Max Silvestri (born 1983) is an American stand-up comedian.

Early life, family and education

Silvestri graduated from Brown University in 2005, concentrating on art and

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. While at Brown, he performed in an

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troupe and wrote for ''

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''.

Career

Silvestri began working as a stand-up comedian whilst writing for ''GQ'', ''Food & Wine'' and ''Grantland''. He hosted the Brooklyn comedian show "Big Terrific" with

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and

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, which ''

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'' named the best new stand up act. In 2016, he hosted a cooking competition show on Bravo, ''Recipe for Deception''. Silvestri appeared on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor Podcast'' on April 1, 2015, and on Jessica Williams and

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's '' 2 Dope Queens'' podcast on November 29, 2016.

References

Living people 1983 births Brown University alumni American stand-up comedians 21st-century American comedians {{US-comedian-stub