Alex Edelman
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Alex Edelman
Alex Edelman (born March 20, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He was named Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Millennial, becoming the first American to win that award since Arj Barker in 1997. He has toured three shows since 2014: Millennial (2014-2015), Everything Handed to You (2015-2016), and Just for Us (2018-2020; 2023-2024). Just for Us opened Off-Broadway in 2022 before premiering on Broadway in 2023 at The Hudson Theatre, where it was named a NYT Critic's Pick and earned him a 2024 special Tony Award and an Emmy Award. In 2024 he was named to the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
Edelman was born in Boston to Cheryl, a real estate lawyer, and Elazer R. Edelman, a biomedical engineer and cardiologist. Raised in a modern Orthodox Jewish family in Brookline, Massachusetts, he began performing stand-up at age 15 and graduated from Maimonides School. Following high school he spent a year in a yeshiva in Jerusalem, where he helped establish the city's first comedy club, Off the Wall Comedy. In 2008 he moved to New York City to study English at New York University, graduating in 2012, and later joined Upright Citizens Brigade.
As a comedy writer, Edelman has contributed to the American television shows The Great Indoors (2016-2017) and Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020), and was head writer for the virtual celebrity Passover seder Saturday Night Seder during the COVID-19 pandemic. As an actor, he starred as Adam Cooper in the Peacock mockumentary series The Paper, based on The Office, where he is also credited as a writer. He has hosted several BBC Radio 4 series, including Alex Edelman's Peer Group.
Videos (4)
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Guest appearances (34)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Alex Edelman.
Guest appearances 1 to 24 of 34.
5:35Alex Edelman Has Tried Cocaine But Not Bacon | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
1.6M views
0:53Alex Edelman wrote for Cynthia Erivo on The Tonys | Gianmarco Soresi | Theater Adult
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
614.3K views
0:55Dispensaries have gotta stop | Alex Edelman | The Downside Podcast with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
564.3K views
1:26Hutzpah runs in the family | Alex Edelman | Theater Adult with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
331.1K views
5:34Alex Edelman: Robin Williams Crossed The Species Barrier | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
297.7K views
15:06Alex Edelman & Conan’s Dads Work At The Same Hospital | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
Conan O'Brien
254K views
0:49RIP whoever you are | Alex Edelman | The Downside Podcast with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
153.2K views
9:48Why Alex Edelman Went To A White Nationalist Meeting | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
Conan O'Brien
98.5K views
0:23Don't even worry about meeting your heroes| Alex Edelman | Theater Adult with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
98.3K views
9:41Alex Edelman on Loving Mariah Carey, Getting Notes from Billy Crystal & Dating a Single Mom
Jimmy Kimmel
86K views
1:06The sickeningly talented... | Alex Edelman | Theater Adult with Gianmarco Soresi
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
69.6K views
58:48RBL LA @ The Comedy Store | Alex Edelman + Alexis Fawx + Mike Feeney + Jay Light
Brian Moses
52.6K views
59:19Theater Adult ft. Alex Edelman | Gianmarco Soresi | Full Live Show
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
51.7K views
1:42:29Unsolicited Hole with Alex Edelman
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
37K views
16:50Comedian Alex Edelman seen at White Supremacist meeting
Kevin Nealon
28.1K views
0:59The Downside with guest Alex Edelman
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi
20.9K views
43:07Alex Edelman | He Did His Best | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out Podcast
Mike Birbiglia
15.7K views
52:15Alex Edelman | Boston Sports and Hospital Clowns | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out Podcast
Mike Birbiglia
9.3K views
1:19:11Alex Edelman (FULL EPISODE) | Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Conan O'Brien
8.2K views
10:01Alex Edelman Forces Mike Birbiglia to Read Him His Rave Broadway Reviews
Mike Birbiglia
7.4K views
0:51The 15 Second Interview with ALEX EDELMAN
Joe Lycett
5.2K views
0:52Polio? CURED? That’s good news - Alex Edelman| Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
4.2K views
13:04Maria Bamford, Alex Edelman, & Jak Knight On Their Worst Reviews - Moses & Friends | Team Coco LIVE
Conan O'Brien
3.9K views
1:16:22Alex Edelman's Advice from Seinfeld on Broadway Show
Tom Papa
3.5K viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Gianmarco Vincent Soresi, Jimmy Kimmel, Brian Moses, Kevin Nealon, Mike Birbiglia, Joe Lycett, Tom Papa
Frequently asked questions
What is Alex Edelman best known for?
He is an American stand-up comedian known for his shows Millennial, Everything Handed to You, and especially Just for Us, which ran on Broadway and earned him a special Tony Award and an Emmy.
What award did Alex Edelman win at the Edinburgh Fringe?
His show Millennial won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, making him the first American to do so since Arj Barker in 1997.
Where did Alex Edelman grow up?
He was born in Boston and raised in a modern Orthodox Jewish family in Brookline, Massachusetts, and began performing stand-up at age 15.
What honors did Just for Us receive?
Just for Us was named a NYT Critic's Pick, earned Edelman a 2024 special Tony Award and an Emmy Award, and was released on MAX in 2024.
Has Alex Edelman acted on television?
Yes, he starred as Adam Cooper in the Peacock mockumentary series The Paper, based on The Office, where he is also credited as a writer.
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