Danny Jolles (actor in "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," stand-up comedian)

Danny Jolles is an actor-writer-filmmaker-comedian-singer-dancer-podcaster - a true multihyphenate.  He is best known for his role as George on the CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” created by and starring his friend, Rachel Bloom.  Danny and Rachel met when they were in the NYU sketch group Hammerkatz, later appearing in each other’s sketch videos.  Danny began his stand-up comedy career in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, and he has performed stand-up on such programs as “Late Night With Stephen Colbert”.  Danny’s rom-com “Blowing Up Right Now,” about a recently-separated couple coping with the imminent apocalypse, has shown at numerous film festivals and will shortly be receiving a wider release.  Danny also has his own podcast entitled “Everything But The Scores With Danny Jolles,” which takes a deep dive into all manner of sports.  In this interview, Danny explains why “if you want to do a thing you love, you have to do it yourself.”