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Jes Tom
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Smith College
Occupation:Comedian, actor, writer
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Jes Tom (born)[1] is an American comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City.[2] Their work explores themes including sex, gender identity, and Asian American representation.[3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Tom was born and raised in San Francisco, California.[6] [7] They enjoyed acting in high school, and later joined the improvisation team at Smith College.

Tom graduated from Smith in 2013. In 2016, they completed a two-year acting program at the Maggie Flanagan Studio.[8]

Career

In 2011, Tom started performing at open mics in San Francisco.[9] In 2013, they moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy.[10]

In 2021, Tom was named a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs comedy festival.[11] [12]

In 2022, Tom's solo show, Less Lonely, had its off-Broadway premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The show returned to off-Broadway in 2023 for a limited engagement at the Greenwich House Theater, presented by their friend Elliot Page.[13]

Tom worked as a story editor for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. Their other credits include the animated series Tuca & Bertie, the Netflix/Funny or Die short film Soojung Dreams of Fiji,[14] [15] [16] and an Instagram live advice show for Netflix, Dear Jes.

In March 2024, Tom appeared in a Netflix comedy special, Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah Gadsby and also featuring fellow genderqueer comedians Alok, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha, Asha Ward, and Mx. Dahlia Belle.[17]

Personal life

Tom is a fifth-generation Asian American, of Japanese and Chinese descent. They are non-binary and transmasculine, and go by they/them pronouns.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Factora . James . Jes Tom’s Wayward Tales of Transsexual Horniness . . 14 February 2024 . 5 January 2024.
  2. News: Cherelus . Gina . The Trans Comic Looking for Love ‘at the End of the World’ . 14 February 2024 . . 14 December 2023.
  3. News: Masseron . Meg . Jes Tom's One-Person Comedy Less Lonely Will Return Off-Broadway For Limited Engagement . 14 February 2024 . . 31 October 2023.
  4. Turner . Kyle . Jes Tom Tells Us How to Maneuver the "Dyke to Fag Pipeline" . 15 February 2024 . . 18 January 2024.
  5. News: Lange . Maggie . Jes Tom, How Are You So Hot? . 15 February 2024 . . 31 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Spotlight: Jes Tom . Women in Comedy Festival News . 15 February 2024.
  7. News: Chambers . Julia . Jes Tom Wants to Make People Feel Less Lonely at Their Off-Broadway Comedy Show . 15 February 2024 . . December 14, 2023.
  8. Chance . Patches . Jes Tom Talks Less Lonely, the Joy of Change, and Gay Pirate Lube in Our Flag Means Death . 14 February 2024 . . 4 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Jes Tom: Twitter’s Favorite (Unintentional) Public-Facing Pervert . . 14 February 2024 . 4 November 2021.
  10. News: O'Neill . Shane . Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’ . 14 February 2024 . . 25 June 2020.
  11. Woods . Mel . Comedian Jes Tom on the art of being horny online . 15 February 2024 . . 21 September 2023.
  12. Web site: New Faces of Comedy - Jes Tom . . 15 February 2024 . 18 August 2021.
  13. Web site: Cramer . Jude . Elliot Page & Jes Tom are having a bromance as the world ends . . 14 February 2024 . 20 December 2023.
  14. Escandon . Rosa . 28-Year-Old Jes Tom Doesn’t Need To Explain Themselves . 14 February 2024 . . 29 September 2019.
  15. News: Werder . Corinne . Seven Minutes In Heaven With Comedian Jes Tom . 15 February 2024 . . 16 November 2017.
  16. Book: Nastasi . Alison . PJ . Nastasi . Queer Icons and Their Cats . 2021 . . 9781797206233 . 57.
  17. News: Hailu . Selome . Hannah Gadsby's Netflix Special 'Gender Agenda' Sets Lineup of Genderqueer Comedians: Jes Tom, Alok and More (EXCLUSIVE) . 12 February 2024 . . 12 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Comedian Jes Tom Wants to See More Non-Binary Trans People in Media . . . 14 February 2024 . 30 April 2019.

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