Joe Bartnick is an American comedian, actor, and writer.

Early life

Bartnick was born and raised in

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, Pennsylvania. He lived in the South Hills and

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, and graduated from

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Career

Bartnick moved to

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and began his career as a stand-up comedian in 1997. He started performing in coffee shops and laundromats, and eventually went on to play venues such as Madison Square Garden, The Chicago Theater,

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, the Punch Line,Comedian Joe Bartnick performs a stand-up at the Punch Line
''The Examiner'', San Francisco, 2012 and the

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. During that time, he became a regular at The Punchline comedy club and shared the stage with comedians such as

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, Dave Chappelle, and

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. In 2006, Bartnick moved to

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and began writing and acting. He has written for many television projects including ''

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'' and '' Eddie Griffin: Going For Broke''. As an actor, he starred in ''Dirty Jokes the Movie''. He created and starred in the series ''

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''. He

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on Lee's show '' Battleground Earth''. In 2011, he published the best-selling E-book ''You Might Be a Douchebag''. Since 2008, he has traveled the world opening for

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. In 2012, he began producing content for the

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. Also in 2012, he released the CD ''Salute! Recorded in San Francisco''. Joe Bartnick is the co-host and creator of the podcast PuckOff and can be heard weekly talking all things hockey.

References

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