Jason Love (comedian)

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Jason Love at Fox Theater in Tucson, Arizona. March 2020.

Jason Love is a standup comedian from Thousand Oaks, California. Love began his career in 2003 by syndicating Snapshots, a daily cartoon published by newspapers such as The Denver Post and Tampa Bay Times . From 2003 to 2007, Love worked as a humor columnist for the Ventura County Star. [1]

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From 2008 to present, Jason Love has worked as a standup comedian, performing more than 200 times per year for comedy clubs, corporations, and cruise ships. Such as Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Norwegian, and Carnival.

Jason Love has since worked full-time as a standup comedian, performing for comedy clubs, corporations, cruise ships, and private parties.

Jason runs a non-profit, Love & Laughter, that brings free standup comedy shows to cancer support locations across the country. [2] [3]

In 2017 he recorded a Dry Bar Comedy special called Jokes On Me. [4]

His second special, Professional Moron, was produced by 800 Pound Gorilla and airs daily on Pandora and Sirius XM.

Since COVID-19, Jason has produced a popular virtual show, Live Comedy in Your Living Room, which features professional comics performing live from around the country. [5]

Jason is represented by Levity Entertainment Group.

Standup comedy

Known for his “clean style and quirky spirit", [6] Jason Love headlines at comedy clubs [7] and cruise ships while producing his own shows at venues such as the San Diego County Fair and performing arts centers. [8] [9] The VC Reporter describes Jason as a "lean, clean, jokin’ machine." [10]

Television

Radio

Cruise lines

Casinos and Clubs

Internet

Armed Forces Entertainment

Jason Love performed in Afghanistan for the troops.

Discography

Metro Man [18]

Jokes On Me [19]

Publications

Snapshots: The Big Picture ( ISBN   978-1419685163) [20]

So It Goes: Stories for People Who Laugh ( ISBN   978-1439260999) [21]

Quotes from Jason Love's standup act can be found in Reader's Digest [22] as well as the books Comedy Thesaurus [23] and Squeaky Clean Comedy. [24]

Awards

2006: Second Place in Humor for circulations over 100K from The National Society of Newspaper Columnists. [25]

Love was a finalist at the Cabo Comedy Festival and at the World Series of Comedy in Vegas.

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References

  1. ↑ "Former Star columnist Jason Love fills us in on his life as a touring comic » Ventura County Star". S3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jason Love is creating Love & Laughter, Live Comedy for Cancer Support Community - Patreon". Patreon.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Ray, Linda. "Laughing Stock: Comedy for Charity Brings the Love". Tucsonweekly.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Jason Love (19 July 2017). "Jokes On Me". YouTube . Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoomcomedy [ user-generated source ]
  6. ↑ Ray, Linda. "Laughing Stock: Good, Clean Fun". Tucsonweekly.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jason Love - Comedian Thousand Oaks, CA". Gigmasters.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Jason Love (10 March 2018). "Trailer for Live Comedy at Studio Movie Grill". YouTube . Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jason Love". Eventbrite. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "CREATIVE TYPES - Jason Love: A lean, clean, jokin' machine". Vcreporter.com. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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  12. ↑ "NUVOtv's Stand Up and Deliver goes to Cabo San Lucas". Thecomicscomic.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "After a dusty S.B. trail trip, Studio 805 heads in new directions". Archive.vcstar.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  14. ↑ ""Syndicates: Getting the Picture with Video Columns" by Astor, Dave - Editor & Publisher, August 1, 2007".[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ "Jason Love: Labor of Love".
  16. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/jasonlovefriends [ user-generated source ]
  17. ↑ "From the Working Comedian – Interview with Don Friesen and Jason Love". Blog.pandora.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Jason Love: Metro Man". Amazon.com. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  19. ↑ Jason Love (19 July 2017). "Jokes On Me". YouTube . Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Love, Jason (10 January 2008). Snapshots: The Big Picture. BookSurge Publishing. ISBN   978-1419685163.
  21. ↑ Love, Jason; Cavazos, Ernie (8 January 2010). Myers, Charlie (ed.). So it Goes: Stories for People Who Laugh. BookSurge Publishing. ISBN   978-1439260999.
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  23. ↑ "Comedy Thesaurus cover" (JPG). Bizedex.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Squeaky Clean cover" (JPG). Bizedex.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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