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Joanna Firestone (born December 8, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, and television writer. Rapa, Patrick, "Interview: Comedian Jo Firestone," PhillyMag.com, July 10, 2017 She played Sarah Conner on the television series Joe Pera Talks with You.
Firestone is currently based in Brooklyn. She is a childhood friend of pastry chef Claire Saffitz.
Firestone was a consulting producer on 21 episodes of The Chris Gethard Show and performed in three episodes of the series. In 2017, Firestone performed stand-up on Comedy Central as part of Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents Jo Firestone. Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents Jo Firestone, Season 1 Ep 6, 9/30/2017
In the past, Firestone was a writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Special Without Brett Davis. She has also performed on the Tonight Show, portraying U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Jimmy Fallon interviews U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (portrayed by Firestone) The Tonight Show, February 10, 2017 demonstrating products from the New York Toy Fair, "Toy Fair Demo with Tonight Show Writer Jo Firestone," The Tonight Show, Feb. 25, 2017 and appearing in other sketches opposite host Jimmy Fallon. "What to Buy with Jo Firestone: Barbarian Octopus Beanie", The Tonight Show, Oct. 12, 2017.
Firestone portrayed the character Sarah Conner, a band teacher, on Joe Pera Talks with You, which aired during Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. The character's name is an homage to the Terminator movies. On the show, Firestone's character is a Survivalism and Joe Pera's girlfriend.
In 2023, Firestone appeared on the show What We Do In The Shadows as a member on the council of Energy Vampires.
In 2023, she was named the head writer of After Midnight, for which she is also a co-executive producer.
Firestone has performed at the UCB Theater in Manhattan, and around New York City. Love, Matthew, "10 Comedians You Need to Know", Rolling Stone, June 6, 2017 Kozell, Isaac, "Talking Standup, Alone Time, and Why Comedy Is Bullshit with Jo Firestone," SplitSider.com, September 29, 2017 About stand-up gigs in "cellar clubs," Firestone explained, "Doing comedy in New York, I've been conditioned to thrive in basements. I'm not ready to do a comedy show until I go down a flight of stairs." Gordon, Arielle, "Jo Firestone talks new comedy LP, the return of her podcast, Will Butler & more in BV interview," Brooklyn Vegan, September 5, 2017
Firestone voice acts in The National Lampoon Radio Hour podcast. "The National Lampoon Radio Hour to Feature All Your Favorite Comedy Babies", September. 19, 2019 She serves as the producer and senior writer along with Cole Escola.
In February 2020, Firestone released the first episode of her podcast Everyday Decisions. Everyday Decisions is a comedy and personal stories podcast where Firestone interviews friends, family, and fellow comedians about the past 24 hours of their day.
In March 2020 Firestone went on comedian Mike Recine's podcast The Sitdown. In March 2021, she made a guest appearance on the YouTube channel of her childhood friend
Claire Saffitz Makes St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake ft. Jo Firestone, March 4, 2021
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