You may recognize Jon Glaser, but probably only if he’s wearing a black ski mask. The NYC-based comedian writes, stars in and does pretty much everything else for Adult Swim’s Delocated, a reality-show spoof about a man in witness protection after testifying against the Russian mafia. This is where the ski mask comes in: To protect his identity from his television audience (and, obviously, the Russian mafia), Glaser’s character, aptly named Jon, wears a black ski mask and has his voice surgically distorted. Glaser started his career at Chicago’s esteemed Second City, and he’s since appeared in TV shows and films alongside some of his fellow comedians, with credits such as 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Baby Mama and as voice talent in Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He spent five years writing and performing at Late Night With Conan O’Brien and recently published his first book, My Dead Dad Was In ZZ Top. Season three of Delocated is currently underway, and it’s well worth getting into. Wanna get to know the man behind the mask? Glaser will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Glaser: Getting to the airport in New York via public transit absolutely sucks. I lived in Chicago for four-and-a-half years. The Blue Line on the “L” goes right from downtown to the airport. Taking a car or cab is, of course, easier, but also more expensive, and for $2.25, you can get to the airport very easily. I’m sure it was cheaper when this grandpa lived there. Put on your headphones and enjoy the relatively short ride. By the way, all the lines in Chicago used to have names; they switched to colors in 1993. Boring. The Blue Line was the much better named Congress-Douglas Line. I used to take the Ravenswood Line to Second City. Now it’s the Brown Line. Gross.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BEjzTogtc
