For Sam Jay, comedy isn’t just an act

Age: 32

Hometown: She was born in Atlanta, but her family moved to Boston when she was 3 months old.

Think of: She often gets compared to former Boston comic Patrice O’Neal, who died in 2011, because she can deliver confessional or potentially offensive material with a straight face and cool demeanor, dissecting the creepy crimes of “Law & Order: SVU” or describing how her girlfriends think she’s handy because she wears pants instead of a dress.

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For Sam Jay, comedy isn’t just an act