Jason Pierre Jones (born June 3, 1967) is a Canadian-American actor
and comedian. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart from 2005 to 2015. Since 2016, Jones has starred in the TBS
comedy series The Detour, which he created with his wife, Samantha
Bee.Jones was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended Hill
Park Secondary School and then Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto.
Jones is married to Samantha Bee, the host of Full Frontal with
Samantha Bee and fellow former The Daily Show correspondent, with whom
he has three children: daughter Piper Bee-Jones (born 2006), son
Fletcher Bee-Jones (born 2008), and daughter Ripley Bee-Jones (born
2010). In 2014, he became a United States citizen.In September 2005,
Jones joined The Daily Show cast as a contributor. When his wife left
the show in late December for family leave, Jones was promoted to a
full-time correspondent. Thereafter, he won a significant following at
The Daily Show, thanks to a few pieces on the Denmark cartoons, Carl
Monday, and Laguna Beach. Before Rob Corddry left The Daily Show, he
said: "Jason Jones has raised the bar too high. I just can't say the
things he says to people." His exposé on the real values of Wasilla,
Alaska remains one of the most popular pieces on the Daily Show
website. In 2014, Jones temporarily left The Daily Show to appear in a
pilot for the sitcom Love Is Relative.
and comedian. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart from 2005 to 2015. Since 2016, Jones has starred in the TBS
comedy series The Detour, which he created with his wife, Samantha
Bee.Jones was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He attended Hill
Park Secondary School and then Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto.
Jones is married to Samantha Bee, the host of Full Frontal with
Samantha Bee and fellow former The Daily Show correspondent, with whom
he has three children: daughter Piper Bee-Jones (born 2006), son
Fletcher Bee-Jones (born 2008), and daughter Ripley Bee-Jones (born
2010). In 2014, he became a United States citizen.In September 2005,
Jones joined The Daily Show cast as a contributor. When his wife left
the show in late December for family leave, Jones was promoted to a
full-time correspondent. Thereafter, he won a significant following at
The Daily Show, thanks to a few pieces on the Denmark cartoons, Carl
Monday, and Laguna Beach. Before Rob Corddry left The Daily Show, he
said: "Jason Jones has raised the bar too high. I just can't say the
things he says to people." His exposé on the real values of Wasilla,
Alaska remains one of the most popular pieces on the Daily Show
website. In 2014, Jones temporarily left The Daily Show to appear in a
pilot for the sitcom Love Is Relative.
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