Jacob Yapp first appeared in the mid-1990s on Martin Kelner's radio shows on BBC North and Jazz FM, playing the character Dame Dora Dale.
[3] A semi-finalist in the 2000 Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award, Yapp performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2008 (Bum Notes) and 2009 (Hallo, Music Lovers & Free at Four).
[6] In the lead-up to the 2015 UK General Election, Yapp performed live on BBC2's Newsnight with musical renditions of political party manifestos, accompanied by Harry The Piano.
In 2016, Yapp began hosting Sunday breakfast on Talkradio, initially alongside Laura Shavin; he also regularly covered weekday shows.
Yapp wrote and voiced the new British reality motoring entertainment show Ronnie's Redneck Roadtrip, which was broadcast on Dave in the UK, and Kodi in the US in April 2017.