“one of the best comics working today”
Will Digravio, Time
“one of the most exciting provocateurs in comedy right now”
Jason Zinoman, The New York Times
“Jay has a certain amount of charisma that’s just irreducible… She has a masterful command of tonal registers… Every other comedian who wants to stand on a stage and say bad words to get people riled up desperately wishes they had what Sam Jay has.”
Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture
“a magnetic stage presence”
Felicia Reich, Paste
Emmy nominated writer and comedian Sam Jay (HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay, Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me, Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning), is all set to cross the pond and make her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut this year. She will be performing her new show, ‘We The People’, for the full festival run.
Sam has built a name for herself and her signature style of refreshing takes blended with provocative boldness, making her one of America’s hottest comedy names. ‘We The People’ is a new hour that Sam has been working up and will explore America’s relationships with the world as well as with herself through the eyes of a black woman in America. With everything that is happening in the world of politics, international relationships and America being at the heart of it, how does Sam Jay feel about the certain demise of a country she’s never truly felt a part of?
Sam Jay is a regular face on TV and is well known for her highly praised specials, ‘Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning’ (Netflix) and ‘Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me’ (HBO). Her television credits also include her own weekly late-night series ‘Pause With Sam Jay’ (HBO) which she also executive produced, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC), You People (Netflix) which is directed by Kenya Barris and also stars Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The Comedy Lineup (Netflix), Netflix’s Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (Netflix) which saw her perform alongside Margaret Cho and Billy Eichner, The Roast of Tom Brady (Netflix), The Eric Andre Show (HBO), SafeWord (MTV), and many more.
Sam is internationally known and has performed all over the globe. She has previously performed at festivals including the Netflix is a Joke festival, the New York Comedy Festival, the Vodafone Dublin Comedy Festival, Boston’s Women in Comedy Festival and more. As well as her work as a live comic, Sam is also highly praised for her work as a writer and received a Writer’s Guild of America nomination and Emmy nominations for her work on Saturday Night Live. In 2023, Sam was named a BET Her Awards Pride Honoree and was featured as the ‘Voice of God’ at the 74th Prime Time Emmy Awards (2022). She is a critically acclaimed comic and has been previously picked as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2018.
More praise for Sam Jay:
“By not censoring herself, Jay continues to finds laughs and intriguing moments even when she’s not specifically looking for them.”
Sean McCarthy, Decider
“The best material”
Indiewire
“Sam Jay is operating at a high level of craft and confidence” ★★★★
Emma Sullivan, The Skinny
“Atlanta-born, Boston-raised Jay is a master of observational comedy”
Into More
“With contrarian premises that have earned her comparisons to Patrice O’Neal as well as casual confidence that can make an audience follow her anywhere, it’s no wonder that everyone’s saying that Sam Jay is going to be the next big thing” ★★★★
Exclaim
“Culturally on point, lateral thinking observations like that are what make Jay a unique voice”
Now Toronto
EDINBURGH FRINGE LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Sam Jay: We The People
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Upstairs
Date & Time: 30th July – 24th August, 19:00
Duration: 60 mins
Instagram: @samjaycomic
Twitter: @SamJayComic
For more information and interview requests, please contact: Jasmine Ruparelia – jruparelia@avalonuk.com or 07768776081
