Sony Pictures Television Options Zach Zimmerman’s Comedic Memoir ‘Is it Hot in Here?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Known for his genial crowd work and playful musings on sex and dating, Zimmerman is a regular at New York's famed Comedy Cellar and also publishes humor pieces in The New Yorker. His first book, "Is It Hot in Here?," will be released this fall.”
- “10 Comedians to Watch in 2022,” USA Today
“In the middle of a Sunday night show at the Comedy Cellar in the West Village this weekend, some queer magic happened. During a set by hilarious out comedian Zach Zimmerman, one audience member surprised the whole room by coming out to her friend in a belly laugh-inducing and touching way.”
“The polish and zippiness of Zach’s sharply drawn observations about his life and times during COVID-19 makes you almost forget the fact comedians largely had to not perform live in front of people for over a year and might have lost a step or two. His powerpoint about his anti-vax mother is a perfect example of why comedy about the pandemic and virus are not only necessary, but healing.”
- The Comedy Bureau, “The 100 Best Things…of 2021”
“Prohibited from joining the cheerleading squad in high school, young Zach Zimmerman’s life changed when he became the first member of his Roanoke, Va., family to attend college. While his mother dismissed the experience as “liberalizing” and “heathenizing,” he recognized it as the freedom to be himself. His father was a Southern Baptist preacher who also managed a steakhouse; Zimmerman became a vegetarian atheist. These days Zimmerman tackles religion, racism, homophobia and fatal tragedy on his journey to finding self-love. He won rave reviews for his recent Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, confirming he’s on the right path.”
- The New York Times, “Nine Shows to Catch at the New York Comedy Festival,”
“With one of the best opening salvoes I’ve witnessed at this festival, Zach Zimmerman has his welcoming spiel down pat, introducing himself as a strapping, gay son of a preacher man from the American Deep South.”
- The Scotsman, Review, 4 Stars
“New Yorker Zach Zimmerman packs a breath-taking number of laughs into his 50-minute slot; delivering a narrative about the relationship with his mother at a speed that leaves no time for stragglers. Not that you want to be left behind by this immediately likeable son of Southern evangelical parents who has the perfect backstory for comedy.
- Broadway Baby, Review, 5 Stars
“Zach Zimmerman subverts his Southern Baptist upbringing in this hour consisting of razor sharp, rapid-fire jokes beginning with his religious upbringing in rural Virginia and his sexual awakening as the school mascot giving flamboyant performances.”
- The Wee Review, Review, 4 Stars
REVIEW: “14 Top Rated, Five-Star Comedy Shows,” Edinburgh Live
LIST: “50 of the Best Jokes at this Year’s Festival,” Edinburgh Evening News
PROFILE: “Zach Zimmerman Is the Sweet, Southern Comedy Shocker We’ve Been Waiting For,” Towelroad
PROFILE: “How a gay man is using comedy to reconcile with his evangelical mom,” Queerty
PROFILE: “TimeOut New York's Comedians to Watch,” TimeOut
INTERVIEW: “Take a Peek at Comedian Zach Zimmerman’s ‘Private Joke Notebook’", Vulture
INTERVIEW: “Zach Zimmerman on Releasing His Own Comedy Album (That His Mom Won’t Listen To),” Vulture
INTERVIEW: “Q&A with Comedian Zach Zimmerman",” The Daily Princetonian