Joseph Albert List (born April 6, 1982) is an American comedian and actor.

Early life

Joseph Albert List was born in

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, on April 6, 1982. He began performing stand-up comedy in

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, in 2000, shortly after graduating from high school.

Career

List has released two stand-up comedy albums, ''So Far No Good'' (2013) and ''Are You Mad at Me?'' (2016). He has been featured on ''Conan'' and ''

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''. In 2015, he was a finalist on

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's ''

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'' and recorded a half-hour comedy special on

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. List has been a co-host of the weekly podcast ''Tuesdays with Stories'' alongside fellow comedian

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since 2013. More recently, he has also hosted the ''Mindful Metal Jacket'' podcast and the ''Joe and Raanan Talk Movies'' podcast with comedian Raanan Hershberg. He is also a regular on Robert Kelly's podcast ''You Know What Dude''. In 2016, he toured the U.S. and Europe while opening for Louis C.K., which included three performances at

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. He is a regular at the

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. In 2024, List began co-hosting the podcast, ''The Regz'', alongside comedians

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, Luis J. Gomez, and Robert Kelly. List released a special for Netflix's ''

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'' in 2018. His next special, ''I Hate Myself'', was self-produced and premiered on

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channel in August 2020. In April 2022, he released a one-hour comedy special on his YouTube channel called ''This Year's Material'' and in August 2023, he released another one-hour special on YouTube called ''Enough for Everybody''. in 2025, List released another comedy special on YouTube, ''Small Ball''. In 2022, he co-wrote (with Louis C.K.) and starred in ''

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'', a comedy-drama film directed and produced by Louis C.K. In 2024, List directed and featured in the documentary, ''Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian''.

Personal life

List is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober since 2012. In 2017, List married Sarah Tollemache, a fellow comedian from

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. They battled against each other on an episode of '' Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle''.

Discography

* ''So Far No Good'' (2013) * ''Are You Mad at Me?'' (2016) * ''I Hate Myself'' (2020) * ''This Year's Material'' (2022) * ''Enough for Everybody'' (2023) * ''Small Ball (2025)''

Filmography

References

External links

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