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Big Irish Jay

Saturday, April 19, 2025 @ 8:00pm



Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001

“Big Irish” Jay Hollingsworth is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Jay set out to the east coast and honed his craft on the stages of Boston, Massachusetts. Jay’s many appearances on All Def as well as Amazon’s Laugh After Dark and multiple online stand-up clips, has garnered Jay over 100 million views online. His “charmingly brutal” style has earned him first place in the March Comedy Madness Competition, The Best of Boston and he was a finalist in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition.

From his notable appearances on some of the country’s top podcasts such as “About Last Night,” Robert Kelly’s “You Know What Dude,” Greg Fitzsimmons “Fitzdog Radio” and Doug Benson’s “Doug Loves Movies” and “Benson Interruption” – Jay has made his mark as a comic’s comic.

WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID:

RICHARD LEWIS: (Comedian, Actor & Author) – “He’s sensational. He’s great. This guy is going to be big. He’s already on his way. He’s a big star and he will be a big big bigger star.”

D.L. HUGHLEY: (Comedian, The Hughleys, The Kings of Comedy, CNN) – “Jay is funny, original & edgy.”

LOUIE ANDERSON: (Comedian, 2-time Emmy Award winner) – “Jay is a great joke writer.”

GARY GULLMAN: (Comedy Central, The Tonight Show) – “Ballsy and very, very funny.”

CHRIS FRANJOLA: (Comedian, Writer & Roundtable Member on Chelsea Lately) – “Great Dude. The real deal.”

GREG FITZSIMMONS: (Comedian, 4-time Emmy winner, television writer, producer, author & radio host ) – “Big Irish Jay is a massive 6’8″ ill-formed host of the Parlor Live. He’s a master of several martial arts and a good comedian. Solid guy, positive energy. I can’t imagine he has a lot of sex…”




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