Kliph Nesteroff, a comedy historian, is the author of four books including The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy.
A regular on WTF with Marc Maron, Nesteroff was recently featured in Judd Apatow’s HBO documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man. His expertise was featured in the Emmy-winning film George Carlin’s American Dream and Rob Reiner’s final production, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.
Nesteroff produced The History of Comedy on CNN, The Dark Side of Comedy on Hulu, and hosted the TV series Funny How for Vice and executive producer Spike Jonze.
His latest book, “Sorry, We’re Funny: How Canada Became a Comedy Powerhouse,” will be published by Penguin Random House in October 2026.