American screenwriter
Joseph Mande (born March 16, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
Early life
Mande was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Louis Mande, a lawyer, and Deborah Mande, a judge.[1] He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota at the age of ten[2] and graduated from Central High School in 2001.[3] [4] He attended Emerson College in Boston where he received a BFA in writing.[5]
Career
In his early career, Joe Mande created the website "Look at this Fucking Hipster" (LATFH.com) in April 2009 as a way to help his dad answer the question, "Is that a hipster?" Within months, with millions of followers and dozens of parodies, it became a cultural phenomenon, referenced in media, newspapers, blogs, and more, and he turned it into a book entitled, Look at This F*cking Hipster .[6]
Mande has appeared on such TV shows as Comedy Central's The Half Hour , VH1's Best Week Ever and Conan .[7]
Mande was a writer for the final three seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation , also appearing in seven episodes as Pawnee resident Morris Lerpiss.[8] He has also written for the Comedy Central sketch series Kroll Show , and the Adult Swim series Delocated . He was a producer for the first season of Aziz Ansari 's Netflix series Master of None and played Todd in James Franco 's film The Disaster Artist . He also wrote for the NBC sitcom The Good Place , created by Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur .[9]
In 2017, Mande released a Netflix comedy special called Joe Mande's Award Winning Comedy Special .
Bitchface
Mande released his first comedy album, Bitchface , on March 14, 2014. The album is in the style of a mixtape with voicemail messages from Fabolous , Roy Hibbert , Jenny Slate , Nick Kroll , Aziz Ansari , The RZA and Amy Poehler .[10] [11]
Personal life
Mande married Kylie Augustine in 2015.[12]
Prior to posting a note on his Twitter account stating that he would no longer use it,[13] Mande was most known for using Twitter to troll famous people and businesses. He claimed to have purchased many of his followers.[14] Mande frequently made tweets about wanting to be La Croix Sparkling Water's spokesperson which led to a cease-and-desist letter from La Croix Sparkling Water .[15] In 2011, he initiated an argument with former NBA player Gilbert Arenas after the latter deleted years worth of allegedly sexist tweets.[6] In 2017, he faced accusations of abusing his platform to promote cyberbullying after tweeting "Barron Trump will be mutilating cats on the white house lawn in like two weeks".[16] [17]
Filmography
References
^ "Wilder Mande" . Jewish Exponent . 30 October 2017.
^ Johnson, Joey (September 3, 2019). "Humor Us: Joe Mande's Reign Won't Let Up" . Central Track .
^ Gustafson, Amy Carlson (October 28, 2016). "Comedian Joe Mande returns home to support Philando Castile (and the Timberwolves)" . Pioneer Press .
^ Mullen, Mike (November 2, 2016). "Joe Mande on St. Paul, trolling, Philando Castile, and war with LaCroix" . City Pages .
^ "Joe Mande | Authors | Macmillan" . US Macmillan .
^ a b Luippold, Ross (30 August 2011). "Joe Mande Vs. Gilbert Arenas: Twitter Fight Between Comic And NBA Star Gets Personal" . The Huffington Post .
^ Gavilanes, Erik (September 28, 2011). "Watch comedian Joe Mande's late night debut on "Conan" " . Laughspin . Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2012 .
^ Evans, Bradford (9 January 2014). "10 'Parks and Rec' Writers Who Have Played Characters on the Show" . Splitsider . Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via Vulture .
^ a b "Joe Mande" . IMDb . Retrieved 7 October 2018 .
^ Cathcart, Olivia (March 14, 2014). "Joe Mande releases his comedy mixtape 'Bitchface' today" . The Laugh Button . Retrieved April 27, 2014 .
^ Ham, Robert (March 20, 2014). "Joe Mande Review: Bitchface" . Paste . Retrieved 11 December 2016 .
^ "Joe Mande Married! Inside Low-Key Wedding Ceremony With Wife" . Live Ramp Up. February 8, 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018 .
^ Danette, Chavez (17 October 2017). "Joe Mande Quits Twitter, Calls it a "Fucking Hellscape" " . The A.V. Club . G/O Media .
^ Larson, Lauren (24 March 2016). "What Happens When You Buy 1 Million Twitter Followers?" . GQ . Condé Nast .
^ Beer, Jeff (12 May 2014). "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Joe Mande?" . Fast Company .
^ "joe mande ❤️ China on Twitter" . Twitter . Archived from the original on 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2021-04-19 .
^ "Cruel and twisted attacks on Barron Trump expose the dangers of online bullying" . 10 Eyewitness News . 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
^ "Joe Mande" . IMDb .
External links
International National Artists