Jake Flores
Jake Flores is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.
Early life
Flores was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Houston. His father is Hispanic; his mother, who is white, is originally from the Midwest.Career
Stand-up comedy
Flores began performing comedy in Austin, Texas, when he was 19. In 2007, he performed in the finals of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity contest. He moved to Brooklyn, New York, at age 27.Flores identifies as politically left. He received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security. Flores was interviewed about the incident on several podcasts and discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen.
He has performed at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest, SXSW, The Fest in Gainesville, Florida, Moontower Comedy Festival, New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest, the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle, and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV.
He has written for The New York Observer, Cracked, and the New York Times, and has contributed Vice.
Albums
He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen. Both albums were met with mixed reviews."Podcasts
Flores has been involved in several podcasts. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians.In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?”.
He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18.
He appeared on several episodes of Cum Town before having a falling out with host Nick Mullen.