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Patton Oswalt has been headlining at comedy clubs all over the United States since 1996, as well as appearing in his own standup specials on Comedy Central and HBO. He was chosen as Entertainment Weekly's "It" comedian in 2002. He is a regular on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). His other television credits include appearances on Seinfeld (1989) and NewsRadio (1995).

As a writer, Oswalt spent two seasons on Mad TV (1995) and has also written for the MTV Music Video Awards. He is currently writing screenplays and has appeared in the feature films Starsky & Hutch (2004), Man on the Moon (1999) and Magnolia (1999).

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

His stand up comedy act led to jobs doing short form comedy sketches during Comedy Central commercial breaks to promote upcoming programs.

1994 - Appeared in Margaret Cho&#39;s episode of the Comedy Central series &quot;Pulp Comics.&quot;

Played Carl the Corndog in American Hi-Fi&#39;s music video &quot;Another Perfect Day&quot;.

Appears with Jerry Stiller on the History Channel&#39;s &quot;On The Road&quot; series. (2003)

Has released his own comedy album called &quot;Feelin&#39; Kinda Patton&quot;

(2011) Novel: &quot;Zombie Spaceship Wasteland&quot;

(2009 - 2011) Played Neil Kowalski in The United States of Tara

(2021) TV commercial: Caesars Sportsbook with J.B. Smoove

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