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Jordan Klepper (born March 9, 1979) is an American comedian, journalist, writer, producer, political commentator, television host, and actor. He began his career as a member of The Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade. From 2014 to 2017, he was a correspondent on The Daily Show. He started his own satirical program, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, which was canceled in 2018. He then starred in the 2019 docuseries, Klepper, before returning to The Daily Show later that year.

Jordan Klepper
Klepper in June 2015
Born	(1979-03-09) March 9, 1979 (age 43) Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Medium	Television theatre film books
Years active	2011–present
Genres	Satire improvisational comedy blue comedy sarcasm sketch comedy surreal humor
Subject(s)	American politics American culture political punditry popular culture civil rights current events mass media
Spouse	Laura Grey ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1[1]

Early life

Jordan Klepper was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on March 9, 1979,[2] the son of Betse, a secretary at Loy Norrix High School, and Mark Klepper.[3] Betse and Mark were introduced to each other by Betse's cousin, the actor and comedian Tim Allen, who was Mark's roommate at Western Michigan University.[4] Klepper attended Kalamazoo Central High School and Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, where he was a tennis player and a member of the Mock Trial Team that won Nationals.[3]

After graduating from high school, with a Frederick W. Heyl and Elsie L. Heyl Science Scholarship Fund[5][6] full-tuition scholarship from Kalamazoo College, in 1997,[3] Klepper double-majored in math and theater at Kalamazoo College and received his degree in 2001.[3][7][8] He, while at Kalamazoo College, studied abroad in London.[3] While he was at Kalamazoo College, his sister befriended aspiring actor Steven Yeun and took him to see Klepper's improv show, which inspired Yeun to attend his first acting class.[9]

Career

After graduation, Klepper moved to Chicago, where he performed at The Second City. While there, he also worked for the Big Ten Network as a comedian on the show Big Ten Friday Night Tailgate.[10] He moved to New York City in 2011, where he began performing as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade.[11][12]

Klepper debuted on The Daily Show on March 3, 2014, four days after his initial audition.[2][11] He received consistently positive reviews for his segments on the show,[13] and filled in as the host in October 2016 when Trevor Noah was sick.

In April 2017, Comedy Central announced that Klepper would host a new show in the fall, which would follow The Daily Show.[14] A special titled Jordan Klepper Solves Guns premiered on Comedy Central on June 11, 2017. The new show was titled The Opposition with Jordan Klepper and premiered on September 25.[15] The show was canceled in June 2018, with Klepper starting a new docuseries, Klepper, which aired in 2019.[16][17] He returned to The Daily Show in December 2019.[18] He also launched a podcast with former Ohio governor John Kasich called Kasich & Klepper.[19]

Influences

Klepper has said that his comedy influences include Trevor Noah,[20] Stephen Colbert,[21] and Jon Stewart.[22]

Personal life

Klepper married Laura Grey in 2013. The two met as members of The Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and later wrote, directed, produced, and starred in short films.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Bone Dry	Jordan	Short film
2011	TMI	Kelen	Short film
2012	Poop Brunch	Jordan	Short film
2012	Engaged	Jordan	Short film
2012	Ex-Girlfriends	Student	Short film
2012	Bathroom Party	Jordan	Short film
2013	Who's On First?	Jeremy	Short film
2014	Peepers	Todd	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	I Just Want My Pants Back	Manager	Episode: "Jerk or Dork"
2014–2017 2019–present	The Daily Show	Himself	170 episodes
2015	Halal in the Family	Wally Thompson	Episode: "Spies Like Us"
2017	Jordan Klepper Solves Guns	Himself	TV special
2017–2018	The Opposition with Jordan Klepper	Himself	128 episodes Host, co-creator, writer, executive producer
2019	Klepper	Himself	8 episodes Host, creator, executive producer
2021–present	The Ghost and Molly McGee	Pete McGee	Main voice role

Awards

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2018	GLAAD Media Award[24]	Outstanding Talk Show Episode	The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (episode "Danica Roem")	Nominated

References

External links

• Jordan Klepper at IMDb

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