Patton Oswalt at Paramount Theatre Seattle

In the late-1980s, Patton Oswalt began his career performing stand-up on his local comedy circuit, and by the early-1990s, he had started writing for MADtv. In 1994, he made his TV acting debut on an episode of Seinfeld, and he made his film debut in the military comedy film Down Periscope in 1996 – the same year he recorded his first comedy special for HBO. Two years later, Oswalt was cast in his most notable and long standing role as Spence Olchin in King of Queens, which he played for nine years. After finishing King of Queens in 2007, he had his first starring film role as the voice of Remy the Rat in the Pixar film Ratatouille, and in 2011, he co-starred with Charlize Theron in the film Young Adult. He has continued to have notable roles in film and television over the years, including a stint as multiple identical brothers, the Koenigs, on the Marvel television program Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (2014–2017), and as the voice of the title character in the crime comedy series Happy! (2017–2019). He currently narrates the sitcom The Goldbergs(2013–present) as the adult Adam F. Goldberg, stars in the 2017 revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and co-stars as Principal Ralph Durbin on A.P. Bio (2018–present). To date, he has released six comedy specials, and for his work he has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).