Pete Lee

Pete Lee was the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This happened after Jimmy personally attended one of Pete’s live shows in NYC and immediately invited him on the show. Pete’s joyful humor comes from his Midwestern roots. Raised in Janesville, WI, by divorced parents and a 19-inch television, he was destined to pursue a career in entertainment.

In 2005, Pete flew to New York to make his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. The taping went so well that he decided to move to NYC. Soon after, he was selected to perform at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, where he was voted a standout performer.

In 2008, Pete made his network television debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, finishing as a semi-finalist. That same year, he made his television acting debut on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. At the end of 2008, he shot his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special, which earned him a cult following at comedy clubs and the opportunity to perform at 500 colleges across the country over the next ten years.

In 2010, Pete began producing and editing his own shows for the internet. This led to his web show on MSN.com, New York Minute:30. His web shows attracted the attention of television talent scouts, and in 2012 he was hired as a writer and cast member on FUSE TV’s Video on Trial and the NFL Network’s Top 10’s.

In 2013, Pete was hired as a cast member and writer on VH1’s Best Week Ever, where he worked for three seasons. That same year, he made his late-night television debut on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman.

Pete is currently a cast member of TruTV’s Greatest Ever and hosts a segment on Nickelodeon’s Nick Toons, in coordination with the NFL, called NFL Rush. He’s also a regular on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. He starred in the documentary I Need You to Kill, available on iTunes and Amazon.

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