Jon Rineman
Who Jon Rineman is
Jon Rineman is a comedian and comedy writer from North Hampton, New Hampshire, who was head monologue writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon from 2014 to 2018 after four years as a staff writer on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he created the recurring bit Audience Suggestion Box. He has appeared as a stand-up on The Tonight Show, Late Night, Comics Unleashed and Gotham Comedy Live, performed regularly at the Comedy Cellar in New York and The Comedy Studio in Somerville, Massachusetts, and co-wrote the NBC pilot Slammed with Jimmy Fallon in 2012.
He has also written for the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Seth Meyers's monologue at the 2011 ESPY Awards, served on the creative team of WWE's Monday Night Raw, taught comedy writing for late night at Emerson College and hosted Rineman in the Morning on Townsquare Media's 102.1 & 105.3 The Shark. He co-hosts the wrestling podcast Turnbuckles, and his track Kids was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in February 2023.
At a glance
- Podcasts
- Turnbuckles and Rineman in the Morning
- On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Comics Unleashed and 3 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon head monologue writer, 2014-2018; stand-up
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon staff writer, 2009-2013; stand-up
- Comics Unleashed
- Gotham Comedy Live
- Slammed co-writer, NBC pilot, 2012
- Monday Night Raw creative team, WWE
Podcasts
- Turnbuckles co-host
- Rineman in the Morning host, 102.1 & 105.3 The Shark
Comedians like Jon Rineman
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.
- Adam Newman also in Comics Unleashed
- Joe DeVito also in Comics Unleashed
- Keith Alberstadt also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- Mark Viera also in Comics Unleashed
- Pat Brown also in Comics Unleashed
- Andy Woodhull also in Gotham Comedy Live
- Jimmy Fallon also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- John Crist also in Gotham Comedy Live
Career timeline
- 2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (staff writer, 2009-2013; stand-up) On screen
- 2012Slammed (co-writer, NBC pilot, 2012) On screen
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (head monologue writer, 2014-2018; stand-up) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Jon Rineman performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcasts do they host?
Turnbuckles and Rineman in the Morning.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Comics Unleashed, Gotham Comedy Live, Slammed and Monday Night Raw.
Who are some comedians like them?
Adam Newman (also in Comics Unleashed), Joe DeVito (also in Comics Unleashed), Keith Alberstadt (also in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), Mark Viera (also in Comics Unleashed) and Pat Brown (also in Comics Unleashed).
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
- New York Comedy Club ↗ Host of Rineman in the Morning for TownSquare Media and 102.1 & 105.3 The Shark; a comedian and writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night…
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 18 February 2023) ↗ Kids, Jon Rineman, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 10 February 2023 (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026