Jason Beck is a Winnipeg comedian and former journalist who first broke into stand-up in the late 90s and has developed a reputation for wry wit, quick one-liners and over-the-top song parodies. His material is clean, friendly and topical while entirely based on real life experiences. Delving into relationships, family life and popular culture, Jason is an observational comic with a sarcastic edge.

Jason performs stand-up comedy weekly as a host and emcee at Rumor's Comedy Club, has performed in the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival, has appeared on the CBC's "So, You Think You're Funny?" and also performs across the country from time to time on the Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club circuit. He also performed in the Winnipeg Fringe Festival as a member of the hit 5 Winnipeg Comics stand-up show for eight straight years (2000-2007). Jason is a regular performer at the Charleswood Comedy Night which he founded at the Winnipeg Press Club in 1998 (the show also spent two years at the West End Cultural Centre and a year at the Pyramid Cabaret), spent a decade as a regular cast member of the Beer & Skits sketch variety show and has performed with such comics as Emo Philips, Russell Peters, Mike MacDonald, Brent Butt, Derek Edwards, Greg Proops, Ron James, Glen Foster, Stewart Francis, Orny Adams, Alonzo Bodden, Dean Haglund, Pete Zedlacher and Kerry Talmage.

Jason has also performed a large number of corporate shows both in Winnipeg and on the road over the years, appearing in some of the most glamorous small towns in Canada and for such organizations as the Optimist's Club of Manitoba, the Manitoba Child Care Association, the Kinsmen Club of Manitoba, the Dauphin Kinettes Club, and the Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba (for whom he performed for over 900 people at Winnipeg's historic Pantages Playhouse Theatre in October 2004). He has also performed (middled) at Yuk Yuk's in Edmonton, Alberta, and Fibber Magees (Yuk Yuk's) in Regina, Saskatchewan and done guest spots at the downtown Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario. Across the border, Jason's resume includes performances at Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago and The Comedy Store in Hollywood, California.

On December 11, 2005 , Jason's comedy career was profiled in a full-page cover story on the front page of the Entertainment section of the Winnipeg Free Press.

CORPORATE SHOWS
Boston Pizza
CP Rail
Dauphin Kinettes Club
Denny's Restaurant
EISI
Government Of Canada
Government Of Manitoba
Kinsmen Club of Manitoba
Manitoba Air Force
Manitoba Child Care Association
Manitoba Hydro
Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
Mount Carmel Clinic
North East Terminal Ltd.
Optimist's Club of Manitoba
Pollard Banknote
Revenue Canada
SIAST College, Saskatchewan
Tech Voc Alumni Association
University Of Manitoba
Westman Dreams For Kids
World Of Water

THE GLAMOROUS SMALL TOWN SHOW CHECKLIST

Some of the small towns Jason has performed in (that he can remember) include:

Alida, Saskatchewan
Brandon, Manitoba
Brunkild, Manitoba
Candiac, Saskatchewan
Carievale, Saskatchewan
Carman, Manitoba
Carnduff, Saskatchewan
Churchbridge, Saskatchewan
Clearwater, Manitoba
Dauphin, Manitoba
Dryden, Ontario
Emo, Ontario
Gainsborough, Saskatchewan
Gimli, Manitoba
Kenora, Ontario
Killarney, Manitoba
Letellier, Manitoba
Lundar, Manitoba
Moosejaw, Saskatchewan
Morden, Manitoba
Morris, Manitoba
Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Roblin, Manitoba
St. Andrews, Manitoba
Selkirk, Manitoba
Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Somerset, Manitoba
Steinbach, Manitoba (note: not worth the trip)
Swan River, Manitoba
The Pas, Manitoba
Thompson, Manitoba
Virden, Manitoba
Wadena, Saskatchewan


FESTIVALS

CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival

2008
Performer ("Big Daddy Tazz & Friends", "English Rural Tour")

2007
Performer ("English Rural Tour")

2006
Performer ("The Winnipeg Show")


Winnipeg Fringe Festival

2007
5 Winnipeg Comics in... "The BIG BIG Show: I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
Perfomer/Producer

2006
5 Winnipeg Comics in... "The Evolution of Comedy"
Perfomer/Producer

2005
5 Winnipeg Comics in... "Live From The Press Club!"
Perfomer/Producer

Big Daddy Tazz in... "Bi-Polar Buddha"
Producer

2004
5 Winnipeg Comics in... "What has 5 Heads and 9 Nuts...?"
Perfomer/Producer

2003
5 Winnipeg Comics... in "THE FUNNIEST SHOW ON EARTH! (Results May Vary)"
Perfomer/Producer

2002
"5 Winnipeg Comics... in an Air-Conditioned, Fully-Licensed Venue!"
Perfomer/Producer

2001
3 Winnipeg Comics in... "Crouching Set-Up, Hidden Punchline"
Perfomer/Producer

2000
3 Winnipeg Comics on... "Jerry Springer, Ricky Martin & The Seven-Day Movie Rental"
Perfomer/Producer


TRAINING
Humber Workshop, Winnipeg, MB Stand-up Writing/Performing
Mark Breslin

Prairie Theatre Exchange, Winnipeg, MB Level I Improv
Stephen Sim

Red River College, Winnipeg, MB Creative Communications
(Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations)

University Of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Bachelor Of Arts Degree
(English)

REVIEWS
"Jason Beck's performance is charged with energy and it's worth the ticket price just to see his Ricky Martin act."
- Holly Moncrieff, Winnipeg Free Press, July 2000

“Jason Beck nimbly avoids the self-pity that usually comes with self-depreciating humor. We laughed at Jason's woes… .”
- Broose Tulloch, The Jenny Review, July 2002

"Jason Beck gave a hilarious description of his Yoda fetish... ."
- Jonathan Ball, newwinnipeg.com, January 2003