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Jon Clarke
Comedic Writers / Stand-Up / Sketch Comedy
"Show's Over"

Male
36 years old
Astoria, NEW YORK
United States



Last Login:7/18/2008
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"The Ron Silver of comedy"-Jim Gaffigan

"Jon Clarke's comedy is like the sun."-Mike Drucker

"Good stuff, man." Rick Shapiro

Websitenotinmybook.com, playcole.com
InfluencesPatton Oswalt, Louis CK, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Phil Silvers, Bob Newhart, John Cleese, Dana Gould, Larry David, Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Paul Dini

    Jon Clarke's Interests
Generalcomedy, guitars, sci fi, intoxication, red meat
MusicBeatles, Elvis Costello, Audioslave, Pixies, U2, Monster Magnet, Radiohead, Stones, Black Sabbath, Who, Cream, Elvis Presley, Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Bob Dylan, Kinks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, White Stripes
MoviesRaiders of the Lost Ark, the Producers, Citizen Kane, Duck Soup, Lord of the Rings, Evil Dead 2
TelevisionSgt. Bilko, Simpsons, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. Show, X Files, Star Trek, NewsRadio, the Muppet Show
BooksNine Stories by J.D. Salinger, Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski, Comic Toolbox by John Vorhaus, Lord of the Rings
HeroesGeorge Carlin, Bob Odenkirk, James T. Kirk, John Lennon, Louis CK, Patton Oswalt, Bruce Wayne, Stan Lee, Tom Morello, Keith Richards, Jack Benny
Groups: NYC Underground Comedy FestStand-up ComicsArrested DevelopmentComedians of MySpaceI Love Stand Up ComedyIn The Spirit of Bill: A Tribute to Bill Hicks

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     Jon Clarke's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Friends
Orientation:Straight
Body type:5' 7"
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign:Gemini
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Proud parent
Education:College graduate
Occupation:comedy writer

   Jon Clarke's Schools
Cuny Brooklyn College
Brooklyn,New York
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English
 

1990 to 1995
Cathedral Prep Seminary
Elmhurst,New York
Graduated: 1990
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1986 to 1990


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Honus





Jul 6 2008 10:28 AM

Thanks for the add, man. If we ever end up doing a B-25 Natural reunion tour, I'll be sure to invite you as at least a special guest.
:)
Eric I





Jun 30 2008 9:03 AM

Season 1, Episode 8 of 8

If YOU can be funnier than

(1) Sean Patton (New Orleans Comedy Festival, Alt-Scene Demi-God))

(2) Dan Boulger (WINNER, Boston Comedy Festival)

(3) Barry Rothbart (Winner, Academy Award, Best Original Screenplay, 2014)

(4) Becky Ciletti ("Lack Of Etiquette," "In It To Win It!")

- for SIX measely minutes, then YOU will get the eighth and FINAL automatic spot in JULY 29th's Semi-Final of;

"Eric I's Comedy Showdown!"

The top THREE finishers in July 29th's Semi-Final will automatically advance into December's CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN!

Winner of THAT gets FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!

You gotta be in it to win it!

Just show up TUESDAY between 7:00 and 7:25 in order to place your name In The Hat.

Six of you shall be chosen to compete.

Even if you DON'T get chosen this time, you shall see a great show for NO COVER CHARGE, you will get to vote for the winner, and you shall be rewarded for your support by receiving an EXTRA index card to place into the hat the NEXT time you come out to the show.

And on July 29th's Semi-Final, TWO EXTREMELY FORTUANTE COMICS WHO SIMLY SHOW UP will get a bye into the SEMI-FINAL ROUND!

And by showing up for JULY 1st's show, you will not only be giving yourself SIX chances of performing JULY 1st, but you will ALSO be doubling your chances of getting one of the two WILDCARD entries into the JULY 29th Semi-Finals.

So be there!

WHEN: TUESDAY, JULY 1st - Sign-Up 7:00 - Show @ 7:30 SHARP

WHERE: Ochi's Lounge (@ COMIX)

WHERE?!: 353 West 14th Street (between 8th Ave & 9th Ave - closer to 9th)

SUBWAY: 1/2/3/A/C/E/F/V to 14th Street - then simply walk 1-2 blocks WEST and you is THERE!

HOW MUCH?! ***NO COVER***

Just bring your best SIX minutes, bring your clutchness & while you're at it, bring a friend or two (WHO KNOWS - your friend(s) might even VOTE for you)!

See You TUESDAY at Ochi's.

Love,

Eric I
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Jun 19 2008 7:53 AM

edward





Jun 17 2008 7:29 PM

hey , great to see you and the whole family hanging in the sun.too bad rockstock wasn't a weekly event.all the best to you and yours....see you soon...Martin Scorescabie
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Jun 16 2008 8:41 AM

You were great @ Rockstock! Good to see you Blood.
Eric I





Jun 16 2008 8:04 AM

TUESDAY, JUNE 17th!

7:00 Sign-Up!

7:30 Showtime!

If you can be funnier than:

(1) Eliza Faria-Santos
(2) Helen Hong
(3) Dan Goodman
(4) Charlie Gaeta

for SIX measley minutes, YOU could win an automatic bid into next month's semi-finals - and the top three finishers of THAT move on to the FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR Championship Showdown in December!

You gotta be in it to win it!

Bring your best SIX minutes, bring your clutchness to Ochi's (@ Comix) - *AT LEAST* FIVE OF YOU WHO SIMPLY SHOW UP WILL GET TO PARTICIPATE!

353 West 14th Street (b/t 8th & 9th).

1/2/3/A/C/E/F/L to 14th Street.

Guest Performance by "Impending Mustache."

Fun Times For All.

NO COVER.

You *MIGHT* be one step closer to winning 500 DOLLARS!

See you there TUESDAY circa 7:00.

Peace and Love,

Eric I
Debbie





Jun 15 2008 6:24 PM

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Jun 2 2008 8:52 AM

Rockstock 2
Saturday Afternoon June 14 2008
Beach 91st street
Rockaway Beach, New York 11694
USA
St James Clothing presents
Rockstock 2

ESA Surf Contest,Skateboads,Vendors and Rockaway Beach!

Live Music from
12 noon Rat-Trap Bumpkin
1pm Daha
2pm Six Ft Sissy
3pm The Bums of New York
4PM Walker’s QBA Jam session featuring all musicians until permit allows

Hosted by Comedian Jon Clarke
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May 28 2008 10:29 AM

Edible puppies? DON'T MIND IF I DO!


If you managed to not hate that, there's another new one next week as well.
Billy Conahan





May 26 2008 11:22 AM

Hey Jon,

I had a lot of fun at the BBQ, sorry if I left early.

See you soon.
Trafton Crandall





May 23 2008 9:52 AM

Happy Birthday to you Sir!
Eric I





May 19 2008 8:52 AM

Hey, Jon:

I hope you're looking forward to:

ERIC I's COMEDY SHOWDOWN!

WHEN?: *TOMORROW* - TUESDAY 5/20 -SEATING: 7:00 to 7:20 - SHOWTIME: 7:30 to 9:00

WHERE: Ochi's Lounge (@Comix) - 14th Street between 8th Ave & 9th Ave

SUBWAY: 1/2/3/A/C/E/F/L to 14th St.

WHAT: 4 Booked Headliners and 4 Ballsy Fortunate Comics (just SHOW UP & put your name in The Hat - it's that easy - Mike Drucker won from The Hat last show!) Each Do A Tight 7-minute Set - Audience Secret Ballot Decides The Winner!

The WINNER gets:

(1) To close the show by ROASTING the comics he/she JUST defeated; AND

(2) A coveted spot on JULY 15th's Semi-Finals - Pat Dixon, Joe DeRosa, Brooke Van Poppelen and Mike Drucker have already qualified - The Top Three finishers in the Semi-Final move on to the December CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN - Winner of THAT wins FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00!) CASH *AND* the prestigious title of:

"2008's Best Comedian In NYC (In Eric I's Audience's Opinion)"

THIS *TUESDAY'S* HEADLINERS:

(1) JESSE JOYCE (Comedy Central's "Live At Gotham")

(2) JAMIE LEE (AMC's "Date Night")

(3) JODIE WASSERMAN (Comedy Central's "Premium Blend")

(4) MADDOG MATTERN (NYC's Best Pop-Culture Reference MACHINE!)

SPECIAL GUEST SET BY: "THE STRAIGHTMEN!"

HOW MUCH?: NO COVER!!! - one item minimum.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE FUNNIER THAN Jesse Joyce, Jamie Lee, Jodie Wasserman and Maddog Mattern for 7 minutes?

Then, come on down, put your name in The Hat and take your best shot.

And even if you don't get selected to perform tomorrow, I shall reward you for supporting this awesome show by giving you TWO entries into The Hat the next time you come to support the show.

AND you get to watch some of NYC's finest comics battle it out to see Who Is 2008's Best Comedian In NYC!

You Watch! You Laugh! You Vote!

See You @ OCHI'S TUES @ 7:00 !
Keith Alberstadt





May 6 2008 2:10 PM

Thanks for having me at the show that the owner wishes was more burlesque.
I had fun hanging with you guys.
See you around!
Eric I





May 5 2008 10:30 PM

Excellent new (to me) stuff last night, Jon.

Now I'm gonna pimp my show on this here comment page of yours.

Hope to see you there, Kind Sir:

SEASO​N 1, EPISO​DE 3

"​Eric I's Comed​y Showd​own!​"​

AKA

"Who will Take The Jew'​s Money​?​"​

This Tuesd​ay (and every​ OTHER​ Tuesd​ay)​,​ FOUR BOOKE​D HEADL​INERS​ and THREE​ COMIC​S WHO SIMPL​Y SHOW UP AND PUT THEIR​ RESPE​CTIVE​ NAMES​ IN THE HAT GET TO PERFO​RM TIGHT​ 7-​MINUT​E SETS - Audie​nce Secre​t Ballo​t decid​es the winne​r.



Winne​r of each show gets:​

(1) An autom​atic spot in July'​s Semi-​Final​ Round​,​ the winne​r of which​ gets a spot in Decem​ber'​s CHAMP​IONSH​IP SHOWD​OWN.

​Winne​r of the SHOWD​OWN wins:​

(a) $​500.​00 CASH MONEY​

and

(b) The Prest​igiou​s Title​ of

"​2008'​s Best Comed​ian on New York City (In Eric I's Audience's Opini​on)"​

(2) Winne​r of this Tuesd​ay'​s show ALSO gets to close​ the show by ROAST​ING the comic​s he/​she JUST DEFEA​TED.

​The first​ two shows​ have been great​ - DON'​T MISS THIS ONE!

WHEN:​ *​THIS*​ Tuesd​ay,​ MAY 6th

DOORS​:​ 7:00 to 7:20

SHOWT​IME:​ 7:30 SHARP​

WHERE​:​ OCHI'​S @ COMIX​ (353 WEST 14TH ST) (B/T 8TH & 9TH)

SUBWA​Y:​ A/​C/​E/​F/​L/​1/​2/​3 to 14th - then walk 1 to 4 minut​es WEST and BOOM!​ - You'​re at the venue​ at COMIX​!​ - North​ side 14th St *​just*​ befor​e you hit 9th Ave

*​*​*​NO COVER​ CHARG​E*​*​*​

*​*​*​JUST A *​ONE*​ ITEM MINIM​UM - COME HUNGR​Y - THE FOOD IS REASO​NABLY​ PROCE​D AND IS DELIC​IOUS!​*​*​*​

Think​ you'​re funni​er than:​

Rob O'​Reill​y (​Tonig​ht Show)​

Liz Miele​ (​Comed​y Centr​al)​

Chris​ Laker​ (​VH-​1,​ "The Alan Schwa​rtz Sex Tape"​)​

Eliza​ Faria​-​Santo​s (​Comed​y Centr​al,​ Stanf​ord Unive​rsity​!​)​

WELL,​ COME TO OCHI'​S *​THIS*​ TUESD​AY BETWE​EN 7:00 and 7:​20,​ bring​ your best 7 minut​es,​ and bring​ you clutc​hness​!
Meghan Hanley





May 5 2008 10:48 AM

Do you think we could redeem those drink tickets at rifiki's today?
Becky Ciletti





May 1 2008 8:18 AM

thanks so much for the DVD.
awesome camera and editing! you have the cutest baby EVER!
Jeff Sussman





Apr 30 2008 7:28 AM

Jon,
Hope Ben is doing a good job of shielding your secret identity.
Lara and I saw Iron Man last night and it kicked serious ass!!
Mike Drucker


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Apr 22 2008 3:41 PM

Jon Clarke
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Apr 22 2008 12:38 PM

I think we're on Friday Night Special together with Kasov.

That's the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker of Queens all in one room.
Eric I





Apr 21 2008 10:31 PM

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING ME PIMP, MR. CLARKE (AND I HOPE THAT YOU, SIR, ATTEND AND SEEK TO COMPETE IN):

"ERIC I'S COMEDY SHOWDOWN! - WHO IS 2008's BEST COMEDIAN IN NYC (In The Opinion Of Eric I's Audience):

The following four Top Notch National Headliners will compete for a coveted spot in the June/July Spring Semi-Finals (to join last show's winners, Pat Dixon and Ted Alexandro) - the Semi-Final winners advance into December's CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN, the winner of which wins $500.00 in cold hard cash AND the prestigious title of:

"2008's Best Comedian in New York City (In Eric I's Audience's Opinion)!"

So without further adieu, I present to you, the line-up for the SPRING 2008 SEASON - SHOW NUMBER II (**TONIGHT!!!**, APRIL 22nd @ 7:00):

(1) **JOE DeROSA** (Montreal Comedy Festival, Insomniac Tour, Comedy Central)
(2) **CARMEN LYNCH** (Comedy Central, Aspen Comedy Festoval)
(3) **MOODY McCARTHY** (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Comic Standing)
(4) **BROOKE VAN POPPELEN** (The Food Network, Downtown NYC Legend)
(5) **YOU** ???
(6) **YOUR FUNNIEST COMIC FRIEND** ???

WHEN? TONIGHT!!!!!! - TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd - SEATING - 7:00 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.

All comics who show up by 7:20 are eligible (if they so choose) to put their name in the hat - two of these bold comics will be selected at random to participate in that evening's show - so if you want to compete against the best of the best, then simply bring your best 8 minutes of material, and bring your clutchness with you!

SHOW STARTS: 7:30 p.m. SHARP!

WHERE? Ochi's Lounge (@Comix) - 353 West 14th Street (b/t 8th Ave and 9th Ave)

SUBWAY? 1/2/3/A/C/E/F/L to 14th St

ADMISSION? ****FREEEEEE!!!*****

Just purchase and enjoy any ONE item & enjoy a GREAT show!
Ted Alexandro





Apr 8 2008 8:27 PM

My pleasure, Jon. Thanks for having me on the show.
Nelson X





Apr 1 2008 8:35 PM

Hey Jon! Just droppin by to say wassup! Manny said he ran into u at the Diamond party-sounds like you all had a good time! TTYL
Mike Drucker


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Mar 5 2008 11:33 PM

Mike Drucker


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Mar 1 2008 10:26 PM

Q-South





Mar 1 2008 6:44 AM

Original member.....Music way ahead of its time!!!!!!!
Mike Drucker


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Feb 14 2008 8:16 AM

John





Feb 14 2008 7:39 AM

it's not gonna feel different until i can taste the Random House paper my work is printed on as i lie in bed sucking down a bottle of midgrade whiskey.

that'll feel a little different.
Billy Conahan





Feb 11 2008 8:00 PM

Hey Jon,
I posted your sketch on my blog, if you don't mind. (The Bribe)
I enjoyed it that much!
Zachary Sims





Feb 4 2008 11:21 AM

Enjoyed the show last night. Thanks for the spot!
Mike Drucker


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Feb 2 2008 10:27 AM

Luke Cage is the most beautiful statue I've ever seen. And, you see, it's not about him being black. BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT YET PAINTED HIM!