Max Silvestri

Max Silvestri is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and television producer. Born in New Jersey and based in Brooklyn, New York, he has been performing stand-up since 2005 after graduating from Brown University. He is one of the defining figures of the Brooklyn alt-comedy scene of the 2000s and 2010s and a writer on a string of acclaimed comedies including Big Mouth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and Broad City.

In 2008 Silvestri co-founded the weekly Brooklyn show Big Terrific with Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman, named Best New Variety Show by Time Out New York and one of the city's best by New York Magazine. He has performed at Just for Laughs, the New York Comedy Festival, Treasure Island, and Boston Calling, and appeared on Comedy Central's @Midnight. In 2018 Netflix released his quarter-hour stand-up special as part of The Comedy Lineup: Part 2, material he developed while opening for John Mulaney on tour. As a writer and producer he has worked on Billy on the Street as creative consultant, on Big Mouth as consulting producer, and on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and Broad City. In 2025 he is an executive producer on the Rachel Sennott HBO comedy I Love LA, which premiered November 2, 2025, and was renewed for a second season.

Max Silvestri performs stand-up at clubs and alt-comedy rooms in New York and Los Angeles and at major festivals like Just for Laughs and the New York Comedy Festival. His quarter-hour Netflix special on The Comedy Lineup is streaming, and clips from Big Terrific and his late-night sets are available online. He continues to write and produce for HBO, Netflix, and other networks while staying active on stage.