Pete Holmes (born March 30, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and cartoonist based in Los Angeles, California. In 2010, he performed on 'John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show ' as well as 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon '. On February 26th, he performed his first television special on the series 'Comedy Central Presents '. In 2011, on both March 21st and November 17th, Holmes performed stand-up on the TBS late-night talk show, 'Conan '.