Moses Storm

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{{Infobox comedian

| name = Moses Storm

| image = Moses Jacob Storm (16871695930).jpg

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| birth_name = Moses Jacob Storm

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|6}}

| birth_place = Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.

| medium = Stand-up, television, film, writing

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| active =

| genre = Observational comedy, sarcasm, satire

| subject = Popular culture, current events

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| website = [http://www.mosesstorm.com/ mosesstorm.com]

|nationality=American}}

Moses Jacob Storm (born May 6, 1990, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States) is an American writer, actor, comedian, and performance artist{{Cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/want-to-know-what-its-like-to-be-a-millennial-visit-this-performance-art-piece-on-a-boat/|title=Want to Know What It's Like to Be a Millennial? Visit This Performance Art Piece (on a Boat)|first=L. A.|last=Weekly|date=November 12, 2014|website=LA Weekly}} who has appeared in film, television and radio.

Early life

Moses Storm was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and is one of five children.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kd2hnf5RBFwrmRE1jbNW7|title=Moses Storm|date=January 31, 2022|via=open.spotify.com}} Raised by his parents on a converted Greyhound bus, he and his siblings primarily received homeschooling from their mother.

During his early years, Storm's family was part of a non-denominational religious sect led by his uncle, known as "The Way." They traveled from town to town, preaching at state fairs and music festivals.

Storm attended one semester of community college for video production but left to pursue performing in Los Angeles. After initially taking a cleaning job in the city, Storm became a comedian when he recognized his talent and passion for the craft."{{cite web |last=Ryberg |first=Alex |title=Moses Storm draws thunderous laughter from his stand-up |url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/limelight/moses-storm-m-shop/article_d5661626-b899-11e8-ad53-cfc77b2f76ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917015245/https://iowastatedaily.com/limelight/moses-storm-m-shop/article_d5661626-b899-11e8-ad53-cfc77b2f76ca.html |archive-date=September 17, 2018 |accessdate=January 2, 2024 |work=Iowa State Daily}}

Career

=Comedy=

Storm is an alumnus of the UCB Theatre{{cite web |url=https://ucbcomedy.com/user/16981 |title=Moses Storm |publisher=UCB |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} and currently hosts a live program called Trifecta alongside Ify Nwadiwe and Christian Spicer at the UCB Theatre Sunset venue. He co-hosted and produced a bimonthly show on the Nerdist stage at Meltdown Comics called This Show is Your Show!, which LA Weekly in their "Best Of" section as "Best Comedy Show".{{cite web |url=https://www.laweekly.com/best-of/2012/arts-and-entertainment/best-stand-up-comedy-show-2580526 |title=BEST STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW The Meltdown at Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics |date=October 4, 2012 |publisher=LA Weekly |accessdate=6 March 2019 }}

Storm has performed stand-up on Last Comic Standing and Conan.{{cite web |url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2017/09/28/moses-storm-on-conan/ |title=Moses Storm on Conan! |date=September 28, 2017 |publisher=Conan |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} He accompanied Conan O'Brien, as well as Ron Funches, Laurie Kilmartin, and Flula Borg on select dates for O'Brien's limited "Conan & Friends: An Evening of Stand-Up and Investment Tips" tour in late 2018.{{cite web |url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2018/09/27/conan-obrien-announces-team-coco-stand-up-tour-conan-friends-an-evening-of-stand-up-and-investment-tips/ |title=CONAN O'BRIEN ANNOUNCES TEAM COCO STAND-UP TOUR: CONAN & FRIENDS: AN EVENING OF STAND-UP AND INVESTMENT TIPS |date=September 27, 2018 |publisher=The Comics Comic |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} Storm has also performed alongside Jo Firestone at the Toronto Comedy Festival for SiriusXM's JFL42 program. In the same year, Storm performed a show at The Kennedy Center{{cite web |url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B303980 |title=6/21/2018: Comedy at the Kennedy Center: Moses Storm |publisher=Kennedy Center |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} and at the 2018 SF Sketchfest in shows with Fred Armisen and Jacqueline Novak.{{cite web |url=https://sfsketchfest2018.sched.com/speaker/moses_storm.1xebty3n |title=Moses Storm |publisher=SF Sketchfest |accessdate=6 March 2019 }}

On January 20, 2022, Storm debuted in his own comedy special on HBO Max, "Trash White," produced by Conan O'Brien.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2022/01/conan-obrien-produces-moses-storm-comedy-special-on-hbo-max-how-to-watch-premiere-date-trailer.html|title = Conan O'Brien produces Moses Storm comedy special on HBO Max: How to watch, premiere date, trailer|date = January 20, 2022}}

Storm recited a monologue for The Moth titled "It Pays to Be Poor".{{cite web |url=https://themoth.org/storytellers/moses-storm |title=Pays to be Poor |publisher=The Moth |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} and was awarded the title of The Moth GrandSLAM Champion.

=Acting=

In television, Storm has portrayed various characters in projects such as The 4 to 9ers, Another Period, Youth and Consequences, About a Boy, This is Us, and Arrested Development. He also appeared in the Comedy Central Originals one-off special Ice to Iceland.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFnt9OiBhxs |title=Ice To Iceland |work=Moses Storm |date=April 22, 2018 |via=YouTube |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} In 2019, Storm starred as one of the leads in NBC sitcom Sunnyside, portraying the character Bojan/Brady. His performance added to the ensemble cast of the show.

Storm received critical acclaim for his role as Mitch Roussel in the 2014 horror film horror film Unfriended.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/movies/review-unfriended-in-the-scariest-ways-you-can-think-of.html |title=Review: 'Unfriended,' in the Scariest Ways You Can Think Of |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=6 March 2019 |date=April 16, 2015 |last1=Dargis |first1=Manohla }}

=Performance art=

In 2014, Storm presented The Modern Millennial, an immersive theater performance piece funded on Kickstarter.{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1279551310/m-o-d-e-r-n-m-i-l-l-e-n-n-i-a-l |title=Moses Storm |date=August 15, 2014 |publisher=UCB |accessdate=6 March 2019 }} The crowdfunding paid for a loft space in Los Angeles where audiences could observe Storm's day-to-day life. The space also featured art exhibits by Storm.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2" \| 2014 \| The Great American Comedy Tour \| John-O \| Short film
Unfriended \|Mitch Roussel \|
2015 \| Wrestling Isn't Wrestling \| Friend watching GOT \| Short documentary film
2016 \| The Wedding Party \| Skyler \|
2018 \| Father of the Year \| Trey \|
rowspan="2"\|2020 \| Bad Hair \| Executive Justin \|
The Lovebirds \| Steve \|
2021 \| Plan B \| Andy \|
2023 \| Fool's Paradise \| Junior \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2" | 2014

| The Great American Comedy Tour

| John-O

| Short film

Unfriended

|Mitch Roussel

2015

| Wrestling Isn't Wrestling

| Friend watching GOT

| Short documentary film

2016

| The Wedding Party

| Skyler

2018

| Father of the Year

| Trey

rowspan="2"|2020

| Bad Hair

| Executive Justin

The Lovebirds

| Steve

2021

| Plan B

| Andy

2023

| Fool's Paradise

| Junior

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2011 \| No Ordinary Family \| Student #2 \| Episode: "No Ordinary Friends"
rowspan="3"\|2012 \| All the Wrong Notes \|Eddie \|Episode: "Everybody Haunts"
The 4 to 9ers \|Seth \|Television film
Sketchy \|Dean \|Guest Role; 2 episodes
2013 \| Stevie TV \| Stevie's Brother \| Episode: #2.1
rowspan="3"\| 2014 \| About a Boy \|CJ \|Episode: "A Christmas Card"
The 4 to 9ers: The Day Crew \|Seth \|Main role; 5 episodes
Correcting Christmas \|Jason \|Television film
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| Another Period \|Strom \|Episode: "Harvard"
Small Victories \|Scooter \|Television film
2017 \| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television \| Griff \| Episode: "Hungry for Justice"
rowspan="5"\| 2018 \| Youth & Consequences \|Hook \|Television mini-series
Arrested Development \|Shane \|Recurring role; 2 episodes
I'm Dying Up Here \|Brendan Sibler \|Episode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"
The Jim Jefferies Show \|Correspondent \|Episode: "Third-Party Debate: The Best of the Rest"
This Is Us \|Squirrel Watterson \|Recurring role; 2 episodes
2019 \| Sunnyside \| Brady \| Main role; 11 episodes
2022 \| Players \| Guru \| Recurring role; 10 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| No Ordinary Family

| Student #2

| Episode: "No Ordinary Friends"

rowspan="3"|2012

| All the Wrong Notes

|Eddie