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Jeremy Nunes: Into the World of Comedy and Small-Town Politics
This past year has been a tumultuous one, and it’s been particularly hard on the performing arts. Audiences too have suffered from the dearth of live music, theater, and stand-up comedy. Jeremy Nunes, 37, a comic from the small town of Dawson, Illinois, and father of two, has been hustling during the pandemic to make ends meet and provide a little bit of comic relief for the rest of us.
Nunes had always wanted to be a stand-up comedian. Jeff Foxworthy was one of his primary influences, and he enjoyed watching “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” as a kid. The mornings after the shows he would recite Leno’s monologues. As he got a little bit older, he became intrigued by Jimmy Fallon’s work on Saturday Night Live.
Humor of politics gets comedian Nune s vote
Angela A. Bauer, Journal-Courier
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Comedian and former Dawson village president Jeremy Nunes has written a book, “You Can’t Write City Hall,” about his time in office in the small town northeast of Springfield.ProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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“You Can’t Write City Hall,” by comedian Jeremy Nunes, will be released May 4 but is available now for preorder.ProvidedShow MoreShow Less
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It’s not the first time a politician has been called a joker but, in Jeremy Nunes’ case, it’s closer to truth than insult.
Nunes, a stand-up comedian who cut his comedic teeth performing at The Second City and iO theaters in Chicago, found himself running for village president in Dawson his small hometown northeast of Springfield and winning.