[4] His work on Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool won him an Emmy in 2019.
[6][7] He graduated from Westview High School, and subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Portland State University.
[8] His sister, psychologist and nutritionist Dr. Alisa Karmel, is the coauthor of his book, T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People.
[9] Karmel trained at the Los Angeles improv company The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade.
[10] He made his late night debut in 2014 on TBS' Conan,[11] and was also in 2014 featured on Comedy Central's Adam DeVine's House Party Season 2.