Jay Malone
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Jay Malone is a Canadian comedian.
Malone began doing standup comedy in 1999 while studying at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. In the summer of 2000, just three credits shy of a degree, he moved to Toronto to pursue comedy full time. Within two years he was headlining across the country, as well as appearing on television in both national and international commercials and comedic series. He made three straight appearances at the Halifax Comedy Festival (2003, 2004, 2005) and was featured on the "Toronto Show" (Toronto One) in 2003.
In 2004 Malone was invited to perform at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in the nationwide Homegrown Competition. He took first place in the contest and was immediately signed with a US management/agency team. Later that year he was flown to Los Angeles where he met with casting agents in Hollywood and would return in February/March the next year to audition for network sitcoms. In the fall of 2004 Jay shot his first nationally televised comedy special "Comedy Now" which aired on CTV and the Comedy Network the following year. The hour long performance was chosen by the network to be the 100th episode special and received nationwide critical acclaim.
In 2005 Malone returned to the Just For Laughs Festival to shoot a Gala for CBC. To date he is the only comedian to have won the Homegrown Competition and be invited back to perform a Gala the very next year. Also in 2005, he was nominated in the "Best Male Standup Comic" category at the Canadian Comedy Awards. The CTV sketch comedy series Comedy Inc commissioned him to write sketches for the show in 2005. In 2006, Malone was hired on staff by the show and was featured in a few sketches. Comedy Inc has finished shooting the 2006 season. Episodes will air next year.
As of 2006 he lives in Los Angeles, California, where he continues to audition for shows and headline comedy clubs across North America. He has just finished shooting a pilot for CTV/Comedy Network called "House Party", co-starring David Reale which has been submitted to the network for consideration.
In addition to comedy and acting, Jay is also an accomplished cartoonist and has appeared in several national newspapers.
