Jason Klamm (pronounced “klahm”) was born in Swindon in the UK, but has spent most of his life in Upstate New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and now Detroit. He’s an author, actor, voice actor, podcast host, and the director of three feature films, including the documentary Lords of Soaptown and two improvised comedies based on his fake presidential campaign project that has been going since 2004. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Film, but not before he directed one of the world’s first viral videos, which holds the dubious distinction of being the internet’s first lip dub and the creator of a two-decade-old meme. Three years later, another popular short film of his, about dinosaurs, became one of the first internet shorts to play on a major airline when it won Frontier’s Cloud Nine Short Film Festival. Jason has written seven books, including the nonfiction book We’re Not Worthy. His works of satire include Looking Forward: A Hopemoir and Post-Modem: The Interwebs Explained. He hosts several podcasts, including Dan and Jay’s Comedy Hour, and used to host the history-making Comedy on Vinyl (which premiered a lost Bob Newhart track that hadn’t been heard in fifty years). Jason’s audio productions have also been used in college classrooms to illustrate DIY audio editing and producing. His short films have been distributed by NBC/Universal and he has written TV and movie scripts for well-known comedians. He is a founding member of LA’s hit show A Drinking Game, in which he performed for over a decade, playing characters as varied as Vizzini in The Princess Bride and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Jason is currently based in the Metro Detroit area.
CONTACT
Say hey however you like, just do it nicely. E-mail: jason AT stolendress DOT com. You can also find me on Bluesky at @jasonklamm.com and reticently at Instagram at @jasonklamm.
AWARDS↗
PEOPLE HAVE SAID NICE THINGS
On Ferris Bueller…You’re My Hero: Abe Froman is the Sausage King of Chicago — but Jason Klamm is the King of “Ferris Bueller” history. I always thought of myself as something of an expert on this movie, but I’m in awe of the attention to detail, the story-behind-story narrative, and the sheer exuberance in the reportage. This is a terrific read.
– Richard Roeper
Jason understands the mind and heart of the comedy nerd. His love for the history, stories and the comics shines through in every moment with him. He creates space to dive into your own love of comedy which makes the world just feel like a better place.
– Kelly Carlin
(Jason’s podcast) Comedy on Vinyl is an amazing way to link comedy’s past with comedy’s present.
– Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
Jason made me look back and relive my long-ago college days of laying on a ratty couch, donning headphones the size of a space helmet, and listening to scratchy recordings of Rodney and Woody and Monty. I may never forgive him.
– Patric Verrone (Futurama, Disenchantment, The Tonight Show)
Jason brings a love and knowledge of comedy to each episode and when he doesn’t know something, he’s willing to listen and learn.
– Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny, Conan)
As a pathological hoarder of comedy vinyl LPs, Jason Klamm’s podcast feels like its being produced specifically for me. The subject matter, the guests, the albums being discussed and Jason’s loose but highly-informed conversations always scratch this comedy nerd’s hard-to-reach itch.
– Dan Pasternack (Portlandia, Comedy Bang! Bang!)
On my book Post-Modem: The Interwebs Explained:
This is the longest, most detailed, best written joke in the world. It’s like being trapped in a car while someone tells you that 45-minute joke that ends ‘Then the horse said, “dogs can’t talk.”
– Jackie Kashian
With an inspired mix of real historical texture, ballsy anachronism, countless whip-smart jokes, and spot-on ‘archival photos,’ Jason Klamm spins a delightful John Hodgman-esque look at the Internet throughout history and today.
– Rob Kutner (Conan, The Daily Show)
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