Jason Kanter
Who Jason Kanter is
Jason Kanter is a stand-up comic, actor and writer whose act runs on dark wit and gallows humour, and who has performed across the country in comedy clubs of hundreds, theatres of thousands and bars of a half-dozen. He has made multiple appearances on Gotham Comedy Live, played the New York Comedy Festival and appeared on the Travel Channel's Bert the Conqueror, with small roles in shows on Netflix, HBO, Showtime, CBS and NBC. He has been heard on SiriusXM and The Bennington Show and on podcasts including You Know What Dude and Tuesdays with Stories, and his track Prime Liver was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in September 2023.
At a glance
- Albums
- The Check Spot, Vol. 2, Gotham Live, Vol. 5 and Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 41
- Podcasts
- The Bennington Show, The Artie Lange Show, The Anthony Cumia Show and 2 more
- On screen
- Gotham Comedy Live and Bert the Conqueror
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
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
- The Check Spot, Vol. 2 compilation, You Lucky Dog Productions, 2018
- Gotham Live, Vol. 5 compilation, The Laugh Button Records, 2024
- Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 41 compilation, Ruckus Comedy, 2025
On screen
- Gotham Comedy Live
- Bert the Conqueror Travel Channel
Podcasts
- The Bennington Show guest
- The Artie Lange Show guest
- The Anthony Cumia Show guest
- You Know What Dude guest
- Tuesdays with Stories guest
Comedians like Jason Kanter
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.
- Artie Lange also on The Artie Lange Show
- Bert Kreischer also in Bert the Conqueror
- Dave Landau also on The Anthony Cumia Show
- Joe List also on Tuesdays with Stories
- Mark Normand also on Tuesdays with Stories
- Robert Kelly also on You Know What Dude
Their stand-up
Jason Kanter has also played Skankfest, and his sets appear on The Check Spot and Gotham Comedy Live compilation albums.
Career timeline
- 2018The Check Spot, Vol. 2 (compilation, You Lucky Dog Productions, 2018) Album
- 2024Gotham Live, Vol. 5 (compilation, The Laugh Button Records, 2024) Album
- 2025Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live, Vol. 41 (compilation, Ruckus Comedy, 2025) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Jason Kanter performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What podcasts have they been on?
The Bennington Show, The Artie Lange Show, The Anthony Cumia Show, You Know What Dude and Tuesdays with Stories.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Gotham Comedy Live and Bert the Conqueror.
Who are some comedians like them?
Artie Lange (also on The Artie Lange Show), Bert Kreischer (also in Bert the Conqueror), Dave Landau (also on The Anthony Cumia Show), Joe List (also on Tuesdays with Stories) and Mark Normand (also on Tuesdays with Stories).
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 ↗ A stand-up comic, actor, writer and grinning messenger of dark witticisms and gallows humor; comedy clubs of hundreds, theaters of thousands and bars of a…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes search) - The Check Spot, Vol. 2 ↗ 'Jason Kanter Intro', a track on The Check Spot, Vol. 2 (Emma Willmann, 8 January 2018) (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 27 September 2023) ↗ Prime Liver, Jason Kanter, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 27 September 2023 (UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue — Jason Kanter compilations ↗ The Check Spot, Vol. 2 (You Lucky Dog Productions, 2018); Gotham Live, Vol. 5 (The Laugh Button Records, 2024); Ruckus Comedy Presents: Gotham Comedy Live,…
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026