While visiting Bret Kreischer’s popular Bertcast, comedian and SNL alum, Jay Pharoah talks about how Jay lost a ton of weight in high school, his favorite impressions, comedy GOATS, finding God, SNL, and much more!
Pharoah stars in the Showtime series White Famous. In film, he appears opposite Claire Foy and Juno Temple in Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane. Additionally, he just wrapped shooting for the comedy #TwoMinutesofFame. Last year, Pharoah voiced a role in the animated movie Sing alongside Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon.
Pharoah’s past filmography includes supporting roles in Get a Job, Top Five, Ride Along, Intramural and Lola Versus. He has voiced various roles in the animated TV series Family Guy, BoJack Horseman, Legends of the Chamberlain Heights, Robot Chicken and the upcoming SuperMansion. In the world of stand-up, he headlines comedy clubs across the country throughout the year.
Bert Kreischer: Bert Kreischer is a stand-up comedian who performs to sellout crowds across the country. His latest stand-up special, Bert Kreischer: The Machine, premiered on Showtime. He is the host of the Travel Channel’s Trip Flip and Bert the Conqueror and previously hosted Hurt Bert. He is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Rachael Ray Show and has appeared on Late Night With David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live. His previous one-hour special Comfortably Dumb appeared on Comedy Central and his book Life of the Party, Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child shares the hilarious and outrageous stories that define his comedy and exemplify what has made him one of the best story-tellers of his generation.
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