Jake Flores

JAKE FLORES’ MATERIAL HAS GOTTEN HIM RAIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, RETWEETED BY EVERYONE FROM TOM MORELLO TO BETTE MIDLER, AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. HIS STUFF HAS BEEN QUOTED ON CNN BY WOLF BLITZER AND TAUGHT AT YALE. HE HAS APPEARED ON THE MAJORITY REPORT, CHAPO TRAP HOUSE, CUMTOWN, FUN FUN FUN FEST, SXSW, COMEDY CENTRAL’S ROAST BATTLE, COMEDY CELLAR RADIO AND HAS BEEN SHOUTED OUT ON THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE AND THE DOUG STANHOPE PODCAST. HE HAS TOURED AROUND THE COUNTRY AND OPENED FOR DOUG STANHOPE, TIG NOTARO, GREG FITZSIMMONS, JIM NORTON, FELIPE ESPARZA AND PATTON OSWALT. HE’S SIGNED TO STAND UP! RECORDS AND TOURS REGULARLY WHILE NOT RUNNING HIS POPULAR BROOKLYN SHOW, YOKO. PREVIOUSLY THE AUTHOR OF THE OBSERVER’S SATIRE COLUMN “A MILLENNIAL REVIEWS,” HE’S CURRENTLY THE CREATOR AND HOST OF RADICAL POLITICAL COMEDY PODCAST POD DAMN AMERICA. ALL THIS WHILE WORKING AT A RESTAURANT AND LIVING IN A SQUAT WITH NO HEAT. WHAT A COUNTRY.