Anthony Jeselnik is one of the top comedians in America who mainly focuses on Black Comedy.  He is also an actor, producer, and writer. Most of the comedy acts involve insults, non-sequiturs, ironic misdirection, etc. He has a unique stage presence, which has made him immensely popular and successful as a comedian. In his initial years, he worked as a writer for the first season of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and in the year 2009, he also hosted Comedy Central Presents. He released his first album under Comedy Central Records in 2010, which was titled; Shakespeare.

He also worked as a writer for Comedy Central presents and then started performing roasts of different celebrities such as Donald Trump, Roseanne Barr, etc. In the year 2013, he came with his own Comedy Central series, which ran successfully for two seasons. He hosted numerous shows, and one of his stand-up specials even got premiered on Netflix.

Early life

Anthony was born on 22^nd December 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His ancestors belonged to Slovenia, and his father’s name is Anthony F. Jeselnik, and his mother’s name is Stephanie. He grew up in Upper St. Clair, and he was quite a funny child as he used to tell jokes to his friends and loved to make people laugh. He watched several shows such as Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show, etc., and learned a lot about comedy. In the year 1997, he completed his graduation from the Upper St. Clair high School, Majoring in English Literature.

When he was in his early twenties, he shifted to Los Angeles and tried his first stand-up comedy while working for ‘Borders.’ He didn’t get much success in the beginning, but people loved his dark jokes, which pushed him to follow this genre.

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Career beginning

Jeselnik came into the limelight in the year 2009 when his stand-up special of Comedy Central Present was launched. It was a great success as he was included in the list of Comedy Central’s Breakout comedians of the year. In the same year, he started working as a writer for the popular show; Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He released his debut album in 2010 and was also hired as a writer for the Comedy Central Roasts.

He used to write roasts for other performers but seeing his talent; he was offered to perform on a roast of Donald Trump. It was a life-changing moment for Anthony and established him as one of the best stand-up comedians. He performed several roasts and became a fan-favorite in no time.

Personal life

Anthony is a complete atheist. If we talk about his love life, he used to date a comedian named Amy Schumer, but they separated later on. He loves to watch American Football, and the Pittsburgh Steelers is his favorite team. There are a lot of players he loves, but he admires Hines Ward the most.

Net worth

Anthony Jeselnik Networth is around $3 million. He may not be too rich, but he is undoubtedly one of the top talents in the Industry and quite popular too.