Sam Jay Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/sam-jay/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Sam Jay Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/sam-jay/ 32 32 Sam Jay brings it back home to spit some truths at The Wilbur https://vanyaland.com/2025/11/19/sam-jay-brings-it-back-home-to-spit-some-truths-at-the-wilbur/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:05:19 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042684 Not only is home where the heart is, but it’s also where your people vibe with you the hardest – and that’s especially true for Sam Jay, as we will see firsthand once again come next spring. Per the announcement shared earlier this week, the stand-up powerhouse and Dorchester native will be making her way back home for another throwdown at The Wilbur on May 2. With a brand new hour in the works following the success of her 2023 […]

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]]> V3 Weekend: Jamaica Plain Music Festival, Sam Jay, ‘Mad Max’ https://vanyaland.com/2024/09/06/v3-weekend-jamaica-plain-music-festival-sam-jay-mad-max/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:01:54 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039496 Editor’s Note: Welcome to V3 Weekend, Vanyaland‘s guide to help you sort out your weekend entertainment with curated selections and recommendations across our three pillars of Music, Comedy, and Film/TV. It’s what you should know about, where you need to be, and where you’ll be going, with us riding shotgun along the way. Music: Jamaica Plain Music Festival at Pinebank Field If September 1’s move-in day around Boston is the great inhale, then the early-September Jamaica Plain Music Festival is the great exhale. The free, […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Sam Jay, Monica Carroll, Brian Glowacki, Dan Boulger https://vanyaland.com/2024/09/04/micd-up-sam-jay-monica-carroll-brian-glowacki-dan-boulger/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:53:33 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039463 Editor’s Note: As the dogs days of summer get further away in the rearview, and the crisp, creeping wind of fall sneaks in overnight, it’s time to start thinking about bringing things back indoors to stay warm and entertained to stave off the insanity of the upcoming darker, colder months in New England. That’s where comedy can help you out, and boy oh boy, do we have a ton of it coming through town every week. With homegrown talent, national headliners, […]

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]]> ‘The Greatest Roast of All-Time’ sets an all-out comedy blitz on Tom Brady https://vanyaland.com/2024/05/06/the-greatest-roast-of-all-time-sets-an-all-out-comedy-blitz-on-tom-brady/ Mon, 06 May 2024 18:49:28 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10038034 Over the course of his illustrious 23-season Hall of Fame career, Tom Brady was sacked a whopping 565 times. However, some of the hardest hits he’s ever faced actually came 3,000 miles from the Foxborough gridiron last night in California. As part of the ongoing Netflix Is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles, a sold-out crowd filled Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Sunday (May 5) for a brand new dose of some “showtime”-level intensity in the form of The Greatest Roast […]

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]]> Sam Jay lines up another holiday-worthy hour at The Wilbur this fall https://vanyaland.com/2024/03/27/sam-jay-lines-up-another-holiday-worthy-hour-at-the-wilbur-this-fall/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:29:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037706 Even with her proclaimed eponymous holiday falling in the summer last year in the city of Boston, it’s certainly no stretch to say any of us would be more than okay with celebrating Sam Jay in the fall too — so that’s exactly what we’re going to do. As announced earlier this week, the hustling all-star comedian will be making her way back to Boston as part of her next tour, with one night at The Wilbur on September 7. […]

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]]> Year in ReView: Vanyaland’s favorite stand-up comedy specials of 2023 https://vanyaland.com/2023/12/12/year-in-review-vanyalands-favorite-stand-up-comedy-specials-of-2023/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:50:00 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036764 With each passing year, it seems as though more avenues open up for artists, specifically comedians, to unleash content in unique and exciting new ways. In 2023, there was no exception to that idea, as a venerable ocean of specials, albums and overall digital content made its way into the world via numerous outlets aside from the usual goliaths like Netflix and HBO. We saw the birth of new independent comedy-centered record labels, comedians opting for self-produced specials on YouTube, […]

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]]> Sam Jay’s latest special has a message for everyone, including herself https://vanyaland.com/2023/11/06/sam-jays-latest-special-has-a-message-for-everyone-including-herself/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:33:24 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036331 For Sam Jay, the name of her game has always revolved around evolving and striving to be better. As it just so happens, she’s taken the opportunity to use her latest special to live her truth and maybe even have it run off on us a bit. With her second full-hour special, Salute Me or Shoot Me, which recently premiered on HBO, the Dorchester native and critically-acclaimed comedian is pushing the envelope even further than before. Of course, she’s proud […]

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]]> Sam Jay gets official release date for HBO special ‘Salute Me or Shoot Me’ https://vanyaland.com/2023/09/08/sam-jay-gets-official-release-date-for-hbo-special-salute-me-or-shoot-me/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:48:41 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035929 Throughout her career behind the mic, Sam Jay has carried her true feelings about everything around her on her sleeve. With her next special, it seems, she’s sticking to the good stuff in many ways with a nod, or rather a salute, to even more elements of the human experience. As announced on Thursday (September 7), the Dorchester native will be taking up with HBO to unleash her new one-hour special, Salute Me or Shoot Me, which premiered on September […]

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]]> City of Boston declares ‘Sam Jay Day’ for Dorchester native and comic https://vanyaland.com/2023/06/05/the-city-of-boston-proclaimed-sam-jay-day-this-past-weekend/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:29:56 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10035018 Before Sam Jay even hit the Wilbur stage this past weekend, there was a reason to celebrate as one does when making their headlining debut at their friendly neighborhood historic venue. By the end of the night, however, after she delivered her critically-acclaimed comedy beatdown to the local faithful, there was a whole new reason to pop some bottles. With a proclamation handed down by Mayor Michelle Wu following Jay’s very first headlining set at The Wilbur on Saturday night […]

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]]> Sam Jay isn’t pressing the pause button on her Wilbur debut https://vanyaland.com/2022/11/09/sam-jay-isnt-pressing-the-pause-button-on-her-wilbur-debut/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:22:41 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10032491 While her hit HBO talk show says otherwise, Sam Jay is as far away from the pause button as you can get when it comes to her stand-up career. Now, fast-forward to next summer, and the locally-sourced comedy star is marking a new first in the city. Announced today (November 9), the Dorchester-raised comedy standout will be making her way back to town next year for the first time in a hot minute with her first headlining takedown of The […]

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