Stand-up spotlight: Jay Washington

All the way from the Windy City…everybody meet JAY WASHINGTON!

Jay is a professional wrestler turned Stand -up Comedian. Jay’s antics during wrestling promo’s and in-ring interviews made it natural for him to make the transition from the squared circle to the stage. Jay has worked his craft and entered a variety of local and national competitions performed in various comedy festivals and worked in a variety of comedy clubs around the country. Jay’s quick wit, high energy, lovable personality and size make him not only impressionable but also very memorable. He also co-host a weekly radio show Educated Insanity.

Laugh Track: How long have you been a stand-up comic?

Jay: It will be 3yrs for me in August, I haven’t been doing this long at all

What other comics will you be watching during the festival?

Mainly the Denver comics I like the scene they have its unique and a fresh perspective

If you could give yourself advice when you first started out, what would it be?

It’s not as easy as it seems and that’s not just the getting on stage part, it’s the comics with unnecessary egos and those who become haters that’s the hardest

If your future self ten years from now could give you advice, what would it be?

Don’t go back to her car, but seriously never let any negative opinion or perception or critique deter you use it as fuel to keep going forward.

Scientology inspired questions. Feel free to go into detail if you need to. Here we go…

a) Do you lie about yourself? No the truth will stand out regardless

b) Do you connect yourself with bad influences? DEFINITELY NOT bad influences can influence and change who YOU ARE

c) Should you be punished forever? Ummmmmm what for…oh yeah marrying my ex-wife look I prayed about it

d) Have you ever invented perverted sexual practices? Invented…..no well there was this one time with a midget, a shoe lace, a guava, a half a hoola hoop……

e) Is there a past life that you can’t talk about? Ok look I had this thing for Puerto Rican stripper…oh you said past

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