Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an American comedian, actor, improviser and playwright. Early life Campbell grew up in Pryor, Oklahoma. Between kindergarten and his senior year he attended thirteen different schools, and recalls "to make new friends, being funny really helped." He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. He received awards in Academic Achievement, Best Supporting Actor, Outstanding Theatre Student and the Jack Kaufman Outstanding Senior. Campbell was a member of Alpha Psi Omega, and served as president, vice president, treasurer and points chair. As a Northeastern State University student, he also served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. After graduating from NSU, he interned at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, Virginia, landing roles in Steve Martin's adaption of The Underpants, The Killer Angels and A Christmas Story. After leaving Wayside, Campbell entered the graduate theater program at Oklahoma State University. He starred as King Henry in The Lion in Winter and Brutus in Julius Caesar. While at Oklahoma State University, he applied for a semester at Columbia College with the Second City, in Chicago, Illinois, and decided to leave the graduate program and focus on a career in comedy. He also co-wrote a play entitled four play. Career Campbell began doing stand-up comedy in 2008. In 2012, Campbell performed as former mayor Richard M. Daley at RedEye's 10th anniversary at Laugh Factory. He was named Best Stand-Up Comedian by the Chicago Reader, in 2013. He names The Shithole in Chicago as his favorite venue, which he explains is "run by a couple of guys who produce their shows out of an attic and a stand-alone garage." Campbell signed with New Jersey independent record label Mint 400 Records in 2015, and released his debut stand-up album Tell Me You're Proud of Me on March 10, 2015. His album was recorded at Wild Goose Creative in Columbus, Ohio at the Columbus Unscripted Improv Festival. Tell Me You're Proud of Me focuses on ego, love, family, childhood and adulthood. He supported the release with a tour across the United States, and the album's success raised his profile.