Max Silvestri

ABOUT MAX SILVESTRI

Named one of the "Ten Comedians People Find Funny" by New York Magazine and listed as a top 10 favorite comedian by Paste Magazine, he is a writer and actor who hosts the weekly live show Big Terrific along with Jenny Slate and Gabe Liedman .

His stand-up career helped him work as a writer on FUSE's Funny or Die Presents: Billy on The Street and Comedy Central's Onion SportsDome. He has also appeared on VH1 and History Channel.

He regularly contributes to Eater, Food & Wine Magazine, GQ, and Grantland. He landed a hosting gig on the FYI series The Feed, alongside Top Chef's Gail Simmons and Marcus Samuelsson .

He was born in New Jersey but is based out of Brooklyn, New York.

He has opened for comics such as Aziz Ansari and John Mulaney .