Joe List

Joseph Albert List (born April 6, 1982) is an American comedian and actor.

Early life Joseph Albert List was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts on April 6, 1982 and grew up in Whitman, Massachusetts. He began performing stand-up comedy in Boston, Massachusetts in 2000, shortly after graduating from high school.

Career List has released two stand-up comedy albums, So Far No Good (2013), Are You Mad at Me? (2016). More recently, he has also hosted the Mindful Metal Jacket podcast and the Joe and Raanan Talk Movies podcast with comedian Raanan Hershberg. He is also a regular on Robert Kelly's podcast You Know What Dude.

In 2016, List toured the U.S. and Europe while opening for Louis C.K., which included three performances at Madison Square Garden. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York City. His next special, I Hate Myself, was self-produced and premiered on Comedy Central's YouTube channel in August 2020. In April 2022, he released a one-hour comedy special on his YouTube channel called This Year's Material. In August 2023, he released another one-hour special on YouTube called Enough for Everybody. in 2025, List released another comedy special on YouTube, Small Ball.

In 2022, he co-wrote (with Louis C.K.) and starred in Fourth of July, a comedy-drama film directed and produced by Louis C.K. In 2024, List directed and featured in the documentary Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian.

Personal life List is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober since 2012. They had a son in November 2023. They battled against each other on an episode of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle.

Discography So Far No Good (2011) Are You Mad at Me? (2016) I Hate Myself (2020) This Year's Material (2022) Enough for Everybody (2023) Small Ball (2025)

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