Jason Downs always knew he wanted to become a comedian. As a child he would sneak away in the middle of the night to watch The Tonight Show. Jason’s dreams would come true after graduating San Francisco State University with $30,000 of debt and no job skills. Beginning his comedy career in San Francisco, Jason has become among the best comics in the bay area. Like his influences, Eddie Murphy and Sam Kinison, Jason draws his material from his personal life.
     While on stage Jason shares his dramatic and outrageous stories with the audience. A unique likeability allows Jason to confess his greatest flaws in an original, aggressive, and hilarious act. A good heart and a bad mouth allow Jason to share his story of a know-it-all who knows nothing.

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Television
Last Comic Standing, NBC

Clubs
Cobb’s Comedy Club, San Francisco, CA
The Improv, San Jose, CA
Mark Ridley’s Comedy Club, Royal Oak, MI
Pepperbellys, Fairfield, CA
The Punchline Comedy Club, San Francisco, CA
The Punchline Comedy Club, Sacramento, CA
The Purple Onion, San Francisco, CA
Rooster T. Feathers, Sunnyvale, Ca

Colleges
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Festivals
San Francisco Sketch fest -2007
San Francisco Comedy Day- 2007
Las Vegas Comedy Festival-2002

Degree
Bachelor in Arts in Broadcast Journalism

Writing
Winner of 1997 Santa Cruz Actors Studio National Playwright Award