Robert Kelly Biography

Robert Kelly (born October 8, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. He frequently performs at the Comedy Cellar. He often appeared on The Opie and Anthony Show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and Premium Blend. In 2003, he was voted the Breakthrough Performer of the Year on CringeHumor.net.

Early life

Kelly was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is of Irish and Asian descent.[citation needed]

Career

In 2005, Kelly toured with comedians Dane Cook, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis on the cross-country tour entitled Tourgasm. After tearing (ACL) and straining (MCL) ligaments in his knee, he managed to finish the tour which began airing on HBO as a comedy documentary series in June 2006. Kelly later toured with comedians Al DelBene and Dane Cook as part of Dane Cook's Global Thermo Comedy Tour: Isolated Incident.

In 2005 and 2006, Kelly accompanied fellow comedian Colin Quinn to Iraq, where they each performed stand-up for American troops stationed in Baghdad.

Kelly was a part of New Jersey's Bamboozle Festival in 2007 as part of the "Pass the Mic Comedy Tour" on May 6. Kelly also appeared in the 2008 comedy Ghost Town as the ghost of a construction worker. That same year, Kelly also had a small voice part in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV as Luca Silvestri, a member of the Pegorino crime family and associate of Ray Boccino, who accompanied the main character in a mission. He was featured as Louis CK's brother during the first, fourth, and fifth seasons of the FX sitcom Louie.

In April 2010, Kelly started his own podcast, called You Know What Dude!. It is recorded weekly at the Comedy Cellar. The show regularly features Kelly curating a discussion with three to five comedians, with an emphasis on honesty and "ball-busting". His regular guests include Joe List, Luis J. Gomez, and Dan Soder. The show was produced until September of 2014 by Kelly Fastuca, and has since been produced by Chris Scopo. An audio version is available on their iTunes page as well as an HD video version on their YouTube page. On August 8, 2014, Kelly released an hour long special titled, Live at the Village Underground.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Jim Breuer Show	Himself
2001	Premium Blend	Himself
2002	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Armando Padilla	Episode: "Vulnerable"
2002-2008	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jose Lopez / Detective Ray Valdez	2 episodes
2002	The Job	Luis Somarriba	Episode: "Vacation"
2003	Hack	Jim Cooper	Episode: "Death of Innocence"
2004	Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn	Jim Cooper	Episode: "Death of Innocence"
2006	Tourgasm	Himself	7 episodes
2008	Comedy Central Presents	Himself
2009	Law & Order	Bobby	Episode: "Promote This!"
2010-2015	Louie	Bobby / Robbie	8 episodes
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Heckler #1	Episode: "Mister Softee"
2012	NYC 22	George Moore	12 episodes
2013	Inside Amy Schumer	Grunth	Episode: "Unpleasant Truths"
2014	Sirens	Soda Bottle Guy	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground	Himself	Stand-up special; also writer and director
2015	Nurse Jackie	Cop	Episode: "Clean"
2015	Maron	Repairman #3	Episode: "The Node"
2015-2016	Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll	Bam Bam	20 episodes
2015	Benders	EMT Thurber	Episode: "California Here We Come"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Last Night at Eddie's	Dillon
1998	Enough Already	Basketball Player
1998	Dating Games	Kyle
2003	8 Guys	Robert	Short film
2007	Good Luck Chuck	Airport Security Guard
2008	Ghost Town	Construction Worker Ghost
2008	What Doesn't Kill You	Gas Man
2009	Children of Invention	Torres
2011	Cheat	Bobby	Short film
2013	Staten Island Truffle Hunter	Uncle Paulie	Short film
2015	Trainwreck	One-Night Stand Guy

Video Games

Year	Title	Role
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	Luca Silvestri
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	The Local Population

Discography

• Robert Kelly: Live at the Village Underground (2015)
• For The Love Of Comedy (2013)
• Just the Tip (2008)
• Robert Kelly Live (2003)