Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman's Bio
Wayne Federman has been a touring stand-up comic for over 35 years, has appeared multiple times on NBC's The Tonight Show, and has his own stand-up special on Comedy Central. He is also the Emmy-winning producer of the HBO documentaries The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, George Carlin’s American Dream, and Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!
As an actor, Wayne has appeared in numerous films and TV shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, What We Do in the Shadows, Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Silicon Valley, The Larry Sanders Show, Community, Shameless, The X-Files, New Girl, Legally Blonde, Knocked Up, Step Brothers, The 40‐Year‐Old Virgin, and 50 First Dates.
His comedy album, The Chronicles of Federman, streams on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and Amazon. Multiple routines can be heard on SiriusXM’s Laugh USA. Wayne was also the head monologue writer for NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and has written for the SAG Awards, Golden Globes, WGA Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the DGA Awards.
Wayne wrote the Amazon bestseller, The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain To Dave Chappelle, which is used in the curriculum at major universities including USC, Emerson, and Yale. He has appeared on over 100 podcast episodes including Pablo Torre Finds Out, The Joe Rogan Experience, Never Not Funny, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Doug Loves Movies, and The 500.
As an actor, Wayne has appeared in numerous films and TV shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, What We Do in the Shadows, Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Silicon Valley, The Larry Sanders Show, Community, Shameless, The X-Files, New Girl, Legally Blonde, Knocked Up, Step Brothers, The 40‐Year‐Old Virgin, and 50 First Dates.
His comedy album, The Chronicles of Federman, streams on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and Amazon. Multiple routines can be heard on SiriusXM’s Laugh USA. Wayne was also the head monologue writer for NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and has written for the SAG Awards, Golden Globes, WGA Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and the DGA Awards.
Wayne wrote the Amazon bestseller, The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain To Dave Chappelle, which is used in the curriculum at major universities including USC, Emerson, and Yale. He has appeared on over 100 podcast episodes including Pablo Torre Finds Out, The Joe Rogan Experience, Never Not Funny, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Doug Loves Movies, and The 500.