John Caparulo
An exasperated slacker whose voice pitches up whenever he gets angry.
2 specials · 2006–2018
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John Caparulo steps to the mic looking like he just finished mowing his lawn. He wears a t-shirt and a baseball cap pulled low, leaning into the stand with the posture of a guy who has already given up. His delivery is a gravelly drawl that speeds up and hits a squeaky high pitch whenever he gets genuinely annoyed. The cadence is purely conversational, heavy on casual swearing, and punctuated by exhausted sighs. He sounds exactly like a guy sitting on a cooler at a tailgate, complaining to his buddies about the miseries of commercial air travel.
Specials
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Unsportsmanlike Comedy with Rob Gronkowski with Rob Gronkowski, Juston McKinney & 3 more
An NFL star hosts a crew of veteran comedians.
Showtime · 67 min
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A half-hour of irritated observations about yard sales and speeding tickets.
Comedy Central · 21 min
On stage
He found his widest audience as a regular round-table guest on Chelsea Lately. His completely average-guy wardrobe provided a necessary contrast to a desk full of Hollywood gossips. He was also drafted into the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation, though his material always leaned more slacker than strict redneck. He holds down long-term residencies in Las Vegas, playing to tourist crowds who just want to watch a guy in a baseball cap lose his mind over a trip to the DMV.
His best bits revolve around his own laziness and his frustration with the basic demands of adulthood. He plays a guy who knows he isn’t the smartest person in the room, but who is constantly baffled by people making things harder than they need to be. When a bit lands, you watch him physically wind himself up, his voice cracking on the punchline as he gestures at the absurdity of a minor inconvenience.
He grew up in eastern Ohio before moving out west to work the door at the Comedy Store, trading one kind of blue-collar grind for another.
Turning points
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Breakout at Just for Laughs Montreal
Caparulo's 2003 set at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival launched his career, directly securing him appearances on late-night television.
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2018–2020
Two-Year Las Vegas Strip Residency
He performed nearly 500 shows during a five-night-a-week residency titled John Caparulo's Mad Cap Comedy at Harrah's Las Vegas prior to COVID-19 shutdowns.
At a glance
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Podcasts
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The Mad Cap Hour · host
Radio and podcast broadcast featuring comedic banter and discussions alongside co-hosts Jamie Caparulo and Mark Ellis.
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Domestic Disputes · co-host
Podcast documenting conversations and updates on marital and domestic life with his wife Jamie.
Also on screen
- 2006–2008
- Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour
- 2008–2014
- Chelsea Lately
- Mobile Home Disaster
- Work It
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- Fish Hooks
A clip to start with
John Caparulo • New Dad, Same Me