Tim Jones

Tim Jones is always asked what made him go into comedy. The answer is simple. He needed a job where he could sleep till noon and buy new cars! This pretty much sums up Tim’s laid-back approach to laughter. His show isn’t a high pressure presentation. It’s more of an easygoing, hilarious conversation, with a touch of audience participation. After all, in high school, Tim was voted “Student Most Likely To… Relax.” Tim’s original style is a reflection of that. This talent has resulted in quite a successful career for this native New Yorker. Tim wanted to be a civil engineer, but after being abused by algebra in high school, he realized that there was nothing civil abut algebra or engineering. He needed to find a different way. After college Tim became a news writer at an NBC station. It was the same old news everyday… “Ten people dead today, fourteen killed yesterday, and now the Weather!” So Tim packed up his bags and ran away to Loa Angeles to join the showbiz circus. Somethings are planned and others just happen. That’s how it was with comedy, it just happened for Tim. Hollywood was quick to recognize Tim’s talent and he soon had recurring roles on hit TV shows “Dear John” and “Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” and became one the hottest performers working all the premiere comedy clubs. Tim has done films, sitcoms, commercials, co-hosted shows and starred in the LA production of the Tony Award winning play, “G.R. Point.” But Tim’s first love is stand-up. Tim says: “Making people laugh. There’s nothing as fulfilling, as rewarding, as exciting… well, almost nothing.” Tim Jones made his move to Los Angeles, and started to take to the stage right away at the World Famous Comedy Store’s amateur night. Tim Jones then moved right on to the television circuit, appearing on every shown running, from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to MTV and Comedy Central. Tim Jones has a fan in the form of Jerry Seinfeld, who is on record as saying, “Jones is funny. He always makes me laugh.” For his upcoming Hong Kong debut, Jones is positive. “I think it’ll be a happy marriage for me out there. It’ll be a bit like an arranged marriage, it’ll be a little stiff at first until we all…” The phone goes dead. Tim always wanted a job where he could sleep until noon and still afford a new car, so his only real option was stand-up comedy. Tim’s laid back approach to laughter is like an easy going, hilarious conversation with a touch of audience participation. Following the news comes naturally to the native New Yorker, who studied broadcast journalism and worked as a news writer for NBC, before ditching it in favor of the stage. “I wanted to be a network reporter you know, frontline reporting in the war zone and all that stuff. Then I realized it was pretty depressing. I tried to write funny, lighter stories, but they didn’t go down too well. I said, well, I’m going to go where they accept this stuff. I quit.”