Jon Savitt is a writer and comedian from Minneapolis, Minnesota featured in places like Funny or Die, College Humor, TIME, Washington Post, HuffPost, New York Magazine, American Bystander, Paste Magazine, NBC News, BuzzFeed, MPR, Star Tribune, and more.
He’s performed at festivals across the country (Dallas Comedy Fest, Hawaii Comedy Festival, Omaha Comedy Festival, Plano Comedy Festival, SketchFest Seattle, Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival), and has opened for national headliners seen on Netflix, Comedy Central, and more. Most recently, he won “Best Stand-Up” at the All The Laughs comedy awards.
He's a past contributor to the popular "Good Mythical Morning" comedy series, has toured with several long-form solo shows about everything from his experience with antisemitism to his dreams of being a professional basketball player, and has collaborated with everyone from entertainers to NBA stars (and even one U.S. President). Spending years living in Washington D.C., Jon’s comedy often incorporates the current pulse on events, politics, and today’s most pressing issues.
In addition to performing, he currently writes on a variety of animated and live-action projects, regularly supports studios with pilots, ghostwriting, and development opportunities, and hosts the late-night comedy game show “Never Too Late”.
“Jon Savitt is one funny dude”
-Funny or Die
“Hollywood talent, midwest vibe”
— Voyage Mag
“Champion level-dedication”
— HuffPost
“Fearless comedy”
— WCCO Radio
“Lucky for us, there’s Jon Savitt”
— Minnesota Monthly
“Class clown graduates to successful comedy writer”
— Pen & Prosper
“We recommend the Twitter feed
of Jon Savitt”
— Vulture
“Among comics, Jon Savitt is unusually entrepreneurial”
— City Lakes Magazine
“Empowering the next generation
of comedy writers”
— Star Tribune
“Rising star”
— AJW News
“A punchy storyteller”
— EverOut Seattle
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”King of the Court”
The average height of NBA players is 6’6″. Less than 1% of NBA players are Jewish. Most of them did not go to prom alone. These facts somehow still did not stop Jon Savitt from chasing his dreams. Blending authentic stories and visuals, “King of the Court” is the untold underdog tale of one of the greatest athletes to ever live. Sure, “athlete” may be subjective. So grab your foam finger and get ready to laugh, cry, and cheer. Because dreams have no shot clock.
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