| Moses Storm | |
| Birth Name: | Moses Jacob Storm |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Medium: | Stand-up, television, film, writing |
| Genre: | Observational comedy, sarcasm, satire |
| Subject: | Popular culture, current events |
| Website: | mosesstorm.com |
| Nationality: | American |
Moses Jacob Storm (born May 6, 1990, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States) is an American writer, actor, comedian, and performance artist[1] who has appeared in film, television and radio.
Moses Storm was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is one of five children.[2] Raised by his parents on a converted Greyhound bus, he and his siblings primarily received homeschooling from their mother.
During his early years, Storm's family was part of a non-denominational religious sect led by his uncle, known as "The Way." They traveled from town to town, preaching at state fairs and music festivals.
Storm attended one semester of community college for video production but left to pursue performing in Los Angeles. After initially taking a cleaning job in the city, Storm became a comedian when he recognized his talent and passion for the craft."[3]
Storm is an alumnus of the UCB Theatre[4] and currently hosts a live program called Trifecta alongside Ify Nwadiwe and Christian Spicer at the UCB Theatre Sunset venue. He co-hosted and produced a bimonthly show on the Nerdist stage at Meltdown Comics called This Show is Your Show!, which LA Weekly in their "Best Of" section as "Best Comedy Show".[5]
Storm has performed stand-up on Last Comic Standing and Conan.[6] He accompanied Conan O'Brien, as well as Ron Funches, Laurie Kilmartin, and Flula Borg on select dates for O'Brien's limited "Conan & Friends: An Evening of Stand-Up and Investment Tips" tour in late 2018.[7] Storm has also performed alongside Jo Firestone at the Toronto Comedy Festival for SiriusXM's JFL42 program. In the same year, Storm performed a show at The Kennedy Center[8] and at the 2018 SF Sketchfest in shows with Fred Armisen and Jacqueline Novak.[9]
On January 20, 2022, Storm debuted in his own comedy special on HBO Max, "Trash White," produced by Conan O'Brien.[10]
Storm recited a monologue for The Moth titled "It Pays to Be Poor".[11] and was awarded the title of The Moth GrandSLAM Champion.
In television, Storm has portrayed various characters in projects such as The 4 to 9ers, Another Period, Youth and Consequences, About a Boy, This is Us, and Arrested Development. He also appeared in the Comedy Central Originals one-off special Ice to Iceland.[12] In 2019, Storm starred as one of the leads in NBC sitcom Sunnyside, portraying the character Bojan/Brady. His performance added to the ensemble cast of the show.
Storm received critical acclaim for his role as Mitch Roussel in the 2014 horror film horror film Unfriended.[13]
In 2014, Storm presented The Modern Millennial, an immersive theater performance piece funded on Kickstarter.[14] The crowdfunding paid for a loft space in Los Angeles where audiences could observe Storm's day-to-day life.[1] The space also featured art exhibits by Storm.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Great American Comedy Tour | John-O | Short film |
| Unfriended | Mitch Roussel | ||
| 2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Friend watching GOT | Short documentary film |
| 2016 | The Wedding Party | Skyler | |
| 2018 | Father of the Year | Trey | |
| 2020 | Bad Hair | Executive Justin | |
| The Lovebirds | Steve | ||
| 2021 | Plan B | Andy | |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Junior | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Student #2 | Episode: "No Ordinary Friends" | |
| 2012 | All the Wrong Notes | Eddie | Episode: "Everybody Haunts" | |
| The 4 to 9ers | Seth | Television film | ||
| Sketchy | Dean | Guest Role; 2 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Stevie TV | Stevie's Brother | Episode: #2.1 | |
| 2014 | About a Boy | CJ | Episode: "A Christmas Card" | |
| The 4 to 9ers: The Day Crew | Seth | Main role; 5 episodes | ||
| Correcting Christmas | Jason | Television film | ||
| 2016 | Another Period | Strom | Episode: "Harvard" | |
| Small Victories | Scooter | Television film | ||
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Griff | Episode: "Hungry for Justice" | |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Hook | Television mini-series | |
| Arrested Development | Shane | Recurring role; 2 episodes | ||
| I'm Dying Up Here | Brendan Sibler | Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" | ||
| The Jim Jefferies Show | Correspondent | Episode: "Third-Party Debate: The Best of the Rest" | ||
| This Is Us | Squirrel Watterson | Recurring role; 2 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Sunnyside | Brady | Main role; 11 episodes |