Jake Flores
American stand-up comedian and podcaster
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| Intro | American stand-up comedian and podcaster | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Comedian | |
| Work field | Humor | |
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Biography
Jake Flores is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster from Texas now living in New York City. 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. His father is a first generation Mexican immigrant; his mother, who is white, is originally from the Midwest.
Career
Stand-up comedy
Flores began performing comedy in Austin, Texas, when he was 19, after dropping out of the University of Texas at Austin. In 2007, he performed in the finals of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity contest. He moved to Brooklyn, New York, at age 27.
Flores identifies himself as politically left. Flores received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security. The incident was written about in publications including Reason and The New York Post, and Flores was interviewed about it on several podcasts including Chapo Trap House. He also discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen.
He has performed across the U.S., and at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest, SXSW, The Fest in Gainesville, Florida, Moontower Comedy Festival, New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest, the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle, and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV.
He has written for The New York Observer, Cracked, and the New York Times, and has contributed to Vice .
Albums
He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.Both albums were met with mixed reviews."
Podcasts
Flores has been involved in several podcasts, and hosts one of his own. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians.
In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?” .
He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18.
Discography
- Jake Flores, Humours (Stand Up! Records, 2014)
- Jake Flores, Bad Omen (Stand Up! Records, 2021)