Retha Jones
Who Retha Jones is
Retha Jones is a stand-up comedian and a native of Los Angeles who worked as a model and actress before her comedy career began on tour with Shelly Garrett's hit stage play Beauty Shop. She has performed on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View and Comedy Central's Premium Blend, was one of the Season 5 semi-finalists of NBC's Last Comic Standing, and has been a featured guest on ABC's The View. Jones won the first California Comedy Festival and California's Funniest Female Contest and was first runner-up in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. Dry Bar Comedy's official YouTube channel carries her clean set This Is Why My Boyfriend Became My Ex-boyfriend.
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At a glance
- From
- Los Angeles
- Podcasts
- The Tavis Smiley Show
- On screen
- Def Comedy Jam, Comic View, Premium Blend and 2 more
- Official site
- rethajones.com ↗
Is Retha Jones on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Retha Jones has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: rethajones.com ↗.
Last checked 3 November 2026.
Is Retha Jones coming to my town?
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Def Comedy Jam HBO
- Comic View BET
- Premium Blend Comedy Central
- Last Comic Standing Season 5 semi-finalist, NBC
- The View featured guest, ABC
Podcasts
- The Tavis Smiley Show Friday Comedy, NPR, 2004
Watch Retha Jones
Clean stand-up clips
A clip from official channels, kept to PG-13.
- This is Why My Boyfriend Became My Ex-boyfriend Dry Bar Comedy · 8:41 · 25 May 2026
Booking Retha Jones
Comedians like Retha Jones
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.
- Guy Torry also in Comic View
- Leighann Lord also in The View
- Billy D. Washington also in Def Comedy Jam
- Buddy Lewis also in Comic View
- Joseph Anthony also in The View
- Lester Barrie also in Comic View
- Mystro Clark also in Comic View
- Vince Morris also in Comic View
Their stand-up
Before she turned to comedy, Jones was an athlete as well as a model, and on 22 October 2004 she was the comic in the Friday Comedy spot on NPR's The Tavis Smiley Show.
After touring with Beauty Shop she took to the comedy club circuit, playing clubs and venues across the United States, and Sherri Shepherd invited her onto ABC's The View to showcase her comedy.
Questions and answers
Where is Retha Jones performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: rethajones.com ↗.
What podcasts have they been on?
The Tavis Smiley Show.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Def Comedy Jam (HBO), Comic View (BET), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), Last Comic Standing (Season 5 semi-finalist, NBC) and The View (featured guest, ABC).
Where is Retha Jones from?
A native of Los Angeles.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Guy Torry (also in Comic View), Leighann Lord (also in The View), Billy D. Washington (also in Def Comedy Jam), Buddy Lewis (also in Comic View) and Joseph Anthony (also in The View).
Are you Retha Jones?
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Sources
- Laugh Factory · laughfactory.com ↗ A native of Los Angeles; a model and actress whose comedy career began after touring with Shelly Garrett's hit stage play Beauty Shop; HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, Comedy Central's Premium Blend; one of the Season 5 semi-finalists of NBC's Last Comic Standing; a featured guest on ABC's The View; winner of…
- Official site ↗ Ms. Retha Jones: Laughter is My Language; a contact form (as of 27 October 2026)
- Dry Bar Comedy — This Is Why My Boyfriend Became My Ex-boyfriend | Retha Jones Stand-Up Comedy (YouTube) ↗ A nine-minute clean stand-up set by Retha Jones on Dry Bar Comedy's official YouTube channel, put up on 25 May 2026 (as of 27 October 2026)
- NPR — Friday Comedy: Retha Jones (The Tavis Smiley Show, 22 October 2004) ↗ Comic Retha Jones featured in the Friday Comedy segment of The Tavis Smiley Show on 22 October 2004; an athlete and a model before she turned to comedy (as of 27 October 2026)
Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 27 October 2026