Jay Hollingsworth
Also known as Big Irish Jay
Who Jay Hollingsworth is
Jay Hollingsworth, known on stage as Big Irish Jay, is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from the Pacific Northwest who moved east and honed his craft on the stages of Boston. His 'charmingly brutal' style won him first place in the March Comedy Madness competition and The Best of Boston, and he was a finalist in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition.
A regular in sketches for Russell Simmons' All Def Digital, he has also appeared on Amazon's Laugh After Dark, and his clips have drawn more than 150 million views online. He has been a guest on podcasts including Robert Kelly's You Know What Dude, Greg Fitzsimmons' Fitzdog Radio, Doug Loves Movies and The Benson Interruption, and his track Black For One Day was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in September 2024.
At a glance
- Albums
- Jokes I Don't Want to Do Anymore and Green Monster
- On screen
- All Def Digital and Laugh After Dark
- Official site
- bigirishjay.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: bigirishjay.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
- Jokes I Don't Want to Do Anymore 2013
- Green Monster Laugh After Dark Entertainment, 2025
On screen
- All Def Digital sketches
- Laugh After Dark Amazon
Comedians like Jay Hollingsworth
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.
- Dave Yates also in Laugh After Dark
- Jack Assadourian Jr. also in Laugh After Dark
Questions and answers
Where is Jay Hollingsworth performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: bigirishjay.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
All Def Digital and Laugh After Dark.
Who are some comedians like them?
Dave Yates (also in Laugh After Dark) and Jack Assadourian Jr. (also in Laugh After Dark).
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 (Internet Archive capture, 16 June 2026) ↗ Hollingsworth, 'Big Irish Jay': a stand-up comedian, actor and writer, originally from the Pacific Northwest, who honed his craft on the stages of Boston;…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ 'Big Irish' Jay Hollingsworth, a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from the Pacific Northwest who honed his craft in Boston; first place in the March…
- The Laugh Factory ↗ 'Big Irish' Jay Hollingsworth, one of the hardest working comedians in the country; Boston; March Comedy Madness and The Best of Boston; a regular in…
- xmplaylist - Raw Comedy recent plays (Internet Archive capture, 27 September 2024) ↗ Black For One Day, Big Irish Jay, played on Raw Comedy on 27 September 2024 (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music catalogue ↗ Jokes I Don't Want to Do Anymore (13 December 2013); Green Monster (Laugh After Dark Entertainment, 17 March 2025) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026