# Jessi Klein > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessi_Klein > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jessi_Klein.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi_Klein > Source revision: 1352704813 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American writer, actress and comedian}} {{for|the American singer-songwriter|Jess Klein}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Jessi Klein | image = Jessi Klein at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg | caption = Jessi Klein at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards for ''Inside Amy Schumer'', in 2015 | medium = [Writing](/source/Writing), [television](/source/television), [stand-up comedy](/source/stand-up_comedy), [acting](/source/acting) | birth_name = Jessi Ruth Klein | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|18}} | birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S. | education = [Vassar College](/source/Vassar_College) ([AB](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts)) | genre = [Observational comedy](/source/Observational_comedy), [satire](/source/satire), [political satire](/source/political_satire), [sarcasm](/source/sarcasm) | subject = [American culture](/source/American_culture), [sex](/source/sex), [everyday life](/source/everyday_life), [human behavior](/source/human_behavior), [American politics](/source/American_politics), [pop culture](/source/popular_culture) |spouse= {{marriage|Michael Engleman|November 23, 2014|end=divorced}}{{cite web | url=https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/how-jessi-klein-gets-it-done.html | title=How Writer and Comedian Jessi Klein Gets It Done | date=13 March 2023 }} |children= 1 }} '''Jessi Ruth Klein'''{{cite web|url=http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/webpage/ep-68|title=How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner: Tavi Gevinson, Jessi Klein "Crazy Person F.I.T." Episode 68|website=howwasyourweek.libsyn.com|access-date=5 December 2018}} (born August 18, 1975) is an American writer, actress and stand-up comedian from [New York City](/source/New_York_City).{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-nice-jewish-girl-became-comedys-dirty-nerdy/|title=How a nice Jewish girl became comedy's 'dirty nerdy'|first=Stephie Grob|last=Plante|website=[The Times of Israel](/source/The_Times_of_Israel)|access-date=5 December 2018 |issn=0040-7909}} Klein has regularly appeared on shows such as ''[The Showbiz Show with David Spade](/source/The_Showbiz_Show_with_David_Spade)'' and [VH1](/source/VH1)'s ''[Best Week Ever](/source/Best_Week_Ever)'' and has performed stand-up on [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central)'s ''[Premium Blend](/source/Premium_Blend)''. She provided commentary for [CNN](/source/CNN) in the debates of [the 2004 presidential election](/source/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2004). A self-proclaimed "[geek](/source/geek)", Klein has appeared on the [television specials](/source/television_specials) for ''My Coolest Years: Geeks'' on VH1 and ''Rise of the Geeks'' on [E!](/source/E!). Klein also provided the voice of Lucy in the animated pilot for [Adult Swim](/source/Adult_Swim)'s ''[Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil](/source/Lucy%2C_the_Daughter_of_the_Devil)''. Klein previously worked as a director of development for [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central). Some of the shows she helped develop for the network were ''[Chappelle's Show](/source/Chappelle's_Show)'' and ''[Stella](/source/Stella_(U.S._TV_series))''. She was the head writer and executive producer of ''[Inside Amy Schumer](/source/Inside_Amy_Schumer)''. == Career == In 2004, Klein appears twice in the Season 2 "Wayne Brady Show" episode of ''[Chappelle's Show](/source/Chappelle's_Show)'': first, in the boardroom to inform Dave of how replaceable he is on the show, and later she along with [Neal Brennan](/source/Neal_Brennan) are [gassed](/source/Knockout_gas) by [Chappelle](/source/Dave_Chappelle) "[in the wings](/source/Stage_(theatre))" just before Chappelle confronts [Wayne Brady](/source/Wayne_Brady) to take his show back. In 2009, she wrote and co-starred in ''[Michael and Michael Have Issues](/source/Michael_and_Michael_Have_Issues)'' on [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central). She also worked as a writer on ''[Saturday Night Live](/source/Saturday_Night_Live)'' during the [2009-2010 season](/source/SNL%3A_Season_35). Klein's ''[Comedy Central Presents](/source/Comedy_Central_Presents)'' special aired on March 4, 2011. Klein made her first-time appearance as a panelist on [NPR](/source/NPR)'s comedy-news quiz show ''[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!](/source/Wait_Wait..._Don't_Tell_Me!)'' on June 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/06/25/137386121/bill-clinton-plays-not-my-job|title=Bill Clinton Plays Not My Job|website=NPR.org|date=24 June 2011 |access-date=5 December 2018}} She was the first female guest host of the program on March 11, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/519656715/wait-wait-for-march-11-2017-with-not-my-job-guest-neal-brennan|title='Wait Wait' For March 11, 2017: With Not My Job Guest Neal Brennan|website=NPR.org|date=11 March 2017 |access-date=5 December 2018}} She was an executive producer and writer for ''Inside Amy Schumer'' on Comedy Central since its debut, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015 for her work on the show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jessi-klein|title = Jessi Klein}} She was not a writer on its fifth season. She was also a consulting producer on the series "Transparent" in 2016. Klein released her debut book in July 2016, ''You'll Grow Out of It'',{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/jessi-klein-youll-grow-out-of-it.html|title=This Book by Amy Schumer's Head Writer Is Better Than Therapy|last=Silman|first=Anna|date=July 13, 2016|work=The Cut|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/08/5-reasons-to-read-jessi-kleins-youll-grow-out-of-i.html|title=5 Reasons to Read Jessi Klein's You'll Grow Out of It|last=Lies|first=Erica|date=August 10, 2016|work=Paste|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en|archive-date=2018-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109180846/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/08/5-reasons-to-read-jessi-kleins-youll-grow-out-of-i.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jessi-klein-youll-grow-out-of-it-interview|title=Jessi Klein Didn't Mean to Write a Book|last=Felsenthal|first=Julia|date=July 12, 2016|work=Vogue|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/books/review/amy-schumer-writer-jessi-klein-youll-grow-out-of-it.html|title=This Book of Essays by the Head Writer of 'Inside Amy Schumer' Is Hilarious|last=Crosley|first=Sloane|date=2016-07-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-01-09|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} which became a New York Times best seller. Klein's second book, ''I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood'', was released in April 2022. Klein served as a consulting producer for the Netflix series [animated sitcom](/source/animated_sitcom) ''[Big Mouth](/source/Big_Mouth_(American_TV_series))'' between 2017 and 2025, and provided the voice for one of the series' main characters, Jessi Glaser.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/netflix-big-mouth-animated-series-nick-kroll-andrew-goldberg-john-mulaney-1201771662/|title=Netflix Orders 'Big Mouth' Animated Series From Nick Kroll & Andrew Goldberg|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2016-06-13|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-31}} ==Personal Life== Klein married in 2014 and has a son. She and her husband has since divocred. Klein has been living in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) since 2023. She is [Jewish](/source/Jewish). ==Selected works== ===Books=== *{{cite book |author=Klein, Jessi |title=You'll Grow Out of It |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |year=2016 }} *{{cite book |author=Klein, Jessi |title=I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood |publisher=Harper |year=2022 }} ===Essays and reporting=== *{{cite magazine |author=Klein, Jessi |date=May 23, 2016 |title=The bath : a polemic |department=Personal History |magazine=The New Yorker |volume=92 |issue=15 |pages=36–37 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/23/the-bath-a-polemic-by-jessi-klein }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1585728|Jessi Klein}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, Jessi}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American actresses Category:21st-century American comedians Category:21st-century American Jews Category:21st-century American screenwriters Category:21st-century American women writers Category:Actresses from New York City Category:American comedy writers Category:American sketch comedians Category:American stand-up comedians Category:American television actresses Category:American television writers Category:American voice actresses Category:American women comedians Category:American women screenwriters Category:American women television producers Category:American women television writers Category:Comedians from New York City Category:Jewish American actresses Category:Jewish American comedy writers Category:Jewish American comedians Category:Jewish women comedians Category:Jewish American screenwriters Category:Screenwriters from New York (state) Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners Category:Stuyvesant High School alumni Category:Television producers from New York City Category:Television producers from New York (state) Category:The New Yorker people Category:Vassar College alumni Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jessi Klein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi_Klein) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessi_Klein?action=history)). 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