Al Jackson
Who Al Jackson is
Al Jackson is a stand-up comedian, television host, writer and actor from Cleveland, based in Los Angeles, who began his comedy career while working as a middle-school teacher in Miami. He is best known for his half-hour special Comedy Central Presents: Al Jackson, as the host of more than 100 episodes of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series Officially Amazing, and as a co-host of the daily national talk show Daily Blast Live.
He has appeared twice on NBC's Last Comic Standing and on Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, HBO's 2 Dope Queens, FXX's Legit and all sixteen episodes of truTV's How To Be A Grown Up, hosted Fox's syndicated travel show Awesome Adventures and wrote for truTV's Upload with Shaquille O'Neal. A weekly contributor to the Bob & Tom Show and co-host of the podcast Al Jackson and Frank Caliendo Try and Be Serious, he was voted one of the Best of the Fest at Montreal's Just For Laughs in 2011.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents
- Podcasts
- Al Jackson and Frank Caliendo Try and Be Serious
- On screen
- Officially Amazing, Daily Blast Live, Last Comic Standing and 8 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central
On screen
- Officially Amazing host, BBC
- Daily Blast Live co-host
- Last Comic Standing two appearances, NBC
- Comedy Underground with Dave Attell Comedy Central
- John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show Comedy Central
- Legit FXX
- How To Be A Grown Up truTV
- Awesome Adventures host, Fox
- Upload with Shaquille O'Neal writer, truTV
- Made coach, MTV
- 2 Dope Queens HBO
Podcasts
- Al Jackson and Frank Caliendo Try and Be Serious co-host
Comedians like Al Jackson
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Sheng Wang also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
- Hampton Yount also in Upload with Shaquille O'Neal
- Jesse Joyce also in Comedy Underground with Dave Attell
- April Macie also in Comedy Underground with Dave Attell
- Eddie Ifft also in Legit
- Joe Zimmerman also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
- Lachlan Patterson also in Legit
- Phoebe Robinson also in 2 Dope Queens
Questions and answers
Where is Al Jackson performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central Presents.
What podcast do they host?
Al Jackson and Frank Caliendo Try and Be Serious.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Officially Amazing, Daily Blast Live, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show and Legit, among 11 credits.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Sheng Wang (also in John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show), Hampton Yount (also in Upload with Shaquille O'Neal), Jesse Joyce (also in Comedy Underground with Dave Attell), April Macie (also in Comedy Underground with Dave Attell) and Eddie Ifft (also in Legit).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- The Laugh Factory ↗ A Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer and TV/radio personality; Comedy Central Presents: Al Jackson; host of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series…
- Funny Business Agency ↗ 2019: his daily national talk show Daily Blast Live renewed for a third season; stand-up on HBO's 2 Dope Queens; a weekly contributor to the Bob and Tom…
- Comedy Works · comedyworks.com ↗ Comedy Works Downtown, Denver, 21 September 2022: an American television host, comedian and actor; co-host of Daily Blast Live, in its fourth season; weekly…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026