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Joel Jeffrey is a stand-up comedian,.[1] published author,[2] and radio personality[3] based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Early life
editJoel was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and attended Buena Vista elementary school and Aden Bowman Collegiate high school.
Career
editJoel began his show business career in 2001 after attending Western Academy Broadcasting College. He got his start in radio at Rawlco Radio in Saskatoon hosting all-night shows on both C95 and Rock 102.
In 2003, Joel moved to Calgary, Alberta and began hosting the midday show on The Eagle 100.9.[4][page needed] He was promoted to The Eagle's PM drive host and music director in 2004, and then program director and morning show host in 2005.
In 2006, Joel moved from Calgary back to Saskatoon to host the PM drive on Hot 93.7.
In 2008, he moved to Kelowna, BC from Saskatoon to help launch Kelowna's websiteRock station, K 96.3[5]. Joel hosted the K 96.3 midday show and was music director.
In 2009, Joel began his stand-up comedy career at Yuk Yuks in Kelowna at a cancer fundraiser and continues to headline at Yuk Yuks across Canada (ie: Yorkton[6], Prince Albert[7], Saskatoon[8] [9], etc.). He also continues to headline his own shows or co-headline shows (Comedy Crawl[10]) and open for comedians like Kevin McGrath[11].
In 2010, he left the airwaves to move back to Saskatoon to help take care of his mom after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
In 2012, Joel was hired by Harvard Media on Wired 96.3 to host the swing shift and was promoted to the morning show after the station flipped formats to 96.3 Cruz FM.
In 2017, he retired from the radio to pursue full-time stand-up comedy - continuing under the stage name, "Joel Jeffrey".
In 2019, Joel was discovered by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing[12] who recruited him to write "The Great Saskatchewan Joke Book"[13], which would go on to be a best-seller in Saskatchewan.
In his stand-up comedy career, Joel has opened for comedy greats like the late Mike MacDonald[14], Tommy Savitt, Jay Onrait[15] and Dan O'Toole[16]
Achievements and awards
editRadio
editJoel has hosted several number one ranked radio shows at The Eagle 100.9 in Okotoks, K963 in Kelowna, and 96.3 Cruz FM in Saskatoon.
Joel was nominated twice for Morning Show Personality of the Year, Medium Market at Canadian Music Week's Industry Awards (in 2014[17] and 2017[18]) while co-hosting the Stacie and Joel Morning Show at 96.3 Cruz FM in Saskatoon.[19][user-generated source]
Joke book
editOn 2020, Joel's book "The Great Saskatchewan Joke Book"[20] became a number one best seller in Saskatchewan, outselling books like "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey, "Burke's Law" by Brian Burke, and "Beauties" by James Duthie. The "Great Saskatchewan Joke Book" also ranked in Amazon's top 25 books in Canada in Puns & Wordplay.
Joel is known for his large following as @JoelJeffrey[21] on X (formerly known as Twitter). Joel's jokes on X have been shared on the internet tens of millions of times and are constantly being featured on websites like Comedy Central, Reader's Digest, Huffington Post[22], Buzzfeed[23], etc.
In 2020, Twitter requested use of one of Joel's jokes for an international advertising campaign for Valentine's Day on billboards around the world which was seen by millions of people.
Personal life
editJoel got married in 2013. He and his wife have 2 boys together.
References
edit- ^ "Stand Up Comedian Joel Jeffrey speaks with CTV New Saskatoon". CTV News. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024 – via Macintyre Purcell Publishing.
- ^ "Saskatoon comedian authors book that ribs Saskatchewan for 144 pages". CBC News. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Western Academy Broadcasting College - WABC Graduates Profiles". Western Academy Broadcasting College. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "100.9 The Eagle". 100.9 The Eagle. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "CKKO-FM". History of Canadian Broadcasting. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
On-air personalities included morning hosts Kevin McGowan and Chris Cleaver, Joel Jeffrey middays, Darlene Check p.m. drive and Rob Balsdon evenings.
- ^ Daniels, Calvin (5 March 2024). "Saskatoon comedian headlining Yorkton show". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Kerr, Jason (21 March 2024). "Joel Jeffrey to headline inaugural Live Comedy Night at the Rock Trout". Prince Albert Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Parktown Yuk Yuks - Saskatoon, SK". Myles Morrison. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, Chad (25 April 2017). "Saskatoon Stand Up! Some of Saskatoon's Comedy Hotspots". Discover Saskatoon. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Comics and fans hit the road for Comedy Crawl". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Comedian excited to perform at Orpheum". SaskToday. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Great Saskatchewan Joke Book: More Laughs Than Potholes". MacIntyre Purcell Publishing. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Jeffrey, Joel (2020). Great Saskatchewan Joke Book: More Laughs Than Potholes (1st ed.). Nova Scotia: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-77276-150-4.
- ^ "Saskatoon comedian headlining Yorkton show". SaskToday.ca. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Joel Jeffrey to headline inaugural Live Comedy Night at the Rock Trout". Prince Albert Daily Herald. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Joel Jeffrey". Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Award Winners Announced". Canadian Music Week. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "2017 Nominees". Canadian Music Week. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Facebook - 96.3 CRUZ FM". Facebook. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Saskatoon comedian authors book that ribs Saskatchewan for 144 pages". CBC News. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "X". X.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "HuffPost". HuffPost. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "24 Things Everyone Who Dates A Doctor Will Understand". BuzzFeed. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.