Jake Flores

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Jake Flores
Born1986 or 1987 (age 39–40)[1]
San Antonio, Texas
OccupationsStand-up comedian, podcaster
Years active2005–present

Jake Flores is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster from Texas now living in Los Angeles. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.

Early life

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Flores was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Houston.[2] His father is Hispanic; his mother, who is white, is originally from the Midwest.[2][3][4]

Career

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Stand-up comedy

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Flores began performing comedy in Austin, Texas, when he was 19.[1][5][6][7][8] In 2007, he performed in the finals of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity contest.[9] He moved to Brooklyn, New York, at age 27.[6][10][11]

Flores identifies himself as politically left.[4][12] Flores received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security.[7][13] The incident was written about in publications including Reason, an American libertarian monthly magazine and The New York Post,[14] an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City . Flores was interviewed about the incident on several podcasts.[3][4][9][15] He also discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen.[16]

He has performed across the U.S.,[1] and at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest,[17] SXSW,[18] The Fest in Gainesville, Florida,[18] Moontower Comedy Festival,[6] New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest,[19] the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle,[6][20] and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV.[21][22]

He has written for The New York Observer,[23] Cracked,[24]and the New York Times,[25] and has contributed to the alternative punk magazine, Vice .[26]

Albums

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He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.[16] Both albums were met with mixed reviews."[27]

Podcasts

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Flores has been involved in several podcasts, including several appearances on the alt comedy podcast “Cum Town”, and hosts one of his own. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians.[22][28]

In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?” .[29][30]

He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18.[6][31]

He appeared on several episodes of Cum Town before having a falling out with host Nick Mullen.[32]

References

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