Jim Earl is a stage and radio comedian, comedy writer, musician and cartoonist from

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. Earl received a degree in

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from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, in 1984, and then he began his comedy career in the stand-up comedy team of "Lank and Earl" with his high-school friend Barry Lank. He later became a writer for ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form from ...

'', winning the 2001 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program" and a 2000 Peabody award. After leaving the show, he wrote and performed for a number of

Air America Radio Air America (formerly Air America Radio and Air America Media) was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk radio. It was on the air from March 2004 to January 2010. The network was founded as a left wing alternative to counter ...

's radio shows:

The Randi Rhodes Show ''The Randi Rhodes Show'' is a talk radio show hosted by Randi Rhodes. The show combines her progressive political commentary with listener participation and live interviews. It was originally broadcast on Air America Radio, Nova M Radio, and ...

, Unfiltered with Lizz Winstead and Rachel Maddow and

Morning Sedition ''Morning Sedition'' was a three-hour radio program that premiered April 1, 2004 and ran until December 16, 2005, in the United States. It was hosted by comedian Marc Maron and New York radio veteran Mark Riley. Prior to June 2004, the show was a ...

, where he performed his regular bits: "War on Brains", "Rapture Watch", "Morning Remembrance", "Sammy the Stem Cell", "Todd Brad: Policy Analyst", and "The 5 W's Plus 3 of Journalism." His comedy for the former show is now available for download on his own site
jimearl.com
Upon returning to California, Earl reunited with former ''Morning Sedition'' host,

Marc Maron Marcus David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' and has appeared more than forty ...

, on the '' Marc Maron Show'', which premiered on Air America Radio on February 28, 2006, and had its last show on July 14, 2006. In December 2006, Earl went on to become head writer for the Friday ITch, a comedy-news program for nerds, broadcast o
Techweb.com
In 2007, Jim also became a staff writer for "

Talkshow with Spike Feresten ''Talkshow with Spike Feresten'' was an American late-night talk show television program on Fox starring Spike Feresten that aired from September 16, 2006 to May 16, 2009. It was the longest-running late night talk show in Fox's history, with t ...

" on Fox TV. Jim is currently a featured performer on both the

podcast
WTF
and th
David Feldman Show
where he regularly performs with his band
The Clutter Family
Their eponymous debut was released in April 2010.

References

External links

Jim Earl's personal web site, jimearl.com
American cartoonists American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Place of birth missing (living people) Emmy Award winners Peabody Award winners University of California, Berkeley alumni Writers from California Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American comedy writers {{US-comedian-stub