Sam Jay


Sam Jay is an American stand-up comedian and writer. She is a staff writer for Saturday Night Live and has performed stand-up on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents and The Comedy Line-Up. Jay's first hour long comedy special, 3 in the Morning, will be released on Netflix on August 4, 2020.

Life and career

Jay was born in Atlanta and raised in Dorchester, Boston. She attended college for communications and dropped out due to lack of interest. After working several office jobs and working as a music manager, she pursued a career in stand-up comedy in 2012 at age 29. Jay's comedic style has been described as self-aware observational humor. She has been compared to Patrice O’Neal,
In October 2017, Sam joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. She is the sole Black lesbian staff writer and the second Black lesbian to be involved with the show including Danitra Vance. She co-wrote "Black Jeopardy".
Jay appeared on Netflix's Special The Comedy Lineup, which premiered on July 3, 2018, and starred in a half hour stand up comedy special for Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. She filmed her first one-hour Netflix comedy special, Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning, at The Masquerade in Atlanta, which will be released on August 4, 2020.
Jay has also appeared on Take My Wife and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She received positive critical reception for her performance at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Personal life

Jay is a lesbian.

Accolades