Elisha Yaffe is a comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared in television shows including ''

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'', '' The Newsroom'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Up All Night'', '' The New Normal'' and ''

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'' and voiced the characters of

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and B'dg on

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's '' Tales of Metropolis'' and '' Super-Pets''. He has co-created

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, including ''Downers Grove'', ''Minor Stars'' and ''Remember When''."Gigaom", June 15, 2010, Liz Shannon Miller, He has appeared in commercials for

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, Progressive and

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Life and career

Yaffe is from Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was a founding member of the Valley Arts Project, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the development of young artists. Yaffe organized the project's Valley Arts Festival, which featured performances by up and coming artists in the

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area, including a then-unknown Sonya Kitchell. He is a graduate of

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. After college, he formed Sorry, Dad Productions with

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, and Justin Becker. Together they produced the slacker comedy "Downers Grove" for Warner Brothers Studio 2.0. He was named to the Heeb 100 in 2010."DCist", January 12, 2010, Josh Novikoff
"Six & , Showcases Local Heeb 100 Honorees"

Film and television

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaffe, Elisha Living people 21st-century American comedians Emerson College alumni Writers from Amherst, Massachusetts 1983 births Comedians from Massachusetts