Jamie Bethany Loftus is an American

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, stand up alternative comedian,

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co-host, and

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based in Los Angeles. She is known for her solo work, such as her one-woman shows ''I Lost My Virginity on August 15, 2010'' and ''Boss, Whom is Girl''. She has also written comedic articles, and written and starred in video content, for media sites such as

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, ''

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'', and

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. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on ''

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'' in 2020. Along with fellow comedian Caitlin Durante, she has co-hosted '' The Bechdel Cast'', a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film since 2016. She has also produced and hosted limited run podcasts for

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: ''My Year in Mensa'', ''Lolita Podcast'', ''Aack Cast,'' and ''Ghost Church''.

Early life

Loftus grew up in

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. Her father was a hockey reporter and her mother ran a daycare center. She worked at a hot dog truck.

Career

Loftus's first job out of college was at ''

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''. She was fired from the role when she tweeted after a standup set, "crushing so hard at an open mic that I cum bloods." A local radio show referenced this as "the end of journalism." Her often absurdist humor, sometimes bordering on performance art and documented for websites such as ''

'', has included pretending to date an

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doll, joining Mensa as a joke, selling "

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nudes" with her body painted green to raise money for

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, and attempting to eat a copy of

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's ''

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''. She has written and performed several one-woman live shows. One is called ''I Lost My Virginity on August 15, 2010''. Another show, ''Boss, Whom is Girl'', was workshopped at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre in Los Angeles. It was then brought to the United Kingdom with shows in London and at the 2019

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. Its run at the Fringe was recommended by newspapers such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In April 2018, a three-part

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she wrote and starred in, ''Irrational Fears'' was released on

Digital. In summer 2018, she was hired as a writer for the

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show ''

''. She is also a canvasser for the

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Podcasting

Since November 2016 she has she has co-hosted '' The Bechdel Cast'' with Caitlin Durante, a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. On January 1, 2020, Loftus released a four-part podcast entitled ''My Year in Mensa'' that chronicles the events surrounding her applying to join Mensa for the purpose of writing a series of humorous articles for ''

''. On November 23, 2020, Loftus began releasing a new 10-part podcast entitled ''Lolita Podcast'' about the pop cultural imprint, misinterpretations, and adaptations of

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's novel ''

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''. On June 28, 2021, she began releasing another podcast series, this time about the comic ''

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'', titled ''Aack Cast''. In 2022 Jamie released a nine episode podcast series ''Ghost Church'', where she explores the history and current state of the

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religion in the United States. In May 2024 she began a new weekly podcast for Cool Zone Media titled ''Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)'', in which she talks to and about "internet main characters" who have achieved some level of brief notoriety online.

''Raw Dog''

In May 2023 Loftus released the book ''Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs'', published by Macmillan. In the book, Loftus tells of her varied experiences of

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s in the United States while explaining hot dogs' rise to popularity in the

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during the

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thanks to Greek, Polish and German immigrants.

Credits

Live credits

* ''Death Wish'' – Writer/Performer/Director (2014) * ''Basketball City'' – Writer (2015) * ''Bad Art'' – Writer/Performer (2015) * ''I Lost My Virginity on August 15, 2010'' – Writer/Performer (2017) * ''The Hacker Who Codes'' – Writer/Performer (2018) * ''Boss, Whom is Girl'' – Writer/Performer (2019) * ''Jamie Loftus, Jamie Loftus'' – Writer/Performer (2020) * ''Mrs. Joey Chestnut America USA'' - Writer/Performer (2021-2023) * ''The Tiny Man is Trying to Kill Me'' - Writer/Performer (2024)

Film and television credits

* ''Boston PD: Zamboni Crimes Division'' – Writer/Animator/Voice Actor (2016) * ''Rat Teens'' – Writer/Animator/Voice Actor (2017) * ''

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'' – Actor (2017) * ''

'' – Writer/Actor (2017–18) * ''Irrational Fears'' – Writer/Actor (2018) * ''

'' – Writer/Voice Actor (2018-2021) * '' All About Nina'' – Comedy Consultant/Actor (2018) * ''

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'' – Writer/Voice Actor (2018) * ''The New Negroes'' – Actor (2019) * ''

Magical Girl Friendship Squad ''Magical Girl Friendship Squad'' is an American adult animated magical girl sitcom created by Kelsey Stephanides and starring Anna Akana and Quinta Brunson. It follows two directionless young women who must figure out how to save the Universe. T ...

'' - Writer/Voice Actor (2020) * '' Teenage Euthanasia'' - Writer (2021-2023) * '' Star Trek: Lower Decks'' - Writer/Co-Producer (2023) * ''

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'' - Writer (2025)

Weekly podcasts

* ''The Bechdel Cast'' - Co-hosted with Caitlin Durante (since 2016) *''We the Unhoused'' - Executive Producer (since 2023) * ''Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)'' (since 2024)

Limited series podcasts

* ''My Year in Mensa'' (2020) *''Little Fires Everywhere: The Official Podcast'' (2020) (host only) * ''Lolita Podcast'' (2020) * ''Aack Cast'' (2021) * ''Ghost Church'' (2022) * ''The Legend of Swordquest'' (2024) (host only)

Bibliography

*''Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs'' (2023)

References

External links

*
The Bechdel Cast website
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