Joe DeRosa
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Check out my show "indigNATION" @ Comix in NYC, July 14 @ 7:30 pm!!!
Male
31 years old
New York
United States
Last Login: 7/11/2009
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Joe DeRosa's Comedian Bio
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| Bio | Joe DeRosa started his stand-up comedy career in Philadelphia during the winter of 2001. He soon relocated to New York City and began working at venues such as Stand-up New York, the Comic Strip, and Gotham Comedy Club. He also made appearances on “Last Call with Carson Daly,” Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend,” the “New Faces” showcase at the Montreal Comedy Festival and on national tours such as Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party Tour,” the “Insomniac Tour with Dave Attell,” and “Comedy Central on Campus.” Joe continues to perform constantly, making television appearances and headlining clubs and colleges both in and out of the country. Most recently, he co-starred in a network pilot presentation for Comedy Central entitled “The Watch List,” made a guest appearance on the IFC series “Z-Rock,” and was one of twelve comedians selected to perform on HBO’s brand new stand-up comedy show “Down and Dirty with Jim Norton.” Joe also taped a half-hour “Comedy Central Presents” special which aired in the fall/winter of 2008. | | Website | joederosacomedy.com, thenameisdeep.com | | Influences | George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Woody Allen, Frank Zappa, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Jackie Gleason, and Bob Hope. | | TV Shows | Comedy Central Presents Joe DeRosa, HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton, IFC's ZRock, Last Call with Carson Daly, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend | | Films | "Hysterical" - written and directed by Bradley Kaye | | Albums | DEEP - "The Game Plan," Salsa Windfall - "TWOINTHE/ONEINTHE," Bernie Bernie Headflap - "Less Like Penguins" |
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Joe DeRosa's Interests
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| General | Zeps, Chinese spare ribs and chicken wings, king crab legs, Boston cream doughnuts, and Big Macs. | | Music | Frank Zappa, Bad Religion, Kool Kieth (Ultramagnetic MC's), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom), Public Enemy, EPMD, Pixies, Spoon, Pearl Jam, Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Metallica, Jawbreaker, Violent Society, Jerky Boys, Steve Martin, System of a Down, Woody Allen, Dean Martin, Coheed and Cambria, Compton's Most Wanted, Craig Wedren (Shudder to Think), They Might Be Giants, Daft Punk, Eminem, Genesis, Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), KingGod, Primus, Smile, Wally, and Rush. | | Movies | Glengarry Glenn Ross, Casino, Heat, Copland, Goodfellas, Hanna and Her Sisters, Manhatten, Anything Else, Small Time Crooks, The 'Burbs, Smokey and the Bandit, Star Wars (All six), Indiana Jones, The Dark Crystal, Easy Money, Superman I and II, Back to School, The Odd Couple, The Front Page, Stir Crazy, Young Frankenstein, History of the World prt. 1, The Exorcist, Heist, Spartan, Hoffa, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs, Made, Swingers, Creepshow, A Nightmare on Elm St., The Rat Pack, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Jackass: The Movie, Old School, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Untouchables, Baby Snakes, 200 Motels, Grumpy Old Men, Juice, Throw Momma From the Train, My Blue Heaven, Office Space, Misery, Who's Harry Crumb?, Austin Powers,The Big Lebowski, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Tales From the Crypt: Demon Night, The Fly (Golblum version), Kingpin, Bill Cosby: Himself, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert, Winchell, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Back to the Future I and II, Malcolm X, The Spanish Prisoner, Loverboy, Enter the Dragon, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and Splash. | | Television | The Twilight Zone, The Jack Benny Show, Penn and Teller's Bullshit!, The Honeymooners, All in the Family, The Dick Cavett Show, Carnivale, Tales from the Crypt, Futurama, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Food Network, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. | | Books | The Future of an Illusion, The Frank Zappa Companion, Airtight Willie and Me, American Psycho.
I've also read about half, or at least a portion, of each of these books: The Art of War, Tao Te Ching, Johnny Got His Gun, The Hobbit, Skeleton Crew, His Way, The Godfather, Naked Luch, On the Road, Hoffa by Hoffa, Live from New York, The Village, Crazy from the Heat (just the story about David Lee Roth fucking two strippers on top of their night's earnings...amazing!), Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop, Totem and Taboo, Dino (the first 5 pages only), Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, and Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley (the Greedo story rules!) | | Heroes | My Dad (in life), Frank Zappa (in art). |
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Atlanta Comedy, Comedians Corner, NYC Underground Comedy Fest, Slade's Treehouse, Free-Ballin Friday, Comedians of MySpace, Joe Derosa Fan's, PosterDog Comedy
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Joe DeRosa's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Collegeville, PA | | Body type: | 6' 3" / Slim / Slender | | Ethnicity: | Other | | Religion: | Agnostic | | Zodiac Sign: | Leo | | Smoke / Drink: | Yes / Yes | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Comedian / Actor |
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