Jimmy Pardo

Pardo was born on July 28 in Chicago and eventually grew up in Hometown, Illinois and Oak Forest, IL. He moved to Los Angeles in 1995 to continue his career in stand-up comedy. Pardo is married to fellow comedian Danielle Koenig^[1], daughter of Walter Koenig. They have one son, Oliver Pardo.

[edit]Comedy career

Pardo hosted GSN's National Lampoon's Funny Money from June to October 2003. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as several appearances on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson^[2].

Currently, Pardo hosts the award-winning podcast Never Not Funny with the producer Matt Belknap. He also hosted the cult favorite, Match Game Live, a live version of the Match Game television game show, to standing room only crowds at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. He currently hosts the UCB Theatre's "You Bet Your Life", a 2009 version of Groucho's old show.

In addition to his comedy CDs Uno and Pompous Clown, in 2007 Pardo appeared on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray. Pardo is also featured on The Bob and Tom Show's comedy collectionAs Big As a Hat.