Cory has never been one to take the conventional route. After military service, 4 years of college, and a stint as a glorified cabana boy at a tropical resort, he made his way to Tokyo. Instead of waiting until he finished his travels to fulfill his lifelong aspiration of becoming a Stand-up comedian, he decided to just start where he was. He soon joined the Tokyo Comedy Store (Tokyo’s longest running English comedy club), quickly became a regular and began performing at venues throughout the city. Using his highly energetic style of Stand-up he quickly became an audience favorite. Cory’s varied background and experience abroad - entertaining military members, college students, ex-pats, Japanese English speakers, and many more - has enabled him to create material which is both accessible and relevant, yet original. While in Tokyo, he also performed for Disney’s World of English in a nationally touring live children’s show, held lead roles in several plays and musicals, and appeared in a nationally televised Diet Coke commercial.
Since moving to New York in April of 2007, Cory performed in the New York Underground Comedy Festival, was published on www.chucklemonkey.com, and performs in comedy clubs all over New York City including the New York Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club.
TV Shows
Here is a Diet Coke commercial I did a while back for Japanese Television. Enjoy!
A very brief appearance (don't blink) on a Japanese morning talkshow. They were reviewing a book about jokes foreigners make about Japanese people so naturally they came to a Tokyo Comedy Store show to see how it's done.
Cory Jarvis's Interests
General
I'm interested in you!
Music
I pretty much listen to everything except for, Prince, Dave Matthews, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Coldplay, Bjork, Billie Holiday, the Doors, G Love, Erykah Badu, Jack Johnson, the Postal Service, Tool, Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Sade, Incubus, Zero 7, Miles Davis, Thievery Corporation, Aretha Franklin, U2, Portishead, Beck, David Gray, Tori Amos, The Mars Volta, Cocteau Twins, some good house music, trance, acid jazz, reggae, funk, classic rock, blues, soul, jazz, classical, Beatles, Superdrag, Jackson 5, Weezer, Sex Pistols, The Carpenters, Vain, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub, Rocket from the Crypt, Pitchfork, Oasis, Rialto, Supergrass, Travis, The Doors, Cheap Trick, Simple Plan, Alice Cooper, KISS, A*TEENS, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, Journey, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis, Brendan Benson, David Bowie, Rick Springfield, Barry Manilow, Paul Stanley Solo Album, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson (age 14 & under), Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston (particularly The Bodyguard soundtrack), George Michael, Louie Louie, Robin Zander, Frank Sinatra, Steve Perry, Gerard Way, Kelly Clarkson, Alice in Chains, The Beatles, Bob Marley, DJ Inphinity, Led Zeppelin, Maroon V, Metallica, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, System of a Down, Weezer, house hardcore euro progressive happy hardcore trance) ..academy is.. yellowcard.. senses fail.. zebrahead.. sum 41.. the used.. evenescence.. modest mouse.. prodigy.. postal service.. linkin park.. gymclass heros.. bob marley.. no doubt.. LBC.. offspring.. green day.. weezer.. stingcheese.. jack johnson.. less then jake.. starting line.. new found glory.. audioslave.. chemical romance.. incubus.. OAR.. The junior varsity.. amber pacific.. hollywood undead.. motioncity soundtrack.. hellogoodbye.. cartel.. all american rejects.. the audition.. panic at the disco.. lil whyte.. streetlight manifesto.. dead presidents.. bayside.. anberlin, U2 (all-time favorite band). Radiohead. Travis. Supergrass. Remy Zero. Muse. Oasis. Beck. Weezer. Doves. VHS or Beta. Longwave. Pete Yorn. PaloAlto. Elefant. The Stills. R.E.M. Modest Mouse. Keane. Stereophonics. Star Sailor. Pearl Jam. Franz Ferdinand. Snow Patrol. Postal Service. Death Cab For Cutie. Soundtrack of Our Lives. The Killers. The Shins. Matt Costa. Gorillaz. Damien Rice. Aqualung. Coldplay. Kula Shaker. Bloc Party. Barenaked Ladies. Dave Matthews. Boingo. No Doubt. Garbage. Grandaddy. Jack Johnson. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Air. Third Eye Blind. Ben Folds. Better Than Ezra. Cake. Super Furry Animals. KROQ and 103. Frank Sinatra. Elvis Pressley. Ray Charles. Norah Jones. Film Scores: John Williams. James Newton Howard. Jerry Goldsmith. Danny Elfman. Classical: Carnival of Venice. Rhapsody in Blue. Copeland. Bernstein. Beethoven. Mozart. Shostakovich. Lizt. Chopin. Berlioz. Mahler. Wagner. 105.1FM. Maynard Ferguson. Duke Ellington. Louis Armstrong. Salsa. Swing.
Movies
Currently watching many many in order to update my conversational movie refrences. After 5 years living abroad I should have known, Hasta la vista ain't getting em like it used to.
Television
Through the wonder of Netflix, I'm catching up on various shows.
Books
I'm constantly reading. If you have a good book to recommend I'm always up for it.
A recent article about a show I started in central Tokyo.
Funny things:
I took this picture in Shibuya and although these guys with their lowriders and cholo clothes may look it, trust me, they are about as Mexican as I am Black!
I took a photoshop class and have been playing around a bit. Let me give you a little background on this picture. The character Anpanman, roughly traslated into Bread Man, is a popular super hero among young Japanese children. The term nanpa means the act or some call art, of picking up chicks. Mix the two together and you get:
Heroes
Bill Clinton and many others I can't remember right now.
I live in New York and tell jokes/funny stories. I just moved here after spending 4 years in Japan so nevermind that weirdness you feel, it's just me. I'm adjusting. When meeting, if I do a half-ass bow or tell you a story about eating--miming chopsticks instead of a fork--please just let it go. I'm slightly askew. It's going to take some time.
I used to perform Stand up comedy (in English) with the Tokyo Comedy Store. If you're there or going, check out a show. Most are free and they're always fun.
Who I'd like to meet: Old friends, new friends, and other people with big sexy noses.
Hey Dude! How is life man! I hope that all is well. E-mail me your phone number to jamesmorris22@hotmail.com I am looking to make a trip up to the city and am trying to see if your going to be around....
Hey Jarvis, Icki-la-bicki-wicki! Bet you didn't know I am sports manager in Saipan now. Random! Hope you are doing well. Hafa Adai Korean Honeymoon partner. Giddy up!
Yo yo Cory how the hell you been?? Bro those clips were funny as shit!! You been doing any stand-up in NYC if so let me know when. I live 20 minutes from the city. Take care Rizzo
No plans to go to Spidey's hometown yet, but soon hopefully. When are you back out in Cali? Have a good weekend, eat some cherry pie for Washington's bday!
Hey Cory! Remember me? I was one of your amazingly talented and diligent aspect students ;) Thanks again for all the fun we had with you! It was an amazing time and I've been missing it since I left. What's up, how u doin? Most important, how's your comedy routine?! Hope to see you on the screen soon!
P.S. Thanks for showing us some seinfeld episodes. if it wasn't for you, I'd still be missing out on that teriffic show!
