Jake Johannsen
(born July 28, 1960, in Iowa City, Iowa) 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 received rave reviews and 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.
Johannsen is a favorite of David Letterman and has appeared for a record 35 stand-up performances on The Late Show with David Letterman, and his routines are heard daily on XM Radio's Channel 151 Laugh USA. He is married to actress Belinda Waymouth, with whom he has one child.
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Jake Johannsen
(born
July 28,
1960, in
Iowa City, Iowa) 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 received rave reviews and 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.
Johannsen is a favorite of
David Letterman and has appeared for a record 35 stand-up performances on
The Late Show with David Letterman, and his routines are heard daily on
XM Radio's Channel 151
Laugh USA. He is married to actress
Belinda Waymouth, with whom he has one child.