Jade Catta-Preta (born 19 February 1984) is a Brazilian stand-up comedian and actress. She was the host of the 2020 revival of The Soup, and she has hosted Hotties on Hulu since 2022. Her first stand-up special, jaded., was released in 2022.
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 Catta-Preta in 2022 at the Laugh Factory | |
| Born | February 19, 1984 São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Alma mater | Emerson College (BFA) |
Early life
editJade Catta-Preta was born in São Paulo on February 19, 1984 to Suely Moreira and Fernando Catta Preta.[1] She has one older sister, Bianca.[1] When she was 12, she moved with her family to Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States.[2][1] Watching television shows helped her learn English.[3] Catta-Preta credits her father with exposing her to comedy from a young age.[1]
In 2007, Catta-Preta graduated from Emerson College, majoring in musical theater.[1][4]
Career
editWhile in college, Catta-Preta began acting and hosted the show Secret Lives.[1] She initially wanted to pursue musical theater on Broadway.[5] She moved to Los Angeles to further her acting career, working as a bartender before trying comedy.[1] She first hosted National Lampoon before starting to perform stand-up regularly at The Comedy Store.[5]
In 2020, Catta-Preta was chosen to host a revival of the show The Soup on E!, which had most recently been hosted by Joel McHale from 2004 to 2015.[6] The show features jokes lampooning clips from talk shows and reality television, and Catta-Preta said the revival would be more inclusive and the jokes would be "more self-deprecating than ever just because I am a fan of this stuff".[7][8] She worked in the writers' room every day on the show and picked the showrunner.[3] She commented that her favorite host of the show was John Henson, who hosted the show from 1995 to 1999 under its prior name, Talk Soup.[2]
Since 2022, Catta-Preta has hosted Hotties on Hulu.[9] The show is a blind date food competition where the contestants eat extremely spicy foods.[9] Catta-Preta judges each couple's cooked dish as well as their chemistry before declaring the winners.[10]
Catta-Preta released her first stand-up special, jaded., in 2022. The special was filmed at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia and released on YouTube by Helium Comedy Studios.[10][11]
Personal life
editCatta-Preta is bisexual.[1]
Her biggest comedy influences include Sarah Silverman, Lily Tomlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Ellen DeGeneres, and Bill Burr.[5]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | Secret Lives | Host | |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Serena | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Field agent | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Daddy Knows Best | Tracy | 14 episodes |
| 2014 | Californication | Jade | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Manhattan Love Story | Amy | 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Susie | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Modern Family | Ms. Clarke | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Return of the Mac | Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | Rita | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Future Man | Level | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | The Soup | Host | |
| 2020–2021 | American Housewife | Deborah | 4 episodes |
Stand-up
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jaded |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Borthakur, Bhaswati (17 August 2022). "Jade Catta-Preta: The Hotties Host is in a Happy Relationship". The Cinemaholic.
- ^ a b Martin, Clare (12 February 2020). "Jade Catta-Preta Dishes on The Soup's Return to TV". Paste Magazine.
- ^ a b Yang, Rachel (11 February 2020). "'The Soup' host Jade Catta-Preta says revamped show is less snarky and 'bro-y'". EW.com.
- ^ Ertischek, David (4 December 2019). "Jade Catta-Preta '07 Ready to Dish It Out For E!'s The Soup". Emerson Today.
- ^ a b c Biundo, Rebecca (23 March 2015). "SAC brings in female comedian for Women's History Month". The Standard.
- ^ Daniels, Karu (9 January 2020). "'The Soup' returns with Brazilian-born comic Jade Catta-Preta as host". New York Daily News.
- ^ Brierley, Kate (11 February 2020). "Meet 'The Soup's Newest Host Jade Catta-Preta". Distractify.
- ^ Longeretta, Emily (30 July 2020). "Jade Catta-Preta on Feeling 'Unrepresented,' Returning to 'The Soup'". Us Weekly.
- ^ a b White, Peter (19 July 2022). "Jade Catta-Preta To Host Blind Date Food Competition 'Hotties' For Hulu". Deadline.
- ^ a b Riddle, Holly (11 August 2022). "Jade Catta-Preta Says To Expect 'Debauchery' From New Cooking Show Hotties On Hulu - Exclusive Interview". Mashed.
- ^ "Jade Catta-Preta: jaded". Helium Comedy Studios. 28 August 2022.