Born and raised in New York, cult stand-up Eddie Pepitone came up through the improv scene, and throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s was a regular sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien – often playing a loud-mouthed heckler. His other credits include The Sarah Silverman Program, Community and Flight Of The Conchords. He was also the subject of the 2012 documentary The Bitter Buddah about his surge in popularity in middle age, while struggling with self-doubt, sobriety, and a challenging family.