Joe DeRosa (comedian)

Stand-up comedy and television

DeRosa got his start in comedy performing as part of a musical duo at the New Road Brewhouse in his hometown of Collegeville, Pennsylvania. After a short time, the duo split and DeRosa began performing stand-up comedy regularly at the Laff House in Philadelphia. DeRosa then moved to New York City where he became a regular performer in many of the city's comedy clubs. Beginning in 2006, DeRosa began co-hosting the "Uninformed" radio show with Bill Burr on Sirius Satellite Radio. The monthly show aired on Saturday nights. After new episodes began airing more sporadically, the show was dropped. It ran as a podcast for several more episodes before ending altogether in 2009. In 2008, DeRosa began appearing on The Opie & Anthony Show and became a frequent guest through 2014.

In 2009, DeRosa was given his first half-hour Comedy Central Presents special. In 2010, DeRosa released his first album, The Depression Auction, which was released on Comedy Central Records. Beginning in 2010, he became a frequent guest panelist on Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld.

DeRosa's second album, Return of the Son of Depression Auction, was released in 2011. On November 11, 2011, DeRosa performed at Carnegie Hall as an opening act for Bill Burr. That same year, DeRosa, Burr and Robert Kelly, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in a short film titled, Cheat which DeRosa also directed. In 2012, he co-authored a book based on the short, titled Cheat: The Man's Guide to Infidelity with Burr and Kelly.

DeRosa's third album, You Will Die, was released in September 2013. In October 2013, DeRosa moved from New York City to Los Angeles to take a job as a writer on The Pete Holmes Show which aired from October 28, 2013 – June 18, 2014. DeRosa has also made appearances on comedy series such as Louie, Bored to Death, Inside Amy Schumer and Sullivan & Son. Also in 2013, DeRosa voiced a character named Rufus Bellows in the video game, Grand Theft Auto V and was given a second half-hour Comedy Central special.

DeRosa's fourth album, Mistakes Were Made: The B Sides, was released in September 2014. In October 2014, DeRosa joined the writing team for the Netflix original series, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, a prequel to the film Wet Hot American Summer. In 2015, DeRosa first appeared as Dr. Caldera, a veterinarian with criminal ties, on the AMC television series, Better Call Saul. The character has been a recurring one throughout the show's first three seasons. On November 14, 2015, DeRosa performed at Madison Square Garden as an opening act for Bill Burr. On October 13, 2016, DeRosa taped his first one-hour special for Comedy Central at The Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. The special, titled You Let Me Down, debuted on February 3, 2017. A digital album version was released four days later through outlets such as iTunes and Amazon. In 2017, DeRosa served as a consultant on Pete Holmes' HBO television series, Crashing.

Podcasting

In February 2014, DeRosa began hosting his own podcast, Down With Joe DeRosa. Each episode featured DeRosa speaking on one topic, usually with a guest although several episodes feature DeRosa solo. In January 2015, the Down With Joe DeRosa podcast became part of Al Madrigal and Bill Burr's All Things Comedy podcast network. Soon after, DeRosa noted that he had grown tired of the podcast and its format. He ended the podcast in June 2015 but noted that a new podcast was already planned.

On July 10, 2015, Fangoria officially announced that DeRosa would co-host a new podcast with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and 2 Broke Girls writer, Patrick Walsh. The podcast, titled We'll See You In Hell, features the hosts providing commentary for horror films, although the show frequently strays off-topic. It was one of the first four podcasts to debut along with the launch of the Fangoria Podcast Network. We'll See You In Hell made its debut on August 3, 2015. On February 14, 2017, DeRosa announced, via Twitter, that We'll See You In Hell was moving to the HeadGum podcast network due to changes occurring within Fangoria. The show made its return on HeadGum on March 6, 2017.

On February 17, 2017 DeRosa debuted another podcast, Emotional Hangs, on Feral Audio. The show, co-hosted with fellow comedian, Kurt Braunohler, began as one of several rotating formats on Braunohler's Nerdist Industries show, The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler before spinning off into its own show and takes a humorous look at forming and maintaining adult male friendships.

Musical projects

Although DeRosa shifted his focus from music to comedy early on, he continues to create and release new music. In 2007, he released an album titled Twointheoneinthe under the name Salsa Windfall. In 2009, he collaborated with his friend James Pinkstone under the name Funeral In The Mirror to release an album titled Old Wolf Thoughts. In January 2016, DeRosa released a five-song digital EP under the name DemonRiot through the Bandcamp website. A second EP, titled Deformed Disco, was made available on the site one month later.