Pete Lee

<p class="p1">Raised in Wisconsin, Pete Lee began his comedy career in Minnesota before moving to New York City after he made his TV debut on Comedy Central’s <em>Premium Blend</em>. It would take a few years after that to get his first Comedy Central half-hour special, and another five years to get his chance to perform on the <em>Late Show with David Letterman</em>. Other early credits included VH1’s <em>Best Week Ever</em> and truTV’s <em>Comedy Knockout</em>, but he has since become a favorite regular on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</em>. Lee tells me all about the circumstances in which he scored both of his late-night debuts, as well as his early nights at Acme Comedy Co., what he’s learned from Nick Swardson, Doug Stanhope and all sorts of stand-ups for whom Lee represents a change of pace. All that, plus stories about partying with Prince and Dave Chappelle, but not together, and the inner workings of his first hour special — <em>Tall, Dark and Pleasant</em> — which premieres in July 2021 on Showtime. So let’s get to it!</p>