Pete Lee
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Pete Lee

Who Pete Lee is

Pete Lee is an American stand-up comedian from Janesville, Wisconsin, who moved to New York after his 2005 television debut on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and was a semi-finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2008. He was the first stand-up to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and has appeared on the show nine times, and after a Comedy Central half-hour in 2008 he released his first hour, Tall, Dark and Pleasant, on Showtime in 2021. He has been a writer and cast member on VH1's Best Week Ever and Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, voices Lamb in the YouTube Kids series Jam Van and hosts the podcast Snugglestorm.

At a glance

Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant and Comedy Central Presents
Podcasts
Snugglestorm
On screen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Premium Blend, Last Comic Standing and 5 more
Next on stage
15 October 2026 — Comedy on State, Madison, WI
Official site
petelee.net ↗

On stage

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

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:

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Comedians like Pete Lee

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.

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Career timeline

  1. 2005Premium Blend (Comedy Central, 2005) On screen
  2. 2008Comedy Central Presents (half-hour, 2008) Special
  3. 2008Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist, NBC, 2008) On screen
  4. 2013Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, 2013) On screen
  5. 2021Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant (2021, Showtime) Special

Questions about Pete Lee

Where is Pete Lee performing next?

Thursday 15 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Comedy on State, Madison, WI, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant and Comedy Central Presents.

What podcast do they host?

Snugglestorm.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Premium Blend, Last Comic Standing, Best Week Ever, Late Show with David Letterman and This Week at the Comedy Cellar, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (semi-finalist).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Sarah Tollemache (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Adrienne Iapalucci (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Doug Benson (also in Best Week Ever), Erin Jackson (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar) and Harrison Greenbaum (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026