Jake Flores
Socialist comedy delivered with the heavy slouch of a tired line cook.
1 special · 2021
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Jake Flores performs with the low-energy slouch of a guy on the back half of a double shift. He speaks slowly, letting his voice drag at the end of sentences to give his punchlines a delayed, rolling rhythm. When a bit works, he barely registers the reaction, maybe offering a half-smile or adjusting his grip on the mic. He will dissect an interaction with a cop or the mechanics of inhaling poppers with the dry patience of someone reading an instruction manual.
Specials
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A cynical, dirtbag-left time capsule recorded just before the chaos.
Stand Up! Records · 46 min
On stage
He sits firmly at the intersection of socialist podcasting and Brooklyn basement comedy. His audience already knows the acronyms and the internet micro-dramas. He isn’t chasing broad crossover. He performs for his specific demographic, leaning into the shared exhaustion of an anti-capitalist crowd paying rent in an expensive city.
His jokes land hardest when he grounds his politics in the physical reality of being broke. He gets a lot of mileage out of terrible apartments, strange gigs, and the indignity of existing without health insurance. The act occasionally gets muddy if a premise relies too heavily on a niche internet argument, leaving the uninitiated behind. But the set clicks when he treats the failures of the federal government as just another weird inconvenience of his day.
He started in Austin before moving to New York, keeping a loose Texas conversational style in his delivery. The fact that a joke about ICE brought Homeland Security to his apartment is a regular fixture in his act, treated less like a badge of honor than just another frustrating errand he had to deal with.
Turning points
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Federal Raid Over Viral Tweets
Flores was raided at his Brooklyn apartment by Homeland Security agents over satirical political tweets, an ordeal that became a staple subject of his comedy.
At a glance
Podcasts
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Pod Damn America · co-host
A self-described gothic socialist comedy podcast offering irreverent leftist commentary on news, politics, and culture.
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Why You Mad? · host
A Latino philosophy and comedy podcast hosted by Jake Flores.
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That’s My Podcast, I Don’t Know You · co-host
A comedy podcast centered around analyzing and discussing the animated series King of the Hill.
Also on screen
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- Roast Battle
A clip to start with
Live at ColdTowne - Jake Flores - In Austin We're All Alcoholics