &…
- Official site (Chet Waterhouse) ↗ The sportscaster Chet Waterhouse, a staple of his standup act, sports anchor from KROQ to The Adam Carolla Podcast; host of the podcast Play With Pain! on…
- Official site (home) ↗ The photo; a link to his album on 800 Pound Gorilla (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - What Was I Thinking? ↗ What Was I Thinking?, 5 June 2020, (P) 2020 800 Pound Gorilla Records, with the track I'm Older (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 25 November 2023) ↗ I'm Older, Jeff Cesario, played on Raw Comedy on 25 November 2023 (04:56 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026