Jake Flores

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

Jake Flores
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)[1]
San Antonio, Texas
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, podcaster
Years activec. 2005-present
Websitewww.feraljokes.com

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.[2] 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 himself as politically left.[4][12] Flores received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security.[7][13] The incident was written about in publications including Reason, an American libertarian monthly magazine and The New York Post,[14] an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City . Flores was interviewed about the incident on several podcasts.[3][4][9][15] He also discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen.[16]

He has performed across the U.S.,[1] and at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest,[17] SXSW,[18] The Fest in Gainesville, Florida,[18] Moontower Comedy Festival,[6] New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest,[19] the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle,[6][20] and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV.[21][22]

He has written for The New York Observer,[23] Cracked,[24]and the New York Times,[25] and has contributed to the alternative punk magazine, Vice .[26]

Albums

He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.[16] Both albums were met with mixed reviews."[27]

Podcasts

Flores has been involved in several podcasts, including several appearances on the alt comedy podcast “Cum Town”, and hosts one of his own. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians.[22][28]

In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?” .[29][30]

He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18.[6][31]

He appeared on several episodes of Cum Town before having a falling out with host Nick Mullen.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "WYG#85 Jake Flores". Who's Your God? A Comedy and Religion Podcast! (Podcast). February 28, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b 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.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[self-published]
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e Lopez, Valerie; Goodwin, Richard (June 9, 2017). "Jake Flores: Confidently Unconfident". ComedyWham. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ Will Carey (July 29, 2019). "Episode 104 - Jake Flores". Between Awesome and Disaster with Will Carey (Podcast). Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Lanoie, Richard (October 26, 2021). "Jake Flores – Bad Omen". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ a b "Bio: Jake Flores". The Fest. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  19. ^ Cathcart, Olivia (September 3, 2014). "Sean O'Connor, The Grawlix and more headline Hell Yes Fest 2014". Laugh Button. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Solis, Marie (April 2, 2020). "The Revolution Might Be Televised". Vice. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  22. ^ a b Knibbs, Kate (March 3, 2020). "A 'Netflix for the 99 Percent' Enters the Streaming Wars". Wired. San Francisco, California. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  23. ^ "Jake Flores". The New York Observer. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  24. ^ "jakeFlores". Cracked.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  25. ^ Flores, Jake (May 28, 2016). "My Adventures in Going Viral". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  26. ^ Androsky, Josh (June 26, 2013). "Scenes from the Pro-Choice Chaos at the Texas Capitol". Vice. New York City. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  27. ^ Lanoie, Richard (April 9, 2018). "Jake Flores – Humors". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  28. ^ "Pod Damn America". Pod Damn America. Retrieved December 8, 2021.[self-published]
  29. ^ Diez, Luisa (December 21, 2019). "The Best Comedy Clubs and Producers Share Their Best In Comedy 2019". The Interrobang. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  30. ^ "Why You Mad? Pod". Why You Mad? Pod. Retrieved December 8, 2021.[self-published]
  31. ^ "Mr. Cleo: A Comedy Podcast". Mr. Cleo. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  32. ^ Ep. 43 - The REAL Original Cum Boys, retrieved January 25, 2024