Jimmy Shubert
Jimmy Shubert (right) with musician Billy Idol
Born
James Francis Shubert[1]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor
Years active1980s-present
Websitejimmyshubert.com

Jimmy Shubert (born[when?]) is a stand-up comedian from Philadelphia now living in Los Angeles. He is known for being part of Sam Kinison's "Outlaws of Comedy,"[2][3][4] as a 2014 finalist on Last Comic Standing, and for acting roles on shows such as The King of Queens, Entourage, and ER, and movies including Go and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.[5][6]

He has released four stand-up albums produced by Grammy-winner Dan Schlissel, including the 2020 release Zero Tolerance, which reached No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart.[7] Reviewer Richard Lanoie, writing on The Serious Comedy Site, called Shubert "an aggressive, not overly blue comic who has a caustic take on the world,"[8] and said "Zero Tolerance more than proves [that] Shubert is the very best at rant comedy."[9]

Early life

Shubert was born in Philadelphia. His father was a city homicide detective and his mother worked in special education. He has five brothers. Shubert attended Archbishop Ryan High School and Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, where he studied drama and became a professional magician at 15.[1][6]

Career

Shubert decided to be a comedian at 18,[10] and after performing on local stages, moved to California to start his career. He worked as a doorman at Los Angeles club The Comedy Store, and lived in a house owned by the club's owner Mitzi Shore with roommates Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, and Marc Maron.[11][2] He wrote jokes for Yakov Smirnoff, Jimmy Walker, and Louie Anderson.[12] He befriended Kinison in 1984 after accepting a dare to drive his motorcycle onstage during Kinison's set.[3] Later, he was part of Kinison's "Outlaws of Comedy," opening for him on tour for five years before Kinison's 1992 death.[4][13]

Shubert was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014, and has performed on Comedy Central Presents and Comedy Underground with Dave Attell.[14][15]

Along with Lewis Black and Doug Stanhope, he was one of the first comedians signed to the label Stand Up! Records,[16] which has released four of his albums. His style has been described as "old-school" observational comedy with "the outlook of a modern-day Archie Bunker" about everyday annoyances like Starbucks and airport security.[17][18][19] Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic said that "Shubert's confidence and lucid delivery enhances his humor, making even his most perverse moments hilarious."[20]

From 2013 to 2015, he hosted 51 episodes of half-hour podcast The Jimmy Shubert Show.[15][21]

Selected filmography

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b Waldron, R.J. (2014-03-14). "The Set with Jimmy Shubert". The Interrobang. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ a b Peisner, David (2015-10-21). "Living Above the Store: The Mostly True Adventures Of Standup Comedy's Legendary Frat House". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. ^ a b Seabaugh, Julie (2007-05-09). "AAAHHH! AAAHHH! (Sam Kinison oral history, part 1)". Las Vegas Weekly. Las Vegas. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  4. ^ a b Seabaugh, Julie (2007-04-12). "Sam Kinison's Wild Ride (Sam Kinison oral history, part 2)". Las Vegas Weekly. Las Vegas. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Shubert's Zero Tolerance Out Now!". The Interrobang. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  6. ^ a b Prato, Greg. ""Jimmy Shubert: Biography"". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  7. ^ "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  8. ^ Richard Lanoie (2018-04-09). "Jimmy Shubert – Pandemonium". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. ^ Richard Lanoie (2020-05-20). "Zero Tolerance – Jimmy Hubert". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  10. ^ Kemper, Jasmine (2016-03-16). "Comedy Up His Sleeve: Jimmy Shubert's first love was magic, but comedy was his calling". The Entertainer! Magazine. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  11. ^ Shubert, Jimmy (21 January 2009). "Motorcycle Mayhem". In Ritch Shydner; Mark Schiff (eds.). I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics. Crown. pp. 210–. ISBN 978-0-307-49604-1.
  12. ^ Wilson, P.F. (2018-02-27). "A-List: Jimmy Shubert at Rick Bronson's House of Comedy". City Pages. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  13. ^ Nave, Howie (2019-01-17). "Lake Tahoe comedy scene with Howie Nave: Jimmy Shubert at The Improv; 4 headliners billed at Carson Comedy Club". Tahoe Daily Tribune. South Lake Tahoe, California. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  14. ^ Nave, Howie (2020-05-14). "Nave: Comedian Shubert defies California's shelter in place". Tahoe Daily Tribune. South Lake Tahoe, California. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  15. ^ a b McCarthy, Sean L. (2014-05-21). "The resurgence of road dog Jimmy Shubert: Last Comic Standing and Comedy Underground with Dave Attell". Comic's Comic. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  16. ^ Matteson, Cory (2013-08-03). "Comedy record producer learned the ropes in Lincoln". Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  17. ^ Austen, Jake (August 2013). "The Stand Up! Records Listener's Guide". Roctober. Chicago.
  18. ^ McIntyre, Michael K. "Comedian Arnez J is coming to the Cleveland Improv and he's bringing his whole family". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  19. ^ "21 Questions with Jimmy Shubert". The Nervous Breakdown. 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  20. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. ""Jimmy Shubert: Animal Instincts Review"". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  21. ^ "The Jimmy Shubert Show". Stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

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