JAY JURDEN
COMEDIAN. WRITER. ACTOR.
TELEVISION
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (COLD OPEN)
HIGH MAINTENANCE, HBO
FESTIVALS
JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL
NEW FACES 2019
NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL, 2019
BIG PINE COMEDY FESTIVAL, 2019
LAUGHING SKULL FESTIVAL, 2019
STAND UP NBC
FINALIST 2018
MANHATTAN COMEDY FESTIVAL
BEST LGBTQ COMIC
COMEDY MOB STANDUP FESTIVAL
1ST PLACE WINNER
COMMERCIALS
PANTENE #BEAUTIFUL LGBTQ CAMPAIGN
DIGITAL
JAY JURDEN Y'ALL, DIGITAL ALBUM
COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP
WRITER
“DARREN KNIGHT: A CAUTIONARY TALE”
FEATURED IN VULTURE AUGUST 2018
“ADAM RIPPON IS THE WINTER OLYMPICS 2018 HERO WE NEED.”
FEATURED IN TEEN VOGUE FEBRUARY 2018
“9 RESPONSES TO ‘WHAT ABOUT CHICAGO?’” FEATURED IN THE NEW YORKER OCTOBER 2017
“KNEELERS WITH ATTITUDE”
FEATURED IN THE NEW YORKER OCTOBER 2017
“13 THINGS BLACK FOLKS ENJOY MORE THAN DONALD TRUMP”
FEATURED IN MCSWEENEY’S MARCH 2017
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
BA ENGLISH, DRAMATIC LIT, CLASS OF 2010
BFA THEATRE, ACTING, CLASS OF 2012
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
MFA THEATRE, ACTING, CLASS OF 2015

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