Jess Salomon’s debut comedy special runs the gamut!
In this at times slightly off the rails hour, Jess makes the case that bisexuals are “born this way”, presents an airtight alibi for her whereabouts on January 6th, shares her comedy origin story and makes fun of the Dutch, which is still allowed! She also opens up about some rockiness in her Jewish-Muslim-Palestinian-Lesbian marriage.
Would tensions in the Middle East break them apart or keep them together – the Rom-Com poster might ask.
This comedy special captures a night of catharsis in which a “sad witch” whose life is maybe falling apart, finds laughter in the darkness with an audience in the basement of Brooklyn’s Union Hall.
Jess handles dark, often political topics with a light touch and from a personal point of view. She’s written for the award-winning sketch comedy show “Baroness Von Sketch” (IFC/CBC), CTV’s “The Beaverton” and her comedy has aired on television in Canada on CBC. She was a writer and co-host of the BBC World Service podcast and radio show “Comedians vs The News”.
Jess recorded her first special, “Marriage of Convenience” as part of the beloved comedy duo “The El-Salomons” at the Just for Laughs Festival.
800 Pound Gorilla Media: 800 Pound Gorilla Media, the largest comedy label in the world, with over 400 of the industry’s top comedians including Kevin Hart’s LOL Records. Established in 2016, 800 Pound Gorilla Media was started by managers of comedians in need of a company that would bring a modern focus of behavioral targeting, digital marketing and fan engagement around comedy video projects and audio. The company has released over 500 comedians’ projects and has partnered with companies like Netflix, Kevin Hart’s LOL, and All Things Comedy. The company has also produced and released over 60 stand-up comedy video specials on various platforms, including two of the most successful comedy specials ever on YouTube, Mark Normand’s Out To Lunch and Matt Rife’s Only Fans.
