Jes Tom

Jes Tom (born 1991 (age 33)) is an American comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. Their work explores themes including sex, gender identity, and Asian American representation.

Early life and education
Tom was born and raised in San Francisco, California. They enjoyed acting in high school, and later joined the improvisation team at Smith College.

Tom graduated from Smith in 2013. In 2016, they completed a two-year acting program at the Maggie Flanagan Studio.

Career
In 2011, Tom started performing at open mics in San Francisco. In 2013, they moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy.

In 2021, Tom was named a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs comedy festival.

In 2022, Tom's solo show, Less Lonely, had its off-Broadway premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The show returned to off-Broadway in 2023 for a limited engagement at the Greenwich House Theater, presented by their friend Elliot Page.

Tom worked as a story editor for the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death. Their other credits include the animated series Tuca & Bertie, the Netflix/Funny or Die short film Soojung Dreams of Fiji,   and an Instagram live advice show for Netflix, Dear Jes.

In March 2024, Tom appeared in a Netflix comedy special, Gender Agenda, hosted by Hannah Gadsby and also featuring fellow genderqueer comedians Alok, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha, Asha Ward, and Mx. Dahlia Belle.

Personal life
Tom is a fifth-generation Asian American, of Japanese and Chinese descent. They are non-binary and transmasculine,  and go by they/them pronouns.