Jacob Samuel
Who Jacob Samuel is
Jacob Samuel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, cartoonist and writer based in Vancouver whose debut album, Horse Power, won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year in 2021. His stand-up has been seen on CBC Television, The Comedy Network, Crave and CBC Gem and heard on CBC Radio's The Debaters and SiriusXM, and he has played Montreal's Just for Laughs and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival several times. A single-panel cartoonist published in The New Yorker, he has two books of cartoons, I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book (2012) and Slinky Hell (2017). In March 2026 he was one of the 100 most-played acts on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel.
At a glance
- Based in
- Vancouver, BC
- Albums
- Horse Power and JFL NorthWest Best of the West
- Books
- I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book and Slinky Hell
- On screen
- CBC Television, The Comedy Network, Crave and 2 more
- Official site
- byjacobsamuel.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: byjacobsamuel.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Horse Power
- JFL NorthWest Best of the West compilation, 2018
On screen
- CBC Television
- The Comedy Network
- Crave
- CBC Gem
- The Debaters CBC Radio
Books and writing
- I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book book, 2012
- Slinky Hell book, 2017
Comedians like Jacob Samuel
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.
- Bryan O'Gorman also in The Comedy Network
- Katie-Ellen Humphries also in The Debaters
Their stand-up
His Juno-winning album Horse Power was released by 800 Pound Gorilla Records in 2020.
Career timeline
- 2012I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book (book, 2012) Book
- 2017Slinky Hell (book, 2017) Book
- 2018JFL NorthWest Best of the West (compilation, 2018) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Jacob Samuel performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: byjacobsamuel.com ↗.
Have they written a book?
Yes:I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book and Slinky Hell.
What TV shows and films are they in?
CBC Television, The Comedy Network, Crave, CBC Gem and The Debaters.
Where are they based?
Vancouver, BC, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Bryan O'Gorman (also in The Comedy Network) and Katie-Ellen Humphries (also in The Debaters).
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
- Official site ↗ Award-winning Canadian stand-up comic, cartoonist and writer based in Vancouver, BC; TV on CBC Television, The Comedy Network, Crave and CBC Gem; on radio on…
- Official site (Cartoons & Books) ↗ Slinky Hell (2017); I Can't Believe We Had To Die Just To Make This Pointless Book (2012) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Stand Up for Standup - SiriusXM (the channel's 100 most-played acts, March 2026) ↗ Data from XMPlaylist: the 100 most-played acts of March 2026, the last full month before Raw Comedy became Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio; Jacob Samuel…
- Album · byjacobsamuel.com ↗ Horse Power (2020), © 800 Pound Gorilla Records, winner of the 2021 Juno Award; JFL Northwest Best of the West compilation (2018) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple catalogue — Horse Power ↗ Horse Power by Jacob Samuel, ℗ 2020 800 Pound Gorilla Records (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026