Jimmy Pardo

Jimmy Pardo is a veteran of comedy clubs and late night television, having appeared on shows such as *The Tonight Show*, *Conan*, and *The Late Late Show*, as well as a half-hour special on Comedy Central. Known for his crowd work, he served as Conan O'Brien's opening act at *Conan* tapings for six years. Pardo has also appeared on *Conan* as a panel guest, field correspondent, and co-host. He conducts celebrity backstage interviews for Teamcoco.com's *The Pardo Patrol*. In 2006, he began hosting the weekly podcast *Never Not Funny*, which *Entertainment Weekly* described as "one of the sharpest and gut-bustingest shows on the Internet." The podcast has been named a top comedy podcast by *The AV Club*, *Esquire*, *GQ*, and *USA Today*, and has featured guests including Conan O'Brien, Jon Hamm, Richard Lewis, Zach Galifianakis, and Sarah Silverman. *Never Not Funny* also hosts the annual Pardcast-a-Thon, a 12-hour webcast that raises funds for Smile Train; to date, it has raised over half a million dollars. Pardo has also appeared on *Comedy Bang Bang*, *@Midnight*, *Maron*, and *Monk*. He hosted *National Lampoon's Funny Money* for Game Show Network, four seasons of AMC's *Movies at Our House*, and episodes of NBC's *Late Friday*, VH1's *The Surreal Life*, and *The Playboy Morning Show*. He has released three comedy albums: *Uno*, *Pompous Clown*, and 2013's *Sprezzatura*, which *Entertainment Weekly* named one of the five best stand-up albums of the year.