Anthony Desamito

Anthony Desamito is an up-and-coming stand up comedian, actor and writer living in Los Angeles and touring across the country in comedy clubs, theaters and dive bars alike.

He has appeared on Discontinued on The CW and on Nick Cannon's digital series "Shoe Game with Nick Cannon." Anthony was featured on Comedy Dynamics' Out On Stage on Amazon Prime & Pluto TV and highlighted on FOX's "Laughs." Anthony's voice can be heard in "Groceries," an animated pilot at Just For Laughs in Montreal this summer. 

He has been heard on the Doug Stanhope Podcast, Mortified and he is a part of the comedy album "Comedy Dynamics Presents" which can be heard on SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify and more.

Anthony has been featured on BuzzFeed, Out Magazine, The Advocate and was mentioned on The Daily Beast as one of today's comics who "should be a household name” and as "a comic worth paying for" in the LA Weekly. He was nominated for a Channel 101 Channy for Best Male Supporting Role and he is the Winner of the 1st Annual AZ's Funniest Person With a Day Job. 

Anthony has performed at festivals such as: SF Sketchfest • Asheville Comedy Festival • Portland Queer Comedy Festival • LA Pride • Bisbee Pride •  Altercation Comedy Festival • Big Pine Comedy Festival + more! He is a Finalist in both the Scriptapalooza TV Sitcom Writing Competition and Arizona's Funniest Comedian. 

He co-hosts a comedy show at the Hollywood Improv called, "Ya Feel?!" and also co-hosts "Thank You for Being a Podcast: The Golden Girls Podcast," in which he recaps episodes of the Golden Girls which has garnished over 80k downloads and has been featured on NPR, POPSUGAR and Phoenix New Times. 

Anthony received his improv training from The Torch Theatre and he once put on a puppet show for David Arquette.