Jason Love (comedian)

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]

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

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. Hsuch 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
  • HBO (played a horse race expert on HBO’s “Luck” with Dustin Hoffman)
  • Last Comic Standing (NBC)
  • Laughs on Fox.
  • Today's Riff on TBS [11]
  • Standup and Deliver on Nuvo TV [12]
  • One-hour special for Dry Bar Comedy.[4]
  • Host of the video series “Canned” produced by Studio 805.[13]
  • Hosted for the Ventura County Star a number of humorous videos produced by Anthony Plascencia.[14]

Radio
  • Love has appeared on The Bob & Tom Show radio program.
  • Podcast Labor of Love produced by Sideshow Network.
  • Sirius XM channel Laughs USA.

Cruise lines
  • Royal Caribbean
  • Celebrity
  • Norwegian
  • Carnival
  • Holland America
  • Princess

Casinos and Clubs
  • Brad Garrett's
  • Improv
  • Laugh Factory
  • Stardome
  • Caroline's on Broadway
  • Flappers
  • Punchline
  • Zanies
  • Edgewater
  • Comedy Store
  • Balboa Theatre
  • Hermosa Comedy & Magic
  • Standup Live
  • Parlor Live

Internet
  • Podcast, Labor of Love [15]
  • Livestream series Jason Love & Friends [16]
  • Pandora Radio [17]

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.

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. Jason Love (19 July 2017). "Jokes On Me". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoomcomedy
  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.
  11. Jason Love (10 September 2017). "Jason Love on TBS". YouTube. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  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 - Online Research Library: Questia". Questia.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  15. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-jason-love-labor-of-love-30954991/
  16. https://www.facebook.com/groups/jasonlovefriends
  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. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via Amazon.
  21. Love, Jason; Cavazos, Ernie (8 January 2010). Myers, Charlie (ed.). "So it Goes: Stories for People Who Laugh". BookSurge Publishing. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via Amazon.
  22. "Reader's Digest cover" (JPG). Bizedex.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  23. "Comedy Thesaurus cover" (JPG). Bizedex.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  24. "Squeaky Clean cover" (JPG). Bizedex.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  25. "Column Contest Winners, Going Way Back". Columnists.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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