Jay Larson

Jason "Jay" Larson is an American comedian, actor and writer who grew up in Stoneham, Massachusetts, the youngest of four children raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended Saint Anselm College, where he played on the baseball team and appeared in a school production of "Fiddler on the Roof," graduating with a degree in English in 1999. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles to pursue writing and acting.

Larson began performing stand-up comedy in Los Angeles in 2001 and became a paid regular at The Comedy Store in 2004. The following year he was featured as one of the "New Faces" at the Montreal Comedy Festival and made his first appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." In 2011 he had a half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central. From 2012 to 2018 he co-hosted the comedy podcast "The CrabFeast" with comedian Ryan Sickler, and in 2014 he co-hosted two seasons of the Esquire Network series "Best Bars in America." His personal story "Wrong Number" was featured on "This American Life" in 2016. Larson has also appeared on screen, including as a limo driver in the third season of "Twin Peaks" on Showtime in 2017. He currently resides in Los Angeles.