Joe Bartnick was born and raised in Pittsburgh PA but began his career as a standup comic in San Francisco. Joe worked his way up from performing in coffee shops and laundry mats to playing prestigious venues such as The Warfield and The Palace of Fine Arts. During that time Joe became a regular at the world famous Punchline and shared the stage with numerous comedy legends. Joe then moved to Los Angeles and jumped into writing and acting, writing for television projects such as the ESPYS, The NFL on FOX, Snoop After Dark and Eddie Griffin Going for Broke.