A comedian, actor, and writer, Cole Escola is one of the 2014 OUT 100 and Time Out New York 's Top Ten Downtown Cabaret Performers. Escola costars on the hit show Difficult People . He was also cocreator, writer, and star of the lo-fi cult-hit TV show Jeffery & Cole Casserole on Logo. Other TV appearances include Nurse Jackie , Law & Order , Smash, and Watch What Happens . Escola originated the role of Bridget Everett's fetus in "Rock Bottom" for The Public Theater in a performance Variety referred to as "heroic." An alum of the 2015 CBS Diversity Showcase, his monthly solo sketch comedy show, "The First Gay President," has sold out every performance and generated buzz and praise from the likes of PAPER magazine and Lena Dunham.