A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Rich Talarico
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born August 25, 1973Age 53
Credited work (17)
Funny from behind the scenes.
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The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Rich Talarico is an American comedy writer, producer, and improviser whose television work includes Key & Peele, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He trained and performed with Chicago’s improv community, including The Second City, before moving into television sketch writing.
Talarico also wrote and produced for Review, the Comedy Central series starring Andy Daly. He performs with Bob Dassie and Craig Cackowski as the improvisational trio Dasariski. His work across live improvisation and scripted television centers on developing characters and building extended comic situations from a clear initial premise.