Bad Hair

Jay Pharoah is an actor and stand up comedian.   

He was last seen in ABC’s LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: GOOD TIMES television special as the iconic JJ Evans. He has a recurring guest star on ABC’s A MILLION LITTLE THINGS and just wrapped the UNIVERSAL feature ALL MY LIFE, alongside Harry Shum and Jessica Rothe. 

He starred in Steven Soderbergh’s feature film UNSANE opposite Claire Foy and Joshua Leonard. The film is a psychological thriller about a woman who has moved to a new city to escape her stalker.  It was released by Fingerprint Releasing and Bleecker Street nationwide in March 2018.

Pharoah recently wrapped production on the independent film BAD HAIR for director Justin Simien and the Lionsgate/Code Black film #TWOMINUTESOFFAME for director Leslie Small. In 2017 he starred on the Showtime series WHITE FAMOUS as the lead, ‘Floyd Mooney’, executive produced by Oscar-winner Jaime Foxx and based on his experiences.

Pharoah has lent his vocal talents to the Illumination/Universal animated movie SING alongside Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon, as well as to the television shows FAMILY GUY and BOJACK HORSEMAN.

Additional film credits include the Lionsgate/CBS Films comedy GET A JOB opposite Miles Teller and Anna Kendrick, Chris Rock’s film TOP FIVE for Paramount, Universal’s RIDE ALONG opposite Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, the independent film INTRAMURAL and FOX Searchlight’s LOLA VERSUS opposite Greta Gerwig. 

On the small screen, Pharoah is well known for his spot-on impressions on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, where he was a cast member for six seasons. 

His debut one-hour stand-up special premiered on Showtime in 2016, and he headlines comedy clubs across the country throughout the year.