Comedian, Actor, and Writer Jay Jurden Pt. 1
Stage & Screen
English - January 01, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts TV & Film film production mississippi theatre arts film program theatre education university of mississippi bfa program ole miss Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Stage & Screen, we're visiting with alum and comedian Jay Jurden. He graduated from our program in 2012 with a BFA in acting, and is now living and working in New York. In addition to doing stand-up comedy, which he has performed for Comedy Central, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and on his album Jay Jurden, Y’all, which debuted at #1 on iTunes, Jay is also an actor, most recently on the HBO show High Maintenance, and a writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and Teen Vogue.
This is a two-part episode in which Jay will take us through his background, his experience at Ole Miss, and the early part of his career. Stay tuned for part two, in which Jay will go more into depth about his career highlights and his thoughts on acting and comedy.
A few links where you can find Jay's work:
https://www.jayjurden.com/
His album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/jay-jurden-yall/1499128222
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