J.B. Ball is built for fishing out the ridiculous and putting it on display. As a charmer who refuses to let things go, he’s deceivingly edgy and intelligent in a way that forces audiences to think and re-evaluate what’s going on with us as individuals, a country, and a race of people. His talents have landed him appearances on Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, COMCAST, SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio, Kevin Hart’s new comedy streaming network “LOL”, and sketches on Comedy Central Digital. He was selected for the prestigious “New Faces” at the 2016 Montreal Just For Laugh Festival, was the winner of the 2014 Trial By Laughter Comedy Festival, was named 2014’s “Florida’s Funniest Comedian”, performed at FunnyOrDie’s 2015 Oddball Comedy Festival, and was a finalist at the 2016 Laughing Skull Festival. His clever interpretations of his life, the news, the world, and how we should be reacting to them have been leaving audiences of all kinds in stitches.
JB Ball is Florida’s Funniest Comedian (according to the annual competition) and the winner of Side Splitters’ March Madness comedy contest as well. Oh, and he was the Best of the Bay critic’s pick for Best Comedian. JB Ball is the nerd that was way too busy playing sports to be acknowledged as one. Now, he sort of fits in everywhere, yet nowhere. He takes the stage with a clever mix of unfiltered observational humor and media-flavored philosophies have spun out into tangents that are both absurd and relatable at the same time.
You have seen him on MTV’s Made, CBS and have heard him on SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio. He also holds the title of 2014’s Florida’s Funniest Comedian and 2014 Winner of the Trial By Laughter Festival. His observations are the kind that make you laugh right before engaging you in a deeper debate. JB is the nerd that was too busy playing sports to be acknowledged as one. Now he fits in nowhere.
His unique style of offsetting edgy subject matter with charm and level headedness has had him rising as one of the country’s most intriguing up and coming comedians. His talents have landed him appearances on MTV, CBS, COMCAST, SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio, and the 2013 movie The Investigator.
Being the winner of the 2014 Trial By Laughter Comedy Festival and also being named 2014’s “Florida’s Funniest Comedian” has taken the Ball to a new level, JB Ball that is! His clever interpretations of his life, commenting on the news, the world through his eyes, and how we should be reacting to those views, have been leaving audiences around the country in stitches. But judges aren’t the only ones who appreciate his casual style and pop culture references. His personality keeps his audiences engaged, thinking and laughing through another show that varies each night, while keeping it fresh, current and sometimes topical Ball is always weaving together his established favorites, newer material and maybe some funny stuff that popped into his head on the way over or right there. Either way you bounce it you’ll have a ball with JB Ball!
