Jen Kober is originally from Lake Charles, LA, and has energetically bounded onto the national stage bringing crowds to their feet with her original blend of stand-up, story telling, and improvised rock-n-roll comedy. Her hard-hitting hour is phenomenally funny as Kober commands the stage and dares you not to laugh. Jen was the 2017 Winner of NPR's Snap Judgement Comedic Performance of the Year for her Girl Scout Cookie Caper story which went viral upon its release earlier that year. Kober received the 2018 Comedic Performance of the Year for her story titled Nana Vs. OJ.
Jen appeared on Netflix in 2019 as she joined the cast of two of its original shows. Including RuPaul's sitcom AJ & The Queen and Dead to Me. Jen had audiences rolling in the aisles on The Righteous Gemstones on HBO, played a no-nonsense detective in The Purge on USA Network, and was a wacky science teacher in Diary Of A Future President on Disney+
In 2021 Jen 's momentum continues with a role on Showtime's Black Monday with Regina Hall and Don Cheadle, and a recurring part on Apple TV's new queer sitcom, The Browns. Jen is also featured in Audible's Pride Special, Owning It.
2022 starts off with a bang as Jen books a hilarious guest starring role on the CBS sitcom How We Roll starring Pete Holmes and Katie Lowes, and a quick appearance with Jean Smart on the HBO hit series Hacks. The end of the year will have Jen appearing in a super secret project that is out of this world exciting! Stay tuned!
See Jen Now ...
• as Inspector Gidget on CBS's new sitcom How We Roll
• as Lauryn, the loud Lesbian in Hacks
• as The Manager of The Muse on Season 10 of American Horror Story
• as Lydia, Regina Hall's cell mate on Black Monday on Showtime
• as Ms Gregory, a saucy science teacher on Diary of a Future President on Disney+
• as Officer Lafayette on RuPaul's AJ & The Queen on Netflix
• as Detective Isabel Shaw on The Purge on USA Network
• as Denim on The Righteous Gemstones on HBO
• as Rabbi Kaufman on the season finale of the Netflix Original Series Dead to Me
• spinning stories on NPR's Snap Judgement Live Tour
• as food court maven Brenda on The Middle
• as Joan on BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart
• as Judge Selma on Franklin & Bash
• as Nurse Dena on The Mindy Project
• as Little Ed on Anger Management with Charlie Sheen
• knocking out Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm
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