Jake
Martin

Actor / Writer / Director / Comedian

Born and raised in rural New Brunswick, Jake Martin is an actor, writer and comedian. He has performed coast-to-coast across Canada, including as member of the Canadian Comedy award-winning sketch comedy troupe “The Sketchersons”.

He is a Second City Toronto Sketch Conservatory alum, the former Artistic Director of Next Folding Theatre, and his scripts have been performed around the globe. His short comedy “Someone Gets Shot” was part of a collection that was shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Fringe Award. He is currently slithering around with his current solo sketch show, “Snakes Are Cool”.

News

  • Upcoming – Premiere of sketch comedy show Martin & McIntyre: Just Like Momma Used to Make! at the Fundy Fringe Festival in Saint John, NB (August 18th-22nd) [Ticket link coming soon]
  • Upcoming – Teaching theatre at University of New Brunswick (Fall 2026)
  • Can be seen performing in Car Wash Wars and 8 Cafés on Bell Fibe TV1
  • Co-directed Love’s Labours Lost with Len Falkenstein for Bard in the Barracks in Fredericton (June 22nd – July 5th)
  • Performing in the New Brunswick tour of O’Brien with Theatre New Brunswick (March 5th-15th)
  • IN DEVELOPMENT – Discount Wrestling (Television)

“…seriously fast paced comedic timing kept the audience in cackles and at the edge of their seats” – Parton & Pearl (Snakes Are Cool)

“Martin and Etherington nail the little details… It Trickles Down is clever satire that will make you laugh at its absurdity while acknowledging its truthfulness” – The Coast (It Trickles Down)

“The impressive emotional expression from each of the cast members was deeply moving” – The East (Lac/Athabasca)

“Expertly played by Theatre Free Radical’s ensemble company” – Jon Kaplan, NOW Toronto (Lac/Athabasca)

Artist cv
acting resume
Snakes Are Cool – Writer/Performer (Currently Touring)
Acting – “Snakes Are Cool”
Sketch Comedy – Me playing a strange old man as part of The Sketchersons’ weekly sketch show “Sunday Night Live” at Comedy Bar Toronto.
Acting – The world premiere of Len Falkenstein’s “Wood Buffalo” at Theatre New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB
Directing – Brett Loughery and Jesse Lapointe in “Cocaine Plane” with The Next Folding Theatre Company in Fredericton, NB
Directing – Alex Rioux and Jilly Hanson in “Influentia”, Mainstage Production for Notable Acts 2024 in Fredericton, NB
Improv Comedy – Member of Fredericton-based comedy group Dead Serious Comedy
Directing – Stephanie Doucette, Scott Harris and Barry McCluskey in “Caged” at Notable Acts Theatre Festival
Writing – “Someone Gets Shot”, short comedy shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award as part of the “Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show”
Podcasting – Co-founder of Station Zed Network (2017-2022)
Music – Member of Fredericton-based rock group SEXGHOST
Writing – Co-writer of “Henry Moon: Shadows of Sarah Emma Edmonds”
Writing – Co-write of “Pistols and Petticoats: Shadows of Sarah Emma Edmonds”
Improv – Co-founder of Hot Garbage Comedy Collective
Writing – Co-writer of “Disintegrate Me”
Writing – Writer of “Wasters”
Acting – Performing in Theatre New Brunswick’s “The Net”
Writing – Co-creator of Neanderthal Theatre’s “It Trickles Down”