Stand-up comedian

Jake Johannsen

Who Jake Johannsen is

Jake Johannsen is a stand-up comedian. He began at an open mike at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, won the 11th Annual San Francisco Stand Up Comedian Competition in 1986, and went on to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman 45 times.

His 1992 HBO special This'll Take About an Hour was named #36 in TV Guide's 100 Greatest Moments in Television and earned an Ace Award nomination for its writing, and he has had further specials on HBO, Showtime and Netflix. He hosted Comedy Central's Two Drink Minimum, appeared in the HBO Young Comedians Special and PBS's Comedy Tonight, and was nominated for Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. He writes the Jake Johannsen Newsletter on Substack.

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Jake Johannsen online

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At a glance

Stand-up specials
This'll Take About an Hour and Specials on Showtime and Netflix
On screen
The Late Show with David Letterman, Two Drink Minimum, HBO Young Comedians Special and 1 more
Next on stage
5 November 2026 — Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Official site
jakethis.com ↗

On stage

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

Stand-up specials

On screen

Comedians like Jake Johannsen

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.

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Questions and answers

Where is Jake Johannsen performing next?

Thursday 5 November 2026, 7:30 PM at Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, then 4 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

This'll Take About an Hour and Specials on Showtime and Netflix.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Late Show with David Letterman, Two Drink Minimum, HBO Young Comedians Special and Comedy Tonight.

Who are some comedians like them?

Tom Rhodes (also in Two Drink Minimum).

Are you Jake Johannsen?

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The full SUCDb record

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Sources

Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026