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Jo Firestone

Jo Firestone

Actor, writer and producer · Born December 8, 1986 (39) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Joanna Firestone was born in 1986 to Jewish parents Fred and Marilyn Firestone. Growing up as teenager, Jo would have cake baking competition with her friends including renowned pastry chef Claire Saffitz. She once won the competition with Box St. Louis butter vs. Claire’s $50 chocolate cake She has a brother, Ben Firestone, who works in commercial real estate. She grew up in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. She graduated from Clayton High School and later Wesleyan University in Connecticut, with a degree in theatre.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 8, 1986 (39)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 42% in 30 days

What are Jo Firestone's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Bonds
32%
Society
17%
Survival
6%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jo Firestone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jo Firestone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Never Change!(2026)

    as Amelia Nadler

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Win or Lose(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sweaty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 86 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

  • Our Home Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Singles Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Concierge 1

  • The Staring Contest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Fired on Mars(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Gold and Mud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?(2022)

    as Katie (Agent)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm(2022)

    as Felicity in IT (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cicada(2020)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Good Timing with Jo Firestone(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Euthanasia(2021)

    Show 17 episodes · Writer · as Euthanasia 'Annie' Fantasy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Together Together(2021)

    as Tamara

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Greta Meatweep (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Swan Boy(2021)

    Show as Rona Valenti

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wolfboy and the Everything Factory(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Rate the Cookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

  • Save Yourselves!(2020)

    as Desi

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • To the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mom

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Vanilla(2019)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Camp Island(2018)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mallory (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Joe Pera Talks with You(2018)

    Show 31 episodes · Co-Producer · Writer · as Sarah Conner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Hawkins Family Yule Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Grandma

  • Observatory Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Jo Firestone: Comedy Central Stand-up Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer · as Self

  • How Many Farts Measure a Life? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Resident Angel

  • Joe’s Pub Presents: A Holiday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Carla

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Don't Think Twice(2016)

    as Jo

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Thingstarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Boy Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sandra

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as 42 Squirts employee

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Save Yourselves! (2020)

$301K worldwide

Highest rated

Joe Pera Talks with You (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Teenage Euthanasia (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 32: 23 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting2 of 32: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 32: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing5 of 32: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

32 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew2020s17 · 13 acting · 7 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jo Firestone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? (2022)

86th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Joe Pera Talks with You (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jo Firestone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jo Firestone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Richardson shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers