Stand-up comedian

Paul Provenza

Who Paul Provenza is

Paul Provenza is a stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer from the Bronx who made his stand-up debut as a teenager at the Improv in Manhattan and was featured on An Evening at the Improv in an episode hosted by Steve Allen. After a year of training at RADA in London he played a role on Northern Exposure, and he went on to make the documentary The Aristocrats with Penn Jillette and to host The Green Room with Paul Provenza, Showtime's series of unscripted conversations among comics.

He brought Paul Provenza: Myth America (2003) and Talk of the Fest (2006 and 2007) to the Edinburgh Fringe, and co-produced Set List, the show in which comics improvise a stand-up set from topics they see for the first time on stage, at the Fringe and at London's Soho Theatre in 2011.

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At a glance

Born
1957
On screen
An Evening at the Improv, Northern Exposure, The Green Room with Paul Provenza and 1 more

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Last checked 11 October 2026.

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Questions and answers

Where is Paul Provenza performing next?

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What TV shows and films are they in?

An Evening at the Improv, Northern Exposure, The Green Room with Paul Provenza (host, Showtime) and The Aristocrats (documentary, with Penn Jillette).

How old are they?

They were born in 1957, so they turn 69 in 2026.

Who are some comedians like them?

The Amazing Johnathan (also in The Aristocrats), Bob Saget (also in The Aristocrats), Dana Gould (also in The Aristocrats), Eddie Ifft (also in The Green Room with Paul Provenza) and Glenn Wool (also in The Green Room with Paul Provenza).

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Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026