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Jaboukie Young-White

Comedian
Comedy Central / The Daily Show With Trevor Noah

Jaboukie Young-White is a comedian originally from Chicago and is a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah." He appeared in the Sony feature "Rough Night," directed by Lucia Aniello, and the Netflix feature "Set It Up," directed by Claire Scanlon. He was selected as a "Comic to Watch" at New York Comedy Festival in 2017, was named one of Vulture/New York Magazine’s "Comedians You Should and Will Know" in 2017, was selected as an "Up Next" comedian for Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, and was named one of Rolling Stone’s "25 Under 25." He was named one of Variety’s "10 Comics to Watch" in 2018 and performed at its "Comics to Watch" showcase at Just For Laughs in Montreal. He has performed stand-up on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and his first half hour for "Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents" debuted in Fall 2019. Jaboukie was seen on the most recent season of HBO’s "Crashing." Previously, Jaboukie was a staff writer on Netflix’s "American Vandal" and "Big Mouth."

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