Jake Johannsen
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Jake Johannsen is an American comedian.
Johannsen attended Iowa State University
in the early 1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine
, and then later changing to chemical engineering. He left after three years in college and relocated to San Francisco, California
in order to pursue a career in comedy. Johannsen made his debut at Cobbs Comedy Club in San Francisco, and by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition
.
During the 1990s, Johannsen starred in his own HBO
comedy special, This'll Take About an Hour, which was listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in 1992. In 1994, he was nominated as "Best Male Stand-Up Comedian" for the 1994 American Comedy Awards.
In 2010, Johannsen starred in his second Comedy Special titled I Love You, which aired on Showtime and was directed and produced by The Aristocrats
editor Emery Emery.
Johannsen also was the star headliner of the inaugural Iowa Comedy Festival. Johannsen performed October 16, 2010 at People's Court in downtown Des Moines to cap off the four-day event.
Johannsen is a favorite of David Letterman
and on May 20, 2011 made his 40th appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. He and his wife, actress Belinda Waymouth, have one child.
Johannsen attended Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in the early 1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
, and then later changing to chemical engineering. He left after three years in college and relocated to San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
in order to pursue a career in comedy. Johannsen made his debut at Cobbs Comedy Club in San Francisco, and by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition
San Francisco International Comedy Competition
The San Francisco International Comedy Competition is a stand-up comedy contest held each September in San Francisco, California, and neighboring areas of Northern California....
.
During the 1990s, Johannsen starred in his own HBO
Home Box Office
HBO, short for Home Box Office, is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner. , HBO's programming reaches 28.2 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in America . In addition to its U.S...
comedy special, This'll Take About an Hour, which was listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in 1992. In 1994, he was nominated as "Best Male Stand-Up Comedian" for the 1994 American Comedy Awards.
In 2010, Johannsen starred in his second Comedy Special titled I Love You, which aired on Showtime and was directed and produced by The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats (film)
The Aristocrats is a 2005 documentary film about the famous dirty joke of the same name. It was conceived and produced by comedians Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, edited by Emery Emery, and released to theaters by TH!NKFilm...
editor Emery Emery.
Johannsen also was the star headliner of the inaugural Iowa Comedy Festival. Johannsen performed October 16, 2010 at People's Court in downtown Des Moines to cap off the four-day event.
Johannsen is a favorite of David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
and on May 20, 2011 made his 40th appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. He and his wife, actress Belinda Waymouth, have one child.