Jake Johannsen

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Jake Johannsen -- who has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" more times than any other stand-up comedian -- offers his quirky perspective on taxes, relationships, fatherhood and more in this hilarious performance. Topics include Johannsen's story of falling in love and getting married, his theory that taxes are a ruse to imprison everyone and the things his 5-year-old daughter knows that bewilder him.

Jake Johannsen's first stand-up comedy special, filmed live in 1991.

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Stand up special.

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A series of stand-up comedy specials.

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