Jay Johnston
Jay Johnston (born October 22, 1968) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show and for playing the role of Officer Jay McPherson on The Sarah Silverman Program.
Life and career
Johnston was born and raised in Chicago. He attended Columbia College Chicago, where he studied acting and comedy alongside other future Mr. Show alumni such as Dino Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit and Eric Hoffman. After graduating college, Johnston later joined the Chicago Second City's touring comedy for a number of years and also performed in stage shows at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago.
Jay Johnston's contribution to Mr. Show were generally of the "evergreen" variety, dealing with more or less universal themes as opposed to the more political/socially satirical material that his fellow writers/performers contributed to the series. As such, Jay was responsible for many of the show's memorable sketches and characters. Johnston often incorporated physical comedy into the show, most notably in the "The Story of Everest" sketch, which features Johnston performing six identical backwards pratfalls into furniture.
Jay Johnston (disambiguation)
Jay Johnston may refer to:
See also
Jay Johnston (ice hockey)
John Timothy "Jay" Johnston (born February 28, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Johnston played eight games for the Capitals during the 1981–82 NHL season.
External links
Johnston, Jay Filmography
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2010, role: actor , character name: Dr. Santelli
Johnstone, Jay Filmography
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2007, role: actor
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2003, role: actor , character name: Himself - Philadelphia Phillies Broadcaster
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2000, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1998, role: actor , character name: Sheriff Kennick
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1993, role: actor , character name: Himself
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1988, role: actor , character name: Seattle First Up
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1986, role: actor , character name: Booth Announcer #2
Johnston, Jay Filmography
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2008, role: actor , character name: Dad
Famous quotes by Jay Johnston:
Jay Johnston
ALBUMS
- Comedy by the Numbers: Book-on-Tape CD! released: 2009
- Two Classic Albums plus Singles and Session Tracks released:
Comedy by the Numbers: Book-on-Tape CD!
Released 2009- The First Track of the Rest of Your Life
- #1 Animals Doing Things Humans Do
- #5 Barbs, Retorts, Come-Backs, Sassiness, Zingers & Cappers
- #10 Bravado / Snobbery
- #14 Catch Phrases
- #15 Celebrity Roast
- #16 Clowns
- #24 Cursing
- #25 Death / Dying
- #27 Dick Joke
- #28 Difficulty With Numbers
- #34 Druggie Humor
- #42 Exercising
- #46 Fart Noise
- #50 Funny Names
- #56 Hippies
- #62 Irony
- #63 Jews & Their Idiosyncrasies
- #69 Medications and Their Side-Effects
- #75 Mirror Routine
- #80 Mr. Clumsy
- #82 Movie Spoofs
- #85 Non Sequiturs
- #86 Novelty Items
- #89 Old School
- #90 One-Man Show
- #95 Pathos
- #101 Pie in the Face
- #104 Political Jokes
- #106 Portraying an Animal
- #108 Prop Comedy
- #119 Self-Deprecation
- #121 Sketches / Skits
- #144 The Double Take
- Comedy Test
- Dave Eggers Tells You to Stop Listening / #126 Song Parody / Outtakes
Two Classic Albums plus Singles and Session Tracks
- Willa Mae
- Smoochin'
- Should I
- Heart Breakin' Mama
- Sittin'
- Love Me So I'll Know
- Salamander
- Drowin' All My Sorrows
- I'm Gonna Tell My Conscience On You
- Sarah Lee
- I.O.U
- Opportunity
- You're My Darlin'
- Oh Tonight
- Honey Honey
- Don't Bye Bye Baby Me
- Quick Like
- I'm Sending You This Record
- Rollin' Stone
- Pleading For Your Love
- New Shoes
- Minnie The Moocher
- Market Place
- They Call You A Small Fry
- Thinkin' About You
- Doin' The Hully Gully
- Love Charms
