Erin Jackson
Who Erin Jackson is
Erin Jackson is a New York City stand-up comedian and television writer, a fixture in the city's comedy clubs, who made her Netflix debut on the second season of Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready. She has written for Netflix's The Upshaws, has appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Last Comic Standing and Hulu's Life & Beth, and co-hosted three seasons of the panel series Exhale on ASPiRE. Her comedy album Grudgery debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart, and she is a graduate of Howard University.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Came up through
- Last Comic Standing
- Albums
- Grudgery
- On screen
- Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, The Upshaws, Late Night with Seth Meyers and 6 more
- Next on stage
- 12 November 2026 — New York Comedy Club, New York, NY
On stage
- Thursday 12 November 2026, 9:15 PM — with Mia Jackson (What's in a Name? Presented by the New York Comedy Festival) at New York Comedy Club, New York, NY · the listing ↗
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Grudgery
On screen
- Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready stand-up, season 2, Netflix
- The Upshaws writer, Netflix
- Late Night with Seth Meyers stand-up
- Conan stand-up
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- This Week at the Comedy Cellar stand-up, Comedy Central
- Last Comic Standing NBC
- Life & Beth Hulu
- Exhale co-host, three seasons, ASPiRE
Where they got their start
- Last Comic Standing on the show
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:
Comedians like Erin 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.
- Mia Jackson on the same bill, 12 November 2026
- Carmen Lynch also in Life & Beth
- Harrison Greenbaum also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Joe Zimmerman also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Adrienne Iapalucci also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Sarah Tollemache also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
- Amy Schumer also in Life & Beth
- Pete Lee also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar
Questions about Erin Jackson
Where is Erin Jackson performing next?
Thursday 12 November 2026, 9:15 PM — with Mia Jackson (What's in a Name? Presented by the New York Comedy Festival) at New York Comedy Club, New York, NY. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, The Upshaws, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Conan, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and This Week at the Comedy Cellar, among 9 credits.
Where did they get their start?
Last Comic Standing (on the show).
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Mia Jackson (on the same bill, 12 November 2026), Carmen Lynch (also in Life & Beth), Harrison Greenbaum (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar), Joe Zimmerman (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar) and Adrienne Iapalucci (also in This Week at the Comedy Cellar).
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
- New York Comedy Club — Erin Jackson ↗ The club's bio for her (same career story); social handle @ejthecomic
- New York Comedy Club — What's in a Name? (New York Comedy Festival), 12 November 2026 ↗ Stand-up showcase with Erin Maguire, Erin Jackson and Mia Jackson, 12 November 2026, 9:15 p.m., presented by the New York Comedy Festival
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026