Jim Norton

Jim Norton strikes me as the quintessential American comedy lifer, the kind who builds a career out of pure voice and nerve. The stacked credits, comedian, radio personality, author, screenwriter, podcaster, all really orbit one skill: he can talk, and he can find the uncomfortable truth in a room. Co-hosting UFC Unfiltered and launching his own show in 2025 shows someone who keeps reinventing the delivery system without abandoning the craft. The Bayonne, New Jersey roots fit; there's an unvarnished, working-class bluntness to that lane of comedy. He's not flashy, but surviving decades on talk radio and stand-up takes a tougher constitution than most realize.

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Name (English)

Jim Norton

Name (Japanese)

ジム・ノートン

Reading

じむ・のーとん

Born

July 19, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

actor / radio personality / writer / podcaster / screenwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

High school

North Brunswick Township High School

University

Middlesex College

• Official sitehttps://www.jimnorton.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/JimNorton
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Norton%20(comedian)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6197213

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• radio personality
• writer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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