Jake Johannsen (born July 28, 1960) is an American comedian, writer, and actor.
Johannsen attended Iowa State University in the early 1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine, and then later changing to chemical engineering.
He left after three years in college and relocated to San Francisco, California, in order to pursue a career in comedy.
[1] During the 1990s, Johannsen starred in his own HBO comedy special, This'll Take About an Hour,[2] which was listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in 1992.
[5] Johannsen performed October 16, 2010, at People's Court in downtown Des Moines to cap off the four-day event.