Chelsea Peretti

Birthday: 20 February 1978, Contra Costa, California, USA

Birth Name: Chelsea Vanessa Peretti

Height: 168 cm

Chelsea Peretti is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer who currently appears in FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013). The show won two Golden Globe Awards in 2014 including one for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.Peretti stars alongside Andy Samberg, Terry Crews and Joe Lo Truglio as 'Gina Linetti,' the 99th precinct's administrator. Entertainment Weekly calls Peretti one of the fall's "buzziest breakouts" and the New York Post calls her a "comedic gem, whose dry wit is unparalleled." Chelsea was recently nominated for Favorite Comedy Supporting Actress - Television for the 2014 American Comedy Awards and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" also received a nomination for Favorite Comedy Series. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was nominated for a 2014 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy and received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical. The hit series was just picked up for a third season.Peretti had a recurring role as 'Farley' on the popular sketch comedy series for Comedy Central, Kroll Show (2013) and has appeared on Louie (2010) and Tosh.0 (2009) and she also plays multiple characters on Adult Swim's China, IL (2008). Peretti has been praised as one of Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch," Comedy Central's "Hotlist" comedians, and in Vanity Fair's 2013 "Comedy" issue. She was also recognized by TIME magazine as having one of the "140 Best Twitter Feeds" of 2013.Peretti is also an accomplished writer, having written for Parks and Recreation (2009), Saturday Night Live (1975), The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007), Portlandia (2011) and Kroll Show (2013).Peretti tours her stand-up at comedy clubs, theaters and festivals across the world. Show less «

People see technology as something that will ruin society and culture, but I've always embraced tech...Show more »

People see technology as something that will ruin society and culture, but I've always embraced technology. Show less «

It's pretty satisfying to use an image when you don't have a great articulate response. And to be ab...Show more »

It's pretty satisfying to use an image when you don't have a great articulate response. And to be able to customize emoji? Imagine if you were a car enthusiast and you were able to create a car from scratch. That's what this is like for me. I'm an emoji enthusiast. Show less «

I think that with podcasts, a lot of things are about fostering and having a direct connection with ...Show more »

I think that with podcasts, a lot of things are about fostering and having a direct connection with the community. Show less «

I barely watch TV. Somehow, I make it work with just the Internet. On TV, there's always so much cra...Show more »

I barely watch TV. Somehow, I make it work with just the Internet. On TV, there's always so much crap, and you have to flip around. Show less «

I really want to interview Larry David.

Working on 'Parks' was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and fu...Show more »

Working on 'Parks' was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and funny, and we would have these hilarious debates about really tangential things. It was inspiring because I felt really challenged to be my best. Show less «

We went to a very small high school. It was, like, in a wooded house; it was a weird school. I hung ...Show more »

We went to a very small high school. It was, like, in a wooded house; it was a weird school. I hung out with a lot of guys in high school, and I did theater with a few of my close girlfriends. Show less «

It's really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, 'I usually don...Show more »

It's really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, 'I usually don't like female comedians, but your material is great!' It makes the job prospect more daunting. Funny is funny, you know? Show less «

I do feel like guys feel pressure to be funny with me, which is kind of annoying. It's a turn-off if...Show more »

I do feel like guys feel pressure to be funny with me, which is kind of annoying. It's a turn-off if someone's trying hard to be funny because it feels like they're auditioning for a comedy job or something. It doesn't feel romantic to me. I get so much comedy from my life that, from a guy, I'm more looking for something sweet or romantic. Show less «

It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture ...Show more »

It's hard to bury your head in Los Angeles. People come up to you and say, 'Hey, I saw your picture on a bus.' It's tricky: You're excited by the possibilities, but you don't want to get too crazy. Show less «

'Chels-emojis' are in the works. I use emojis heavily in life, and I think a lot of people do. There...Show more »

'Chels-emojis' are in the works. I use emojis heavily in life, and I think a lot of people do. There are a number that are frustratingly absent - you know how there's kind of a generic white man and a generic white woman? I just want to put a generic black man and a generic black woman. Show less «

On tour, it's either call ex-boyfriends or tweet a lot. You're just looking for any proof that you'r...Show more »

On tour, it's either call ex-boyfriends or tweet a lot. You're just looking for any proof that you're not completely alone. Show less «

A lot of comedians will say, 'My first five years I was just doing 'Eddie Murphy' and then I found m...Show more »

A lot of comedians will say, 'My first five years I was just doing 'Eddie Murphy' and then I found my voice'. I don't feel like that. What confounds me about that statement is, I learned not to plagiarize in elementary school. I don't understand how it's possible to be doing someone else's material for five years and not feel any guilt or awareness that this is thievery. But people do it, and comedians tend to have a fair amount of compassion for it. Show less «

Sometimes when I'm nervous, that's when the most interesting things happen.

I only do private room karaoke where it's just me and one of my closest girlfriends. My mom always s...Show more »

I only do private room karaoke where it's just me and one of my closest girlfriends. My mom always said I could really belt songs out, and the Dixie Chicks feed that encouragement. Show less «

When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don'...Show more »

When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary stand-up comedian she is. Show less «

I'm thankful for my grandmothers. One kook, one straight-shooter, they led me by example. They taugh...Show more »

I'm thankful for my grandmothers. One kook, one straight-shooter, they led me by example. They taught me that women are real human beings, not idealized one-dimensional accessories. Show less «

I'm obsessed with nature and living in the wild, which I just think is crazy. Imagine if a bear atta...Show more »

I'm obsessed with nature and living in the wild, which I just think is crazy. Imagine if a bear attacked you! That's an actual possible way you could die. Show less «

So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers...Show more »

So many people: Lucille Ball is the earliest incarnation of a woman I thought was funny, Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, down to current times, where you have Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig. Show less «

I'm Jewish and Italian, and I lucked out and got the nose of both cultures.

When I was little, people would ask what my favorite color was, and I never knew. I find it's really...Show more »

When I was little, people would ask what my favorite color was, and I never knew. I find it's really hard to make decisive 'best' answers on what the 'best' of something is. Show less «

I would say that I have a love-hate relationship with almost everything in my life, including stand-...Show more »

I would say that I have a love-hate relationship with almost everything in my life, including stand-up. Show less «

I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back...Show more »

I performed after 9/11 for relief workers down by Ground Zero. There were these men just coming back, and they were voraciously hungry. They were heroes, pulling rubble, and I was a new comic trying to go blue just so I could get some laughs. Show less «

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