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Jake Flores

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For the American martial artist, see Jacob Flores. For the Filipino TV actor, see Jace Flores.

Jake Flores
Born1986/1987 (age 39–40)[1]
San Antonio, Texas
💼 Occupation
Stand-up comedian, podcaster
📆 Years active  2005–present

Jake Flores is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.

Early life

Flores was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Houston.[citation needed] His father is Hispanic; his mother, who is white, is originally from the Midwest.[2][3][4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Flores began performing comedy in Austin, Texas, when he was 19.[1][5][6][7][8] In 2007, he performed in the finals of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity contest.[9] He moved to Brooklyn, New York, at age 27.[6][10][11]

Flores identifies as politically left.[4][12] He received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security.[7][13][14] Flores was interviewed about the incident on several podcasts[3][4][9] and discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen.[15]

He has performed at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest,[16] SXSW,[17] The Fest in Gainesville, Florida,[17] Moontower Comedy Festival,[6] New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest,[18] the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle,[6][19] and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV.[20][21][1]

He has written for The New York Observer,[22] Cracked,[23] and the New York Times,[24] and has contributed to Vice.[25]

Albums

He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.[15] Both albums were met with mixed reviews.[26]

Podcasts

Flores has been involved in several podcasts. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians.[21][27]

In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?” .[28][29]

He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18.[6][30]

He appeared on several episodes of Cum Town before having a falling out with host Nick Mullen.[31]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gomez, Adrian (February 8, 2019). "Making it look so easy: Comedians Jake Flores and Mishka Shubaly create an interesting show comedy". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "WYG#85 Jake Flores". Who's Your God? A Comedy and Religion Podcast! (Podcast). February 28, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Virgil Texas, Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Felix Biederman (May 13, 2018). "Episode 210 - ICE to See You feat. Jake Flores". Chapo Trap House (Podcast). Retrieved December 8, 2021.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)[self-published]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jake Flores, Chloe Hilliard, and Wil Sylvince". The Comedy Cellar: Live From the Table (Podcast). June 29, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ Tristan Miller (April 9, 2020). "Jake Flores". Positive and Negative (Podcast). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Lopez, Valerie; Goodwin, Richard (June 9, 2017). "Jake Flores: Confidently Unconfident". ComedyWham. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jones Kraft, Brian (January 28, 2019). "Political Dementia: An Interview with Jake Flores of Pod Damn America and the Yoko". Bushwick Daily. Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ Brenner, Wayne Alan (December 31, 2010). "The Ups and Downs of Comedy". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Inside Zero Books #71: Comedian Jake Flores' visit from Homeland Security". Inside Zero Books (Podcast). May 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Rodrigues, Ashwin (April 22, 2020). "Live Comedy Went Online, and the Hecklers Followed". Vice. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ Reager, J.D. (May 28, 2014). "The Price Is Right's Skateboard Rabbi". Memphis Flyer. Memphis, Tennessee. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  12. ↑ Duncan Trussell (April 29, 2021). "Episode 433: Jake Flores". The Duncan Trussell Family Hour (Podcast). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  13. ↑ Krueger, Katherine (May 10, 2018). "The Brooklyn Comedian Whose Joke About ICE Got Him a Visit From Homeland Security". Splinter News. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ Nolan Brown, Elizabeth (May 14, 2018). "Comic Says ICE Raided His Home Over Twitter Joke About Cultural Appropriation". Reason. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lanoie, Richard (October 26, 2021). "Jake Flores – Bad Omen". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  16. ↑ Roe, Dale (November 6, 2014). "FFF scheduled comedy for you and it was (almost) all yellow". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Bio: Jake Flores". The Fest. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Cathcart, Olivia (September 3, 2014). "Sean O'Connor, The Grawlix and more headline Hell Yes Fest 2014". Laugh Button. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  19. ↑ Hawthorne, Amy (June 17, 2016). "Roast Battle Goes From Big to Giant: Finals Will Air Live From Montreal Just For Laughs". The Interrobang. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  20. ↑ Solis, Marie (April 2, 2020). "The Revolution Might Be Televised". Vice. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Knibbs, Kate (March 3, 2020). "A 'Netflix for the 99 Percent' Enters the Streaming Wars". Wired. San Francisco, California. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Jake Flores". The New York Observer. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  23. ↑ "jakeFlores". Cracked.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  24. ↑ Flores, Jake (May 28, 2016). "My Adventures in Going Viral". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  25. ↑ Androsky, Josh (June 26, 2013). "Scenes from the Pro-Choice Chaos at the Texas Capitol". Vice. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  26. ↑ Lanoie, Richard (April 9, 2018). "Jake Flores – Humors". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Pod Damn America". Pod Damn America. Retrieved December 8, 2021.[self-published]
  28. ↑ Diez, Luisa (December 21, 2019). "The Best Comedy Clubs and Producers Share Their Best In Comedy 2019". The Interrobang. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Why You Mad? Pod". Why You Mad? Pod. Retrieved December 8, 2021.[self-published]
  30. ↑ "Mr. Cleo: A Comedy Podcast". Mr. Cleo. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  31. ↑ Ep. 43 - The REAL Original Cum Boys, retrieved 2024-01-25

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