Jessi Klein
Who Jessi Klein is
Jessi Klein is a stand-up comedian, writer and producer who began at open mics while working as a development executive at Comedy Central, and whose own Comedy Central stand-up special aired in March 2011. Klein has written for Saturday Night Live, Kroll Show and The Showbiz Show with David Spade, and as head writer and an executive producer of Inside Amy Schumer won the 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, alongside seven Emmy nominations that include Netflix's Dead to Me. Klein has been a frequent guest on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and is among the stars of Netflix's Big Mouth.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central stand-up special
- Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- On screen
- Inside Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live, Kroll Show and 5 more
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Last checked 11 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central stand-up special 2011
On screen
- Inside Amy Schumer head writer and executive producer, Comedy Central; Emmy, 2015
- Saturday Night Live writer, NBC
- Kroll Show writer, Comedy Central
- Michael and Michael Have Issues writer and performer, Comedy Central
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade writer
- Samantha Who? writer, ABC
- Dead to Me co-executive producer, Netflix
- Big Mouth Netflix
Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guest panellist, NPR
Comedians like Jessi Klein
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.
- Jenny Slate also in Kroll Show
- John Mulaney also in Kroll Show
- Nick Kroll also in Kroll Show
- Gabe Liedman also in Kroll Show
- Devon Walker also in Big Mouth
- Hugh Fink also in The Showbiz Show with David Spade
- Adam Burke also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Ali Wong also in Big Mouth
Career timeline
- 2011Comedy Central stand-up special (2011) Special
- 2015Inside Amy Schumer (head writer and executive producer, Comedy Central; Emmy, 2015) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Jessi Klein performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central stand-up special.
What podcasts have they been on?
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
What TV shows and films are they in?
Inside Amy Schumer (head writer and executive producer, Comedy Central; Emmy, 2015), Saturday Night Live (writer, NBC), Kroll Show (writer, Comedy Central), Michael and Michael Have Issues (writer and performer, Comedy Central), The Showbiz Show with David Spade (writer) and Samantha Who? (writer, ABC), among 8 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Jenny Slate (also in Kroll Show), John Mulaney (also in Kroll Show), Nick Kroll (also in Kroll Show), Gabe Liedman (also in Kroll Show) and Devon Walker (also in Big Mouth).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- The Times of Israel — Jessi Klein profile (18 December 2014) ↗ A professional stand-up comedian and writer who began at open mics while a development executive at Comedy Central; her Comedy Central stand-up special (March 2011); Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!; writer for The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Samantha Who?, Michael and Michael Have Issues, Kroll Show and Saturday…
- Television Academy · televisionacademy.com ↗ One Emmy and seven nominations: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series (2015, winner) for Inside Amy Schumer; writing nominations for Inside Amy Schumer (2014, 2015, 2016) and Saturday Night Live (2010); Dead to Me (2020) (as of 11 October 2026)
- Netflix — Big Mouth ↗ Starring Nick Kroll, John Mulaney and Jessi Klein; eight seasons (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026