Max Silvestri

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Max Silvestri
Born1983 (age 40–41)
MediumStand-up, television, television personality
NationalityAmerican
Years active2006–present
Notable works and rolesBig Terrific
WebsiteOfficial Website

Max Silvestri (born 1983) is an American comedian.

Early life, family and education[edit]

Silvestri graduated from Brown University in 2005, concentrating on art and semiotics. While at Brown, he performed in an improv comedy troupe and wrote for The Brown Jug.[1]

Career[edit]

Silvestri began working as a comedian while writing for GQ, Food & Wine and Grantland.[2] He hosted the Brooklyn comedian show "Big Terrific" with Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman,[1] which Time Out New York named the best new stand-up act.[3]

In 2016, he hosted a cooking competition show on Bravo, Recipe for Deception.[4]

Silvestri appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on April 1, 2015, and on Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson's 2 Dope Queens podcast on November 29, 2016.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Valdez, Mark (7 March 2014). "Alums Who Do Cool Things: Stand-up comedian Max Silvestri '05". Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Q. and A. Max Silvestri, Funnyman and Foodie". New York Times Magazine. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Comedy: The Best and Worst of 2008". Time Out New York. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Recipe for Deception Cast & Info". Bravo TV. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  5. ^ "#24 Get Outta My Window Seat". WNYC. Retrieved 29 November 2016.