Paul Mecurio

Paul Mecurio (born Paul Mercurio) is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. Mecurio has dozens of TV and film appearances and has won an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. Mecurio worked as an investment banker and mergers and acquisitions lawyer before he turned to stand-up comedy full time.

Early life and career Mecurio was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. During his childhood, he worked at his mother's furniture store with his two siblings.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert & The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Paul is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning comedian for his work on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” He has made recurring appearances as a performer on “The Late Show,” other national shows, and his own comedy specials. Mecurio was also a featured as a performer on The Daily Show and in The Daily Show segment, "Second Opinion," in which he skewered the medical profession playing an HMO representative with a less than sympathetic mindset. Paul also did the audience warm ups for the show's in studio taping.

Got No Game with Paul Mecurio (HBO) Mecurio hosted, created, and was showrunner and executive producer for the HBO series Got No Game w/Paul Mecurio, a sports comedy show skewering the world of sports on and off the field.

Sports Central (Comedy Central) Mecurio hosted, co-created, and was showrunner and executive producer television pilot for Comedy Central's Sports Central, a sports comedy news show that he co-created and executive produced, and in which he starred.

Paul Mecurio's Permission to Speak (Off Broadway)

Mecurio created, executive produced and starred in his one-man Off-Broadway show “Paul Mecurio’s Permission to Speak,” which was met with rave reviews and nominated for the prestigious “Best One-Man Show” Broadway Alliance Award. The show will be returning to Broadway.

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Mecurio has hosted his own shows for Comedy Central, HBO and CBS. He has appeared in his own Comedy Central and Showtime specials.

Mecurio is a frequent co-host on the science podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Mecurio hosts the podcast "Inside Out w/Paul Mecurio” on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart, and Audioboom.