Anthony Desamito

Hello! I'm Anthony Desamito. I'm a stand up comedian, actor and writer living in Los Angeles, California. I've been joke-making on stages across the country for 8 years now. Thank you for visiting my website!

I have appeared on the film Comedy Dynamics' OUT On Stage, FOX's "Laughs," the Doug Stanhope Podcast and Mortified. I am the Winner of the 1st Annual AZ's Funniest Person With a Day Job. 

I have performed at festivals such as: LA Pride • Bisbee Pride • Portland Queer Comedy Festival •  Hell Yes Fest • Bird City Comedy Festival • Altercation Comedy Festival • Big Pine Comedy Festival (Best of Fest) • San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival (Best of SLOCase) + more!

I co-host a comedy show at the Hollywood Improv called, "Ya Feel?!" I am a Finalist in both the 2016 Scriptapalooza TV Sitcom Writing Competition and Arizona's Funniest Comedian. I have been featured on Inverse, Voyage LA, The Advocate and was mentioned in the Daily Beast as one of today's comics who "should be household names."

I co-host "Thank You for Being a Podcast: The Golden Girls Podcast," in which we recap episodes of the Golden Girls, has over 70k download and has been featured on NPR, PopSugar.com and Phoenix New Times. 

I trained in longform improv at The Torch Theatre, I once put on a puppet show for David Arquette and tour as the feature act for Daniel Franzese from Mean Girls.