Chelsea Peretti
Supreme confidence applied entirely to petty grievances.
2 specials · 2011–2014
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She holds the microphone like she is exhausted by the physical requirement to hold it. Her delivery relies on a slow, drawn-out drawl that makes everything she says sound like a complaint filed with management. She will lock eyes with the crowd and describe a trivial interaction as if it ruined her month. The pauses are long. She lets the silence hang until the room gets slightly uncomfortable, then breaks the tension by admiring her own outfit.
Specials
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A dry breakdown of dirty talk and terrible taste in men.
Comedy Central · 21 min
On stage
She occupies a distinct space in comedy. She does not grind out an hour every two years on the club circuit. Instead, she built the mold for a specific kind of ironic, ego-driven stage persona. A whole tier of younger comics doing confident narcissism are essentially doing an impression of her 2014 material.
Her special One of the Greats treats the format of standup television as a target, cutting away to dogs sitting in the audience or opening with her riding a motorcycle. The material underneath the visual gags focuses entirely on her own annoyances. She mocks male comics who hump stools for easy laughs, the anxiety of getting an unwanted hug, and the physical hazards of a premade smoothie. Every grievance is delivered as if it is a profound injustice against her specifically.
People who only know her as Gina Linetti on Brooklyn Nine-Nine are already familiar with this rhythm. Her podcasting uses the exact same combative, easily bored energy, built around her triggering airhorn sound effects and abruptly hanging up on callers who fail to entertain her.
Turning points
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Gina Linetti Created Specifically for Peretti
After working as a writer on Parks and Recreation, co-creators Michael Schur and Dan Goor created the Brooklyn Nine-Nine character Gina Linetti specifically for Peretti when she expressed interest in acting on the show.
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Hour Special Debut with One of the Greats
Peretti debuted her first full-length stand-up special on Netflix, uniquely incorporating staged audience-reaction cutaways and absurd cutaway vignettes directly into the performance.
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2023–2024
Directorial Debut with First Time Female Director
Peretti expanded beyond stand-up and television by writing, directing, producing, and starring in her debut feature film, which premiered on The Roku Channel.
At a glance
- Born
- , Oakland, California
- On stage
- since 1998
- Style
- deadpan, observational, satire, musical comedy
- Breakout
- One of the Greats
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, Wikipedia
Podcasts
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Call Chelsea Peretti · host
A comedic call-in show where Chelsea Peretti takes unvetted calls from listeners and riffs on medical fixations, cultural pet peeves, and absurd everyday topics.
Also on screen
- 2008–2013
- World's Dumbest...
- 2013–2021
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- 2013–2015
- Kroll Show
- 2017–2025
- Big Mouth
- Game Night
A clip to start with
Chelsea Peretti Explains Basic Thirst Trap Theory | Netflix Is A Joke