American stand-up comedian
Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on The Colbert Report and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show Me TV. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.
Career
Early career
Jordan Carlos graduated Brown University in 2001 and began work as a copywriter in a New York ad firm.[2] At night and on weekends Carlos performed stand-up comedy. Eventually Carlos abandoned advertising altogether in favor of stand-up although he feels he had trouble finding a niche audience because he "wasn't a stereotypical black man".[citation needed] He learned to use that characteristic as the basis for many of his jokes.[citation needed]
Role on The Colbert Report
On The Colbert Report Carlos played Alan, host Stephen Colbert's "black friend". Whenever Colbert discussed racial issues, he often asked that a picture of him with his African-American co-worker Alan be shown on screen. Colbert sometimes referred to him as "Alan, my black friend Alan". Alan first appeared on a Martin Luther King Day program when Colbert, complaining about having to work on the holiday, brought Alan into the argument, hoping that Alan was angry because he had to work, too. To Colbert's surprise, Alan was not.
On The Nightly Show
Carlos was a writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and also appeared in sketches and, often, on the panel. His characters include Carlos Jordanson (a Hillary Clinton campaign aide) and Dennis Rodman.
Other appearances
In 2008, Carlos did voice work for the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion hosted by the Independent Comedy Network.[3] Carlos has appeared as a special guest in "Episode 253: Chuuch" of the Keith and the Girl podcast. He also made an appearance in Nickelback's "Rockstar" music video and has been a commentator on the E! Network's Worst Dating Show Moments. He made a brief appearance in the buddy cop film Cop Out. Also, he played the math teacher in the short film The Old Man and the Seymour and he was cast in a main role on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back.
Carlos has also made appearances in CollegeHumor.com's original videos. Most recently, he portrayed President Barack Obama hosting a barbecue in the video entitled, "Barack Obama's BBQ".[4]
Jordan Carlos was a cast member on Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code. He also appeared on two episodes in the first season of MTV's "Joking Off".[5] Carlos also provided the voice of Gene on the animated series Super 4, but quit after the second-season premiere to focus more on his comedy-career.
Filmography
Fim
| Film
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| Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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| 2006
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Hysterical
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Lenny
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Short film
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| 2008
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Ghost Town
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Young Husband
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| Tricks of Love
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Oliver Fippen
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| 2009
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The Old Man and the Seymour
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Mr. Horsey
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Short film
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| The Rebound
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Twentysomething #4
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|
| 2010
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Cop Out
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Eric
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|
| My Own Love Song
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Presenter
|
|
| 2011
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They're Out of the Business
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Network Executive
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|
| Aids Test
|
Brad
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Video short
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| You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
|
Fritz
|
|
| 2012
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The Normals
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Cafeteria Worker
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| 2013
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Obama Sets High Score in 'Drone Strike'
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|
Short film
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| 2015
|
Sleeping with Other People
|
R.A.
|
|
| 3rd Street Blackout
|
Ari
|
|
| Pop Meets the Void
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Recording Engineer
|
|
| 3 Generation
|
Jake
|
Also known as About Ray
|
| Adventures in Comedy
|
Himself
|
Documentary
|
| 2016
|
Catfight
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Howie the Deaf Guy
|
|
| 2017
|
Landline
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Ravi
|
|
| The Meyerowitz Stories
|
Waiter
|
|
| Super 4: Gunpowder Island Adventures
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Various
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Voice
|
| 2018
|
Boy Band
|
Henry
|
|
| Alpha Squadron
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Alpha 2 / Burp
|
Short film
|
| We Only Know So Much
|
Reality Producer #1
|
|
| Tasteless
|
Himself
|
Documentary
|
| 2019
|
Paper Friends
|
Guy at Bar
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|
| 2020
|
The Outside Story
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Delivery Guy
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| 2021
|
Pooling to Paradise
|
Marc
|
|
| Home Sweet Home Alone
|
Clem Breckin
|
|
| 2022
|
I Want You Back
|
Mark
|
|
Television
| Television
|
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 2004
|
Jump Cuts
|
Maxwell Percavel
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1 episode
|
| 2005
|
Jonny Zero
|
Sound Engineer
|
Episode 4: "I Did It All for the Nooky"
|
| Stella
|
Hipster Guy
|
Episode 4: "Coffee Shop"
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| 2006
|
Exposing the Order of the Serpentine
|
William
|
TV movie
|
| 3 lbs.
|
Intern
|
2 episodes - 1 uncredited
|
| The Colbert Report
|
Alan
|
2 episodes - 1 uncredited
|
| Live at Gotham
|
Himself
|
Season 1, episode 5
|
| 2008-2009
|
Mayne Street
|
Jordan Henry
|
8 episodes
|
| 2009
|
Michael & Michael Have Issues
|
Male Sketch Player
|
|
| Ugly Betty
|
Speech Writer
|
Season 4, episode 5: "Plus None"
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| 2010
|
Mercy
|
Alex
|
Episode 18: "Of Course I'm Not"
|
| 2010-2013
|
CollegeHumor Originals
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Barack Obama / Obama / CMYKilla /
LeBron James / Dennis Haysbert / Additional characters
|
13 episodes
|
| 2011-2012
|
I Just Want My Pants Back
|
Eric
|
Main role; 12 episodes
|
| Jest Originals
|
Barack Obama Obama
|
TV shorts
2 episodes
|
| 2012
|
I Love the 1880s
|
|
|
| 2013
|
The Shorts Show
|
Obama
|
Season 4, episode 3: "NSA Blurred Lines"
|
| The Eric Andre Show
|
Black Scientologist
|
Season 2, episode 9: "Chance the Rapper; Mel B"
|
| 2014
|
Step 9
|
Josh
|
Episode 4: "We 'Bout to Be Rich"
|
| Broad City
|
Doug
|
Season 1, episode 10: "The Last Supper"
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| Above Average Presents
|
Lawyer
|
Episode: "Approach the Bench Trailer"
|
| Approach the Bench
|
Lawyer
|
Episode 3: "Spoilers"
|
| Off the Chain
|
—
|
Writer
|
| 2014-2015
|
Super 4
|
Various
|
Voice
19 episodes
|
| 2015
|
Girls
|
Decker Heyman-Schultz
|
Season 4, episode 3: "Female Author"
|
| The Affair
|
Ernest Schiffbaum
|
Episode: "208"
|
| 2015-2016
|
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
|
Himself / Carlos Jordanson / Willy Wonka /
Dennis Rodman / Various characters
|
82 episodes
Writer - 243 episodes
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| 2016
|
Viralocity
|
|
|
| Hollywood Horror Stories
|
Himself
|
|
| Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
|
Himself
|
Panelist
Episode 2: "History's Worst Medical Advice"
|
| Debate Wars
|
Himself
|
Episode 6: "Cats Vs. Dogs"
|
| 2016 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
|
—
|
TV special
Writer
|
| 2017
|
Friends from College
|
Chef
|
Season 1, episode 4: "Mission Impossible"
|
| Reality Disorder
|
Digital Media Exec 1
|
TV movie
|
| Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne
|
—
|
Writer - 10 episodes
|
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
|
Himself
|
Season 2, episode 7: "Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner"
|
| 2019
|
Black Mirror
|
Simon
|
Season 5, episode 1: "Striking Vipers"
|
| Helpsters
|
Heart's Brother
|
Season 1, episode 3: "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo"
|
| Divorce
|
—
|
Story editor - 6 episodes
|
| Gander
|
Jordan
|
|
| 2020
|
The Drew Barrymore Show
|
—
|
Writer - 14 episodes
|
| 2021
|
First Wives Club
|
Curtis
|
10 episodes
Writer - 9 episodes
|
| Teenage Euthanasia
|
Lester Cuddlefish / Postman / California Raisin /
RoboCop / Luke Perry / Additional voices
|
Voice
5 episodes
|
| Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard 'Charlamagne' McKelvey
|
—
|
Writer - 7 episodes
|
| 2022
|
Would I Like to You?
|
Himself
|
Panelist
Episode 4: "Boy in a Barrel"
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| Everything's Trash
|
—
|
Writer - Episode: "Family Is Trash"
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| 2023
|
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
|
Xavier
|
Episode: "Bad Grandma"
|
Music videos
| Music videos
|
| Year
|
Title
|
Artist
|
| 2013
|
If You're F*cking, You're F*cking
|
Reggie Watts
|
Podcasts
| Podcasts
|
| Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
| 2019
|
64th Man
|
Spanish Announcer / Bouncer / Jose Villanueva / Cornerback
|
10 episodes
|
| 2022
|
Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos
|
Himself/host
|
References
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