Asher Perlman Explained

Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma Mater:Lawrence University (BA)
Occupation:Writer, comedian, cartoonist
Known For:Cartoonist, The New Yorker

Asher Perlman is an American comedian, writer, and cartoonist. He is a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a cartoonist for The New Yorker.

Life and career

Perlman was born in Seattle and lived there until his family relocated to his father's hometown of Madison, Wisconsin at age 11.[1] He is Jewish.[2] He enjoyed reading comics from childhood including The Far Side, Bloom County, Foxtrot, Calvin and Hobbes, and the work of Charles Addams.[3] Partly influenced by his father, who is an artist, he enjoyed creative activities and theatre, and also studied improv at ComedySportz. Perlman attended Madison West High School.

He continued to perform theatre and improv as an undergraduate at Lawrence University, where he majored in political science. His interest in improv took him to Chicago after graduation, where he studied at IO Theater, the Second City, and Annoyance Theatre. He also performed with the Improvised Shakespeare Company and Second City's touring company.[4]

In 2017 Perlman relocated to New York to work as a staff writer for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.[5] He is a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for which he has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Writers Guild of America Award.

Perlman is also a cartoonist for The New Yorker. Prior to 2020 he posted original cartoons to his Instagram, but began cartooning as a daily practice after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He submitted several to The New Yorker each week and continued to share many on his Instagram and eventually they were accepted. His cartoons "often focus on modern life's awkwardness and faux pas."[6] He released his debut book, a collection of cartoons called Well, This Is Me in June 2024 under Andrews McMeel.[7]

Perlman lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two dogs.[8]

Works

Awards and nominations

For The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

For Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas . Rob . 2024-06-30 . Madison West grad gets some 'Me' time with New Yorker cartoons . 2024-09-06 . The Cap Times . en.
  2. Web site: Chaitman . Steven . 2013-06-11 . 8 Questions for Asher Perlman: Funnyman, Improv lover, Wisconsin native . 2024-09-06 . Oy!Chicago . en.
  3. Web site: Dowling . Brendan . 2024-06-18 . Asher Perlman On Obsessive Ruminating, Getting Personal, And Drawing Hands - Public Libraries Online . 2024-09-06 . Public Libraries Online - A Publication of the Public Library Association . en.
  4. Web site: Inside Cartoons: The New Yorker, DIY Black Punk Zines, and More . 2024-09-06 . Chicago Humanities Festival . en.
  5. Web site: Chee . Karen . 2018-09-21 . Follow Asher Perlman for Instagram Cartoons! . 2024-09-06 . Vulture . en.
  6. Web site: Holland . Patrick . 2022-07-02 . New Yorker Cartoonist Asher Perlman Explains How His Work Became a Meme . 2024-09-05 . CNET.
  7. Web site: 2024-06-18 . NYC's Top 5 Spots For Comic Inspiration . 2024-09-06 . Town & Country . en-US.
  8. Web site: Sytsma . Alan . 2024-08-09 . Asher Perlman Goes For Texture . 2024-09-06 . Grub Street . en.
  9. Web site: Asher Perlman . 2024-09-06 . Television Academy . en.
  10. Web site: 2021 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced . 2024-09-19 . www.wga.org . en.
  11. Web site: 2024 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees . 2024-09-06 . awards.wga.org . en.
  12. Web site: Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 . 2024-09-06 . Television Academy . en.
  13. Web site: 2021 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced . 2024-09-06 . www.wga.org . en.

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