NEW YORK – Jordan Firstman needs a vacation.
The irreverent multihyphenate is struggling to come down after a prolific 2025: releasing comedy album “Secrets”; directing his first feature film, “Club Kid;” and appearing in Season 2 of FX’s since-canceled “The English Teacher.” Most notably, he’s broken through as part of HBO’s hustle culture comedy “I Love LA,” which wraps its inaugural season Sunday (10:30 pm ET/PT).
“I’m in my work era. I feel very stimulated,” Firstman, 34, says brightly during a sit-down early this month. “I definitely want to take a week off, and I need to figure out what the best use of my time is. Half of me wants to go to Korea and get a new face, and then the other half is like, ‘I should sleep.’ Two very ‘I Love LA’ problems!”
Created by Rachel Sennott, “I Love LA” follows an aspiring talent manager named Maia (Sennott) as she tries to wrangle her chaotic influencer bestie, Tallulah (Odessa A’zion). Firstman plays millennial stylist Charlie, who pals around with the girls when he’s not contending with New Age pop stars or an ex-boyfriend’s sex tapes.
Throughout his career, Firstman has been sent his share of scripts with “offensive, poorly written gay characters.” But he’s grateful that Sennott, a close friend, entrusted him with someone “complicated” like Charlie, who’s forced to confront himself and what his priorities are.
