Jon Gabrus

Jon Gabrus is an American actor and comedian, best known for his work on Guy Code, the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!, and TVLand's Younger. He was a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and hosted the High and Mighty podcast, as well as co-hosting the Raised By TV and Action Boyz podcasts.

Early life and education

Jonathan Gabrus was born and raised in Long Island in the town of Bellmore. He attended Wellington C. Mepham High School where he was a part of the football and swim teams. Gabrus was a lifeguard in the summers during school at Field 6, Jones Beach State Park. After graduation Gabrus attended Marist College where he played club rugby. Gabrus’ admission essay was about Popeye.

Career

Jon Gabrus began performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2005 and currently performs at the theater in Los Angeles. At UCB, he has been a member of the teams Mailer Daemon, fwand, The Law Firm, and Your F'd Up Family. His one-person show "Blackout Drunk" also played at the theater. He has been a regular panelist for MTV2's Guy Code for five seasons and has played recurring roles on TV shows like Younger, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and The Hotwives of Las Vegas.
In 2015, Gabrus was a contestant on the short internet game show from CollegeHumor “Um, Actually”. He also began hosting the podcast High and Mighty on Amir Blumenfeld and Jake Hurwitz's HeadGum network. He appears frequently on the podcasts improv4humans and Comedy Bang! Bang! On the latter, he plays the character of Gino Lombardo, host Scott Aukerman's very thin intern. On September 25, 2015, it was reported that Gabrus would co-write a half-hour spy comedy for Fox with Paul Lieberstein and potentially star in the project.
In 2022, Gabrus and Adam Pally launched 101 Places to Party Before You Die on TruTV. 2025, Gabrus launched the Staying Alive podcast, with his co-host, Adam Pally on Smartless Media.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011–2012	The Substitute	Host
2011–2015	Guy Code	Himself
2012–2013	Money From Strangers	Himself
2013	Guy Court	Himself
2014–2017	Wild 'n Out	Himself
2015	Hair Jacked	Host
2015	Santas in the Barn	Host
2018	Nailed It!	Himself	Episode: "High Society"
2020	The George Lucas Talk Show	Himself	Episode: "SithTrax"
2022	Is It Cake?	Judge	Episode: "Cake Crashers"
2022	101 Places To Party Before You Die	Himself
2022	Um, Actually...	Himself	Episodes: "Um Actually Smackdown", "Spongebob, Lord of the Rings, The Twilight Zone"
2023	Dirty Laundry	Himself	Episode: "Who Had to Join a Union Because of Their Ass?"
2024	Smartypants	Himself	Episode: "Presidents, Zzyzx, Rollercoasters, Night Owls"
2025	Gastronauts	Himself	Episode: "Doggone Good"