John Solomon (born May 23, 1970) is an American comedian and writer.

Biography

Solomon was born in

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, but grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He started his comedy career as an

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performer at

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in Los Angeles. Solomon wrote for ''

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'' from 2006 to 2014, serving as co-writing supervisor in his final season. He is the writing partner of comedian

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, collaborating on the screenplay for ''

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'', and working together on ''

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''. He was a director, writer and producer for the television series '' The Last Man on Earth''.

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