Jordan Carlos

Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on The Colbert Report and was a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show Me TV. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

Career Early career Jordan Carlos graduated Brown University in 2001 and began work as a copywriter in a New York ad firm. At night and on weekends Carlos performed stand-up comedy. Eventually Carlos abandoned advertising altogether in favor of stand-up although he feels he had trouble finding a niche audience because he "wasn't a stereotypical black man". He learned to use that characteristic as the basis for many of his jokes.

Role on The Colbert Report On The Colbert Report Carlos played Alan, host Stephen Colbert's "black friend". Whenever Colbert discussed racial issues, he often asked that a picture of him with his African-American co-worker Alan be shown on screen. Colbert sometimes referred to him as "Alan, my black friend Alan". Alan first appeared on a Martin Luther King Day program when Colbert, complaining about having to work on the holiday, brought Alan into the argument, hoping that Alan was angry because he had to work, too. To Colbert's surprise, Alan was not.

On The Nightly Show Carlos was a writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and also appeared in sketches and, often, on the panel. His characters include Carlos Jordanson (a Hillary Clinton campaign aide) and Dennis Rodman.

Other appearances In 2008, Carlos did voice work for the animated comedy webseries Amazing the Lion hosted by the Independent Comedy Network. Carlos has appeared as a special guest in "Episode 253: Chuuch" of the Keith and the Girl podcast. He also made an appearance in Nickelback's "Rockstar" music video and has been a commentator on the E! Network's Worst Dating Show Moments. He made a brief appearance in the buddy cop film Cop Out. Also, he played the math teacher in the short film The Old Man and the Seymour and he was cast in a main role on the MTV series I Just Want My Pants Back.

Carlos has also made appearances in CollegeHumor.com's original videos. Most recently, he portrayed President Barack Obama hosting a barbecue in the video entitled, "Barack Obama's BBQ".

Jordan Carlos was a cast member on Guy Code, Guy Court and Girl Code. He also appeared on two episodes in the first season of MTV's "Joking Off". Carlos also provided the voice of Gene on the animated series Super 4, but quit after the second-season premiere to focus more on his comedy-career.

Filmography Film Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Hysterical Lenny Short film 2008 Ghost Town Young Husband Tricks of Love Oliver Fippen 2009 The Old Man and the Seymour Mr. Horsey Short film The Rebound Twentysomething #4 2010 Cop Out Eric My Own Love Song Presenter 2011 They're Out of the Business Network Executive Aids Test Brad Video short You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Fritz 2012 The Normals Cafeteria Worker 2013 Obama Sets High Score in 'Drone Strike''' Short film

Sleeping with Other People| R.A. 3rd Street Blackout| Ari Pop Meets the Void| Recording Engineer 3 Generation| Jake Also known as About Ray|- Adventures in Comedy| Himself Documentary 2016 Catfight| Howie the Deaf Guy

Landline| Ravi The Meyerowitz Stories| Waiter Super 4: Gunpowder Island Adventures| Various Voice

Boy Band| Henry Alpha Squadron| Alpha 2 / Burp Short film We Only Know So Much| Reality Producer #1 Tasteless| Himself Documentary 2019 Paper Friends| Guy at Bar 2020 The Outside Story| Delivery Guy

Pooling to Paradise| Marc Home Sweet Home Alone| Clem Breckin 2022 I Want You Back| Mark 2025 After This Death'' Carlos

Television Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Jump Cuts Maxwell Percavel 1 episode 2005 Jonny Zero Sound Engineer Episode 4: "I Did It All for the Nooky" Stella Hipster Guy Episode 4: "Coffee Shop" 2006 CHTV Himself; co-host Episode 3: Crossing Jordan Exposing the Order of the Serpentine William TV movie 3 lbs. Intern 2 episodes - 1 uncredited The Colbert Report Alan 2 episodes - 1 uncredited Live at Gotham Himself Season 1, episode 5 2008-2009 Mayne Street Jordan Henry 8 episodes 2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Male Sketch Player Ugly Betty Speech Writer Season 4, episode 5: "Plus None" 2010 Mercy Alex Episode 18: "Of Course I'm Not" 2010-2013 CollegeHumor Originals Barack Obama / Obama / CMYKilla / LeBron James / Dennis Haysbert / Additional characters 13 episodes 2011-2012 I Just Want My Pants Back Eric Main role; 12 episodes Jest Originals Barack Obama Obama TV shorts 2 episodes 2012 I Love the 1880s 2013 The Shorts Show Obama Season 4, episode 3: "NSA Blurred Lines" The Eric Andre Show Black Scientologist Season 2, episode 9: "Chance the Rapper; Mel B" 2014 Step 9 Josh Episode 4: "We 'Bout to Be Rich" Broad City Doug Season 1, episode 10: "The Last Supper" Above Average Presents Lawyer Episode: "Approach the Bench Trailer" Approach the Bench Lawyer Episode 3: "Spoilers" Off the Chain Writer 2014-2015 Super 4 Various Voice 19 episodes 2015 Girls Decker Heyman-Schultz Season 4, episode 3: "Female Author" The Affair Ernest Schiffbaum Episode: "208" 2015-2016 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Himself / Carlos Jordanson / Willy Wonka / Dennis Rodman / Various characters 82 episodes Writer - 243 episodes2016 Viralocity Hollywood Horror Stories Himself Join or Die with Craig Ferguson Himself Panelist Episode 2: "History's Worst Medical Advice" Debate Wars Himself Episode 6: "Cats Vs. Dogs" 2016 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner TV special Writer 2017 Friends from College Chef Season 1, episode 4: "Mission Impossible" Reality Disorder Digital Media Exec 1 TV movie Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Writer - 10 episodes Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Himself Season 2, episode 7: "Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner" 2019 Black Mirror Simon Season 5, episode 1: "Striking Vipers" Helpsters Heart's Brother Season 1, episode 3: "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo" Divorce Story editor - 6 episodes Gander Jordan 2020 The Drew Barrymore Show Writer - 14 episodes 2021 First Wives Club Curtis 10 episodes Writer - 9 episodes Teenage Euthanasia Lester Cuddlefish / Postman / California Raisin / RoboCop / Luke Perry / Additional voices Voice 5 episodes Tha God's Honest Truth with Lenard 'Charlamagne' McKelvey Writer - 7 episodes 2022 Would I Lie to You? Himself Panelist Episode 4: "Boy in a Barrel" Everything's Trash Writer - Episode: "Family Is Trash" 2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Xavier Episode: "Bad Grandma"

Music videos Music videos Year Title Artist 2013 If You're F*cking, You're F*cking Reggie Watts

Podcasts Podcasts Year Title Role Notes 2019 64th Man Spanish Announcer / Bouncer / Jose Villanueva / Cornerback 10 episodes 2022 Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos Himself/host