American comedian and writer

Rory Albanese (born May 29, 1977) is an American comedian, comedy writer and television producer. He was a showrunner, executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which he joined in 1999 and was with until October 2013. He was an executive producer and showrunner of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Stand-up comedy
  • 2.2 Other work
  • 2.3 TV and film work
• 3 Personal life
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and education

Albanese was born and raised in Rockville Centre, New York to a Jewish-Italian family. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Boston University in 1999.

Career

Stand-up comedy

In the summer of 2006, he joined Lewis Black's Red, White, and Screwed tour, performing with Black all over the country. Albanese has performed with former Daily Show correspondents John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac. He headlines his own shows at clubs and colleges throughout the country.In 2019, he became the executive producer of the ABC talk show Strahan, Sara & Keke.

Other work

He is the voice of "The American" on the podcast The Bugle.

TV and film work

Albanese's first half-hour comedy special premiered April 2, 2010, on Comedy Central.

Personal life

In 2010, Albanese was arrested for *ault after punching a 9/11 truther who was heckling him outside a book signing.

In late 2020, Albanese began dating comedian Sarah Silverman after spending time remotely playing video games together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

External links

• Rory Albanese on Twitter
• Rory Albanese at IMDb
• Rory Albanese on Instagram