Jono Zalay began his stand-up career in Boston while simultaneously earning his Doctorate in Neuroscience, where his research work included giving cocaine to rats. Since dropping his science hobby to pursue comedy full-time, Jono has done standup for The Late Late Show on CBS, Netflix is a Joke, and LMAOF on OnlyFansTV. He also has worked behind the scenes as a story producer or consulting producer on Peacock’s Stormy Daniels series, CNN’s The United States of Scandal, and Amazon Prime Video’s This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy. Jono sat down with me over Zoom to talk about all of that, how he has pranked the DMV, and what made his latest comedy album so special. On Beat Life to Death, out now via Blonde Medicine, he jokes about reaching his midlife years and tells stories about his dad — which makes this extra special, since he recorded this, his third album, just days before his father had quintuple bypass surgery. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get to it!
Listen to and buy Jono Zalay: Beat Life to Death via Bandcamp!
Here’s Jono’s appearance from on The Late Late Show with James Corden in February 2023:
For nostalgia, here’s that public access show appearance we spoke about from way back in his early comedy days and nights in Boston, where he wore a lab coat and sported what he called a “double mustache.” For science! From July 2011:
Related: Back when Twitter was a thing, he shared some of his past driver’s license photos up to 2018.
And then came 2023, back to California
But also a different look in 2023 when he renewed his passport!
Read More: My Meet Me In New York profile of Jono Zalay, which I published back in November 2015.
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