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Albany Comedian Jaye McBride Puts It All On The Table

Jaye McBride
Jaye McBride

Back in August, Albany briefly became one of the comedy capitals of the world for a few days when Aziz Ansari used The Comedy Works as a boot camp before embarking on a national tour. In a matter of days and using two stages in rotation, Ansari performed 13 sold-out sets.

That was good news for Jaye McBride, an Albany comedian who so impressed Ansari that he had her open every single show. Later, Ansari was quoted as saying McBride has a big future in comedy if she only gets the blank out of Albany.

Well — maybe this is just me, but I caught McBride’s set again a few months later and found her references to Lark Street and Metroland endearing, and I wanted to find out more about McBride before she skips town.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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