Joe DeRosa
Stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster from the Philadelphia area, a recurring Kill Tony guest who played Dr. Caldera on Better Call Saul and appears in Netflix’s Tires.
Comedy · YouTube · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Joe DeRosa is an American stand-up comedian from the Philadelphia area, not the basketball referee who shares his name. His own bio lists six top-ten charting comedy albums, the 2017 Comedy Central hour You Let Me Down and a recurring role as Dr. Caldera, a crooked veterinarian, on AMC’s Better Call Saul. Kill Tony’s own episode notes list him on nine episodes released since January 2023, and his tour bio says he appeared in season two of Netflix’s Tires and is featured in season three. In 2022 the Austin Chronicle described Joey Roses as his own New York sandwich shop. As of October 2026 he is touring, with dates at The Comedy Mothership in Austin on October 23 to 25.
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Questions people ask
Who is Joe DeRosa?
Joe DeRosa is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. His own bio lists six top-ten charting stand-up albums, the one-hour Comedy Central special You Let Me Down (2017), which he wrote, performed and directed, and two half-hour Comedy Central specials. He recurred on AMC’s Better Call Saul as Dr. Caldera, hosts the movie podcast We’ll See You In Hell with Patrick Walsh, and co-hosted the food debate show Taste Buds with Sal Vulcano from 2020 to 2024. He is also a regular guest on Kill Tony, per the show’s own episode notes.
What happened to Joe DeRosa’s sandwich shop? Why did he leave Joey Roses?
As of October 2026, Joe DeRosa has not said that he left Joey Roses, in anything we could source, and we found no press report that he did. What is public: in March 2022 the Austin Chronicle wrote that he flew in sandwiches from “his own NYC shop, Joey Roses” for Sandwich Summit, a SXSW panel he created. As of 2026 the shop is still trading: NYC Tourism lists Joey Roses at 174 Rivington Street on the Lower East Side with a World Cup 2026 offer of two sandwiches from its “Hard 8” menu plus a beer or soda for $26. Who owns it today has not been reported, so we do not guess.
What happened to Joe DeRosa? Did he move to Austin?
We found no report of trouble for Joe DeRosa; as of October 2026 he is working steadily. On Austin, he has not said he moved there in anything we could source, and we found no press report of a move. What is public: his site listed Joe DeRosa & Friends at The Comedy Mothership in Austin on January 7, 2025 and lists the Mothership again for October 23 to 25, 2026. Kill Tony’s episode notes list him on nine episodes released from January 2023 to June 2026, most recently #774, recorded May 4, 2026. His latest hour came out in July 2025, and his site lists Skankfest in New Orleans on November 13, 2026 and a hometown show in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania on December 19, 2026.
Is Joe DeRosa in Tires? Is he in Tires season 3?
Yes, Joe DeRosa is in Netflix’s Tires, including season 3, per his own tour bio. The Colonial Theatre bio for his December 2026 show says his writing was featured on Netflix’s Tires, that he appeared in season two, and that he is featured in season three. Season two premiered on June 5, 2025, and Netflix renewed the show for a third season in July 2025, per Variety; What’s on Netflix reported in May 2026 that season three was set for August 13, 2026. Shane Gillis stars in the show, with Stavros Halkias in the main cast. The same bio says DeRosa starred opposite Gillis in a national Bud Light commercial.
Is Joe DeRosa in Better Call Saul? What movies and TV shows has he been in?
Yes, Joe DeRosa was in Better Call Saul. He recurred on AMC’s Better Call Saul as Dr. Caldera, a crooked veterinarian, per his bio and The Comic’s Comic in 2017. His bio also lists Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Bored to Death, Chelsea Lately, Crashing, Jeff and Some Aliens, The Pete Holmes Show and Wet Hot American Summer, plus Netflix’s Tires. He also co-wrote and starred in the short film Cheat with Bill Burr and Robert Kelly, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, per CityBeat in 2011.
Who is Joe DeRosa in GTA 5?
Joe DeRosa’s bio lists Grand Theft Auto V among his credits, as a voice role. It does not name the character, and we could not confirm the part from a source we use, so we leave it there.
Why is Joe DeRosa called the vile horrendous?
We could not find where Joe DeRosa’s nickname “the vile horrendous” comes from in anything we could source, so we will not guess.
Is this Joe DeRosa the basketball referee?
No, this entry is not about Joe DeRosa the basketball referee. This entry is about the stand-up comedian from Kill Tony, Better Call Saul and Tires. Joe DeRosa the basketball referee is a different person.
How old is Joe DeRosa? What is his real name?
We could not confirm a birthdate for Joe DeRosa from him or from Famous Birthdays, so we do not print an age. He performs as Joe DeRosa, and no other name has been published by him or by major press.
Where is Joe DeRosa from?
Joe DeRosa is from the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. He started in Philadelphia comedy rooms, per The Comic’s Comic, and moved to New York to do comedy full time about two years after his first sets, per CityBeat. His December 2026 show at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania is billed as Home for the Holidays 2.
Where can I watch Joe DeRosa? Does he have a special?
Joe DeRosa’s latest hour, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, was filmed at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville in September 2024 and released in July 2025, and it streams on YouTube, per his tour bio. Clips are on YouTube @joederosacomedy and TikTok @joederosacomedian. His Kill Tony sets, including #743 with Luis J. Gomez and William Montgomery, recorded October 27, 2025, are in the show’s archive. We’ll See You In Hell is on Patreon, and tour dates are on joederosa.com.
What is Joe DeRosa’s net worth?
Joe DeRosa does not publish a net worth number, and neither do we.
What about Joe DeRosa’s personal life?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Joe DeRosa?
As of October 2026, Joe DeRosa’s site has a management contact and a message form; it does not name an agency or manager. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people keep asking what happened to his sandwich shop and whether he moved to Austin, and the public record is short and easy to get wrong. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Joe DeRosa. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Long-form stand-up built on rants: a grievance, pushed past the point of reason, delivered at full volume. It is the same muscle that works on Kill Tony, where a veteran guest has to riff on strangers with no notes, and on a podcast where he and Patrick Walsh argue about movies for an hour.
Why it travels. Most of his reach rides on bigger shows. Kill Tony guest spots, a recurring part on Better Call Saul and a role on Shane Gillis’s Tires put him in front of audiences far larger than his own channels, about 43,000 YouTube subscribers and 26,000 on TikTok, and those viewers follow him back to club dates and a free special on YouTube.
Brand fit. Food is the obvious lane: a sandwich shop, a SXSW sandwich panel and four years of a food debate show make him credible on the subject. He has already done a national Bud Light spot next to Gillis, per his tour bio, so beer and men’s lifestyle brands fit. His material is unfiltered and the Kill Tony world is rough, so family brands should pass.
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Sources: Joe DeRosa’s site, bio and event listing, January 2025; YouTube and TikTok; tour bios at the Colonial Theatre and Netflix Is A Joke Presents, May 2026; Kill Tony episode notes; Austin Chronicle, March 16, 2022; NYC Tourism, Joey Roses; Variety, July 2025; What’s on Netflix, May 7, 2026; The Comic’s Comic, May 1, 2017; CityBeat, May 2011. Follower counts read from YouTube and TikTok, October 2026.
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