Jay Black
Who Jay Black is
Jay Black is a stand-up comedian, screenwriter and producer from New Jersey who taught high school English before leaving the classroom for stand-up. He has played nearly 1,000 universities and has been named College Comedian of the Year three times and College Performer of the Year, has headlined stages from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to the Tropicana in Atlantic City, has been a regular opening act for Kevin Nealon, and toured Europe as host of the U.S. Army's I Am Strong tour.
With his writing partner, director Brian Herzlinger, he has written and produced films including How Sweet It Is with Joe Piscopo, Meet My Valentine with Scott Wolf, the holiday film Love Always, Santa and the thriller Psycho Storm Chaser. His albums are Press "F" to Pay Respects (Helium Comedy Records, 2020) and I Don't Want to Be Here Either. (2021), whose track My Wife Doesn't Do That was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in February 2023.
At a glance
- Albums
- Press "F" to Pay Respects and I Don't Want to Be Here Either.
- On screen
- How Sweet It Is, Meet My Valentine, Love Always, Santa and 1 more
- Official site
- jayblack.tv ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jayblack.tv ↗.
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
- Press "F" to Pay Respects Helium Comedy Records, 2020
- I Don't Want to Be Here Either. Bojo Entertainment, 2021
On screen
- How Sweet It Is co-writer, film, 2013
- Meet My Valentine writer, producer and actor, film
- Love Always, Santa writer and producer, film
- Psycho Storm Chaser writer and producer, film
Career timeline
- 2013How Sweet It Is (co-writer, film, 2013) On screen
- 2020Press "F" to Pay Respects (Helium Comedy Records, 2020) Album
- 2021I Don't Want to Be Here Either. (Bojo Entertainment, 2021) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Jay Black performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jayblack.tv ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
How Sweet It Is, Meet My Valentine, Love Always, Santa and Psycho Storm Chaser.
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 (Bio) ↗ Traded a high school English classroom for a microphone; a nationally touring headliner; the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the Tropicana in Atlantic City; a…
- Official site (home) ↗ A nationally touring stand-up comedian and screenwriter from New Jersey; a former high school English teacher; films for Hallmark and Lifetime; Showtime, NBC…
- The Mary Sue - (Nearly) 1,000 Miles With Comedian Jay Black ↗ Glen Tickle, 10 February 2014: a full-time working comedian; shows with Kevin Nealon; in 2013 'College Comedian of the Year' and 'College Performer of the…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Jay Black albums ↗ Press 'F' To Pay Respects (6 May 2020, (P) Helium Comedy Records); I Don't Want to Be Here Either. (27 November 2021, (P) Bojo Entertainment), tracks…
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 18 February 2023) ↗ My Wife Doesn't Do That, Jay Black, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 15 February 2023 (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026