John Early (born January 21, 1988) is an American comedian and actor. He has appeared on ''

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'' as

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's son and in the independent film ''

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''. He starred in '' Search Party'', which aired on TBS and

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from 2016 to 2022.

Early life

Early is from

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. His father was a

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minister; his mother, a minister at a church of the

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. He attended the

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. He graduated from

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, where he majored in acting. When he was 11, he became a big fan of Australian actress

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and ran a fan website devoted to her.

Career

Early was featured on

Lauren Lapkus Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO come ...

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(Episode #41, August 28, 2015), as well as '' Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp'', which was released on

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in the summer of 2015. He tours around the country with his stand-up/variety show "Literally Me" and also hosts a monthly variety event (called Showgasm) at Ars Nova in New York City. He has made voice appearances on two episodes of ''

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'' as brunch blogger Dalton Crespin. Early frequently collaborates with comedians such as Hamm Samwich and

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in a variety of sketch and filmed presentations. In 2016, he wrote and starred in his own 30-minute episode of the

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'' Netflix Presents: The Characters''. In 2017, he starred alongside Berlant in the Vimeo miniseries ''555'', directed by Andrew DeYoung. He also had a small role as Evan in the 2017 drama ''

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'', starring

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and

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. In 2019, Early appeared in the music video for "

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" by

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. In July 2019, Early starred in an episode of ''

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'' about

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, which included acting by

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and

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. Early appeared in a small skit titled “Credit Card Roulette” in the Netflix comedy program ''

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'', and in the music video for "

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" by

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. In June 2022,

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released a sketch comedy special produced by Early and his comedy partner,

, titled "Would It Kill You To Laugh".

Personal life

Early is

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. He has stated he is a member of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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