Jay Jurden
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Jay Jurden

Who Jay Jurden is

American stand-up comedian, writer and actor raised in Jackson, Mississippi, and based in New York, whose material draws on being Black, queer and Southern. His debut album Jay Jurden, Y'all (2020) debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, and his debut hour Yes Ma'am, directed by Brian Volk-Weiss for Comedy Dynamics, began streaming on Hulu on 7 November 2025. He has done stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon three times and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and was a staff writer on Apple TV+'s The Problem with Jon Stewart.

At a glance

Based in
New York, NY
Stand-up specials
Yes Ma'am
Albums
Jay Jurden, Y'all
On screen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and 2 more
Next on stage
11 November 2026 — Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA
Official site
jayjurden.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

Albums

On screen

Comedians like Jay Jurden

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Career timeline

  1. 2019The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (stand-up, three appearances from 2019) On screen
  2. 2020Jay Jurden, Y'all (2020) Album
  3. 2022The Late Late Show with James Corden (2022) On screen
  4. 2025Yes Ma'am (2025, Hulu) Special

Questions about Jay Jurden

Where is Jay Jurden performing next?

Wednesday 11 November 2026, 8:00 PM at Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA, then 10 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?

Yes Ma'am.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Problem with Jon Stewart and High Maintenance.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Caitlin Peluffo (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden), Fumi Abe (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden), Sarah Tollemache (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden), Steven Rogers (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden) and Michael Palascak (also in The Late Late Show with James Corden).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026