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Jordan Klepper (born March 9, 1979) is an American comedian. 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 as a contributor, and eventually a rotating host. He often appears on a segment entitled "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse."
After graduating from high school, with a Frederick W. Heyl and Elsie L. Heyl Science Scholarship Fund full-tuition scholarship from Kalamazoo College, in 1997, Klepper double-majored in math and theater and received his degree in 2001. He studied abroad in London during his time there. While 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.
Klepper debuted on The Daily Show on March 3, 2014, four days after his initial audition. He received consistently positive reviews for his segments on the show, 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. 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. The show was canceled in June 2018, with Klepper starting a new docuseries, Klepper, which aired in 2019. He returned to The Daily Show in December 2019. He also launched a podcast with former Ohio governor John Kasich called Kasich & Klepper.
In October 2021, Klepper appeared in his first role as a voice actor in the Disney Channel animated series The Ghost and Molly McGee, playing Molly's father, Pete McGee.
Influences
Klepper has said that his comedy influences include Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, and Jon Stewart.
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.
Filmography
Film
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
Awards
2018 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Talk Show Episode The Opposition with Jordan Klepper (episode "Danica Roem") 2022 Emmy Awards Writing (episode No. 3666) 2025 Emmy Awards Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program
External links
Categories: 21st-century American Comedians, 21st-century American Non-fiction Writers, 21st-century American Male Writers, 21st-century American Male Actors, American Male Television Writers, American Comedy Writers, American Sketch Comedians, American Satirists, Television Personalities From New York City, American Television Talk Show Hosts, Late Night Television Talk Show Hosts, American Political Commentators, American Media Critics, Criticism Of Journalism, American Male Comedians, American Male Film Actors, American Male Stage Actors, American Male Television Actors, Comedians From Michigan, Kalamazoo College Alumni, Male Actors From Michigan, Primetime Emmy Award Winners, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Performers, Writers From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Television Producers From Michigan, Kalamazoo Central High School Alumni, American Male Feminists, American Atheists, 1979 Births, Living People
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