Jay Johnston (born October 22, 1968) is an American actor and comedian
best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch
comedy series Mr. Show and for playing the role of Officer Jay
McPherson on The Sarah Silverman Program.Johnston was born and raised
in Chicago. He attended Columbia College Chicago, where he studied
acting and comedy alongside other future Mr. Show alumni such as Dino
Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit and Eric Hoffman. After graduating college,
Johnston later joined the Chicago Second City's touring comedy for a
number of years and also performed in stage shows at the Annoyance
Theater in Chicago.Jay Johnston's contribution to Mr. Show were
generally of the "evergreen" variety, dealing with more or less
universal themes as opposed to the more political and socially
satirical material that his fellow writers and performers contributed
to the series. As such, Jay was responsible for many of the show's
memorable sketches and characters. Johnston often incorporated
physical comedy into the show, most notably in "The Story of Everest"
sketch, which features Johnston performing six identical backwards
pratfalls into furniture.Since the conclusion of Mr. Show, Johnston
has made guest appearances in a number of television programs such as
Arrested Development, Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Parks and
Recreation, as well as appearing in films such as Anchorman: The
Legend of Ron Burgundy and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.
best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch
comedy series Mr. Show and for playing the role of Officer Jay
McPherson on The Sarah Silverman Program.Johnston was born and raised
in Chicago. He attended Columbia College Chicago, where he studied
acting and comedy alongside other future Mr. Show alumni such as Dino
Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit and Eric Hoffman. After graduating college,
Johnston later joined the Chicago Second City's touring comedy for a
number of years and also performed in stage shows at the Annoyance
Theater in Chicago.Jay Johnston's contribution to Mr. Show were
generally of the "evergreen" variety, dealing with more or less
universal themes as opposed to the more political and socially
satirical material that his fellow writers and performers contributed
to the series. As such, Jay was responsible for many of the show's
memorable sketches and characters. Johnston often incorporated
physical comedy into the show, most notably in "The Story of Everest"
sketch, which features Johnston performing six identical backwards
pratfalls into furniture.Since the conclusion of Mr. Show, Johnston
has made guest appearances in a number of television programs such as
Arrested Development, Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Parks and
Recreation, as well as appearing in films such as Anchorman: The
Legend of Ron Burgundy and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.
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