Jon Carden

Jon Carden

Jon Carden's Bio

Stand-up comedian Jon Carden has climbed upward from the very bottom of society and has reached, at the very least, the middle. Comedy provided Jon an opportunity to fashion tales of his turbulent upbringing in the backwoods trailers of North Carolina into a craft that has landed him on some of the biggest stages in the country. Jon provides an underdog perspective to life’s problems and audiences all over the country have been warmly receiving “Tammy’s Boy” into their hearts.

In December 2019 Jon Carden was hand-selected by Frank Caliendo to be 98.7 KUPD’s Funniest Comedian and was awarded the opportunity to open for an audience of over 3,000 people at Celebrity Theater. Jon was also a finalist for Rick Bronson’s Funniest Comedian (2018), and a winner of The Pacific Cannabis Comedy Cup (2016). Jon has performed on some of the biggest and most iconic stages in the country and is most known for being a regular feature for Big Jay Oakerson. He’s opened for comedians such as; Adam Corolla, Adam Ray, Aida Rodriguez, Asif Ali, Chris Porter, and Frank Caliendo. While living in Austin Jon has performed on The Best of Austin Showcases at Sunset Strip and is a regular at Vulcan Gas Company and The Creek and The Cave.