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title: "Jak Knight: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Jak Knight was an American stand-up comedian and actor, born in Seattle in 1993 and living in Los Angeles. He died in 2022. Stand-up comedy."
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jak-knight.html
updated: 2026-11-13
---

Stand-up comedian · 1993–2022 · Los Angeles, CA

# Jak Knight

## Who Jak Knight is

Jak Knight was an American stand-up comedian and actor, born in Seattle in 1993 and living in Los Angeles. From 2017 he voiced DeVon in the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, and in March 2022 he starred in the Peacock comedy series Bust Down alongside [Langston Kerman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-langston-kerman.html), [Chris Redd](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-redd.html) and [Sam Jay](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-jay.html). He died in 2022.

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## At a glance

**Born**

1993

**Died**

2022

**Based in**

Los Angeles, CA

**From**

Seattle

**On screen**

Big Mouth and Bust Down

## Specials, shows and podcasts

### On screen

- **Big Mouth**
- **Bust Down**

## Comedians like Jak Knight

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.

- [Chris Redd](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-redd.html) also in Bust Down
- [Emmy Blotnick](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-emmy-blotnick.html) also in Bust Down
- [Langston Kerman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-langston-kerman.html) also in Bust Down
- [Sam Jay](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-jay.html) also in Bust Down
- [Joel Kim Booster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joel-kim-booster.html) also in Big Mouth
- [Mitra Jouhari](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mitra-jouhari.html) also in Big Mouth

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## Career timeline

1. **1993** Born
2. **2022** Died

## Questions and answers

### What TV shows and films is Jak Knight in?

Big Mouth and Bust Down.

### Where are they from?

Born in Seattle.

### Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

### How old were they?

They were born in 1993 and died in 2022.

### Who are some comedians like them?

[Chris Redd](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-redd.html) (also in Bust Down), [Emmy Blotnick](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-emmy-blotnick.html) (also in Bust Down), [Langston Kerman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-langston-kerman.html) (also in Bust Down), [Sam Jay](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-jay.html) (also in Bust Down) and [Joel Kim Booster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-joel-kim-booster.html) (also in Big Mouth).

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## The full SUCDb record

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[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jak-knight.html)

### Sources

- [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jak_Knight) American actor and stand-up comedian; voice of DeVon in Big Mouth from 2017; Bust Down in March 2022; lived in Los Angeles; died 14 July 2022
- [Wikidata · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113143303) born 6 November 1993; Seattle
- [Fox 32 Chicago - Jak Knight, stand-up comedian and writer, dead at 28 ↗](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/jak-knight-stand-up-comedian-and-writer-dead-at-28) Stand-up comedian and writer; report of 16 July 2022
- [Chortle — US comic Jak Knight dies at 28 ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/51185/us_comic_jak_knight_dies_at_28) died July 2022 (report of 16 July 2022)

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026