Peter Funt

Peter Funt is an author, TV host and columnist, continuing the Funt Family tradition of making people smile.

In addition to hosting the landmark series “Candid Camera,” Peter’s op-ed columns appear regularly in many major newspapers. His writing and public appearances contain the same pointed social observations that have made “Candid Camera” popular since its invention by Peter’s dad, Allen, in 1947.

In "Playing POTUS," Peter takes an entertaining and probing look at how comedic impressions of U.S. presidents evolved

over six decades, and their impact on real-life politics.

Peter’s hilarious tell-some memoir, "Self-Amused," recounts a lifetime of surprises—both on-camera and off.

Peter received his degree in journalism from the University of Denver. He returned to the Denver campus to

be honored as a Master Scholar in Arts and Humanities, and delivered the keynote at the annual Alumni

Symposium. He is a past winner of the Silurian's Award for radio news reporting, for his ABC News coverage of racial

disturbances in Asbury Park, N.J., and a recipient of the Angel Award for television.

His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune.