Dominic Dierkes
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Dominic Dierkes is an American
actor, comedian and writer best known for his involvement in the sketch comedy
group Derrick Comedy
.
, after having gained notoriety through their comedic videos on Youtube
, he wrote and starred in the 2009 comedy Mystery Team
along with the other members of Derrick Comedy.
Dierkes is a former writer for ONN, the "television" branch of satirical newspaper The Onion
. Additionally, Dierkes has appeared in such television shows as Parks and Recreation
, Community
and The Nighttime Clap
. Dierkes is also a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
under Renzo Gracie
and received a Fulbright Scholarship while at NYU.
Dierkes is currently writing for the Fox
animated show Allen Gregory
, starring Jonah Hill
.
web-series, Sex Teenagers, which premiered on March 26, 2011.
Dierkes hosts the comedy podcast "The Anytime Show" where he interviews different comedian friends each week.
United States
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actor, comedian and writer best known for his involvement in the sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
group Derrick Comedy
Derrick Comedy
Derrick Comedy is an Internet sketch comedy group from New York University. The group has a large YouTube following and was mentioned in Rolling Stone in July 2007. Their video "Bro Rape" has garnered over 8 million views...
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Life and career
A graduate of New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, after having gained notoriety through their comedic videos on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, he wrote and starred in the 2009 comedy Mystery Team
Mystery Team
Mystery Team is a 2009 film created by the comedy group Derrick Comedy. The story was written by Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Dan Eckman, and Meggie McFadden. It stars Donald Glover, DC Pierson, and Dominic Dierkes...
along with the other members of Derrick Comedy.
Dierkes is a former writer for ONN, the "television" branch of satirical newspaper The Onion
The Onion
The Onion is an American news satire organization. It is an entertainment newspaper and a website featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news, in addition to a non-satirical entertainment section known as The A.V. Club...
. Additionally, Dierkes has appeared in such television shows as Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series on NBC that focuses on Leslie Knope , a mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series debuted on April 9, 2009; it has run for three seasons and...
, Community
Community (TV series)
Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
and The Nighttime Clap
The Nighttime Clap
The Nighttime Clap was a sketch-comedy show on the cable channel Fuse TV. Alison Becker and Sean Hart hosted the show, and Dominic Dierkes and Billy Eichner were field reporters. The show studied and parodied current happenings in pop culture and music...
. Dierkes is also a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
under Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...
and received a Fulbright Scholarship while at NYU.
Dierkes is currently writing for the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
animated show Allen Gregory
Allen Gregory
Allen Gregory is an American animated television series created by Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel, and Jarrad Paul that airs on FOX. The series premiered on October 30, 2011.-Synopsis:...
, starring Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein , known professionally as Jonah Hill, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. Hill is best known roles for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, and Get Him to the Greek. He made his theatrical debut in I Heart Huckabees, alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin...
.
Other work
Dierkes starred alongside Jae Suh, James Atkinson, and formerly Danielle Pivetta in the Channel 101Channel 101
Channel 101 is a non-profit short film festival in Los Angeles, which also has a sister festival in NYC, Channel 101: NY. Channel 101 is a creation of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab in which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length...
web-series, Sex Teenagers, which premiered on March 26, 2011.
Dierkes hosts the comedy podcast "The Anytime Show" where he interviews different comedian friends each week.