The Comedy Jam

American comedy and music show

The Comedy Jam
Genre	Comedy Music
Directed by	Joel Gallen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Josh Adam Meyers Mike Duffy Tim Duffy Joel Gallen
Production location	Los Angeles
Production companies	Ugly Brother Studios, Tenth Planet
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	March 22 (2017-03-22) – May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)

The Comedy Jam is an American comedy and music show that originally aired on Comedy Central in 2017.

Hosted and executive-produced by comedian Josh Adam Meyers, each episode features a guest comedian or actor, who tells a personal story, followed by singing a cover song related to their story backed by a live band.

Development and format

Los Angeles comedian, Josh Adam Meyers launched a live show called The Goddamn Comedy Jam at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood in 2014.^[1] The show features a guest comedian who performs fifteen minutes of comedy, tells a personal story and finishes the show by singing a cover song, usually a pop or rock song, that relates to the story.^[2]

The Goddamn Comedy Jam was documented in a television special of the same name that aired on Comedy Central in 2016.^[3] The special featured stories and songs performed by comedians Adam DeVine, Jim Jefferies, Natasha Leggero, Jay Pharoah and Pete Davidson.^[3] The following year the show aired as an eight-episode series, renamed The Comedy Jam, that featured comedians and other celebrities.^[3]^[4] At times the show's guests are accompanied by a special musical guest for the song portion of their set. Meyers also interviews the performers post-jam.

Episodes

Episode No.	Episode Summary	Air date
1	Tiffany Haddish performs Tina Turner's version of "Proud Mary" Bobby Lee performs Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Chris Hardwick performs Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" with guitarist Richie Sambora	March 22, 2017
2	Jesse Tyler Ferguson performs Sia's "Chandelier" Awkwafina performs Linkin Park's "In the End" with vocalist Chester Bennington Sam Richardson performs The Sweet's "The Ballroom Blitz" with actress and vocalist Tia Carrere	March 29, 2017
3	Colton Dunn performs Night Ranger's "Sister Christian" Sarah Tiana performs Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" Fortune Feimster performs Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" with vocalist Natalie Maines	April 5, 2017
4	Big Jay Oakerson performs Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" with vocalist Lukas Rossi Mark Duplass performs REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" with vocalist Kevin Cronin Jim Breuer performs "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" with vocalist Rob Halford	April 12, 2017
5	Bert Kreischer performs Creed's "Higher" with vocalist Scott Stapp Taryn Manning performs Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" with guitarist Phil Collen Hal Sparks performs AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" with vocalist Sebastian Bach	April 19, 2017
6	Malin Akerman performs Metallica's "Enter Sandman" Matteo Lane performs Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" Jay Pharoah performs DMX's "Party Up (Up in Here)" with DMX himself	April 26, 2017
7	Hasan Minhaj performs Snoop Dogg's "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" Mary Lynn Rajskub performs Radiohead's "Creep" Roy Wood Jr. performs Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business"	May 3, 2017
8	James Davis performs Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" with Jordan himself Busy Philipps performs Hole's "Violet" Jon Rudnitsky performs Kenny Loggins' "Footloose" with Loggins himself	May 17, 2017

Production

The series was shot in Hollywood at The Fonda Theatre.^[4] It was produced by Ugly Brother Studios and Tenth Planet Productions, with Meyers acting as the series' executive producer.^[3]

References

^ Kessler, Debra (April 12, 2017). "Josh Adam Meyers, The Mad Scientist Who Jammed Rock and Comedy Into One Fantastic Show, Shares Some Goddamn History". The Interrobang. Orange Pop Media. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ MacLean, Kelly. "Here's What You Missed when Sarah Silverman and Louis CK Took the Stage at The Goddamn Comedy Jam". Los Angeles. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Petski, Denise (October 12, 2016). "'The Comedy Jam' Ordered To Series At Comedy Central". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tressler, Bill (December 21, 2016). "Big Jay, Bert Kreischer, Bobby Lee On List of Comedy Central's Next Rock Stars". The Interrobang. Orange Pop Media. Retrieved July 27, 2023.