Background
Ferrara grew up in Huntington Station, New York in an Italian-American family.
Ferrara grew up in Huntington Station, New York in an Italian-American family.
He also played Detective Tommy Manetti on the television series The Job. She also plays the "she-devil" in the special"s introductory sketch. Ferrara has performed on Comedy Central Presents and has twice been nominated for the American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up.
Ferrara frequently performs stand-up at Caroline"s and the Comedy Cellar.
Ferrara also tours often, performing stand-up at the top clubs around the country. He has performed stand-up several times on The Tonight Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, and Comedy Central.
In 2009, Ferrara performed in an hour stand-up special which aired on Comedy Central entitled Funny As Hell, and was released on Digital Video Disc the same day. Ferrara appeared on The Tony Kornheiser Show on January 24, 2013.
Subsequently, he made another appearance on The Tony Kornheiser Show on January 9, 2015 as co-host with Chris Cillizza who regularly co-hosts alongside Mr.
Tony. Ferrara co-hosts the American version of Top Gear.
His stand up was featured in Comedy Central"s animated series Shorties Watchin" Shorties in 2004.