Jeremy Nunes
Jeremy Nunes is an American comedian, actor, author, and politician. He is a performer in the genres of corporate and Christian comedy.
Political career
Nunes was first elected to office in April 2011. In a five-way race for Village Trustee of Dawson, Illinois, Nunes won with 32 percent of the vote.[1] In April 2013, Nunes was elected Village President of Dawson, Illinois. He defeated incumbent Bob Day, carrying 77 percent of the vote.[2] In December 2016, Nunes announced he would not run for re-election and his term expired in May 2017.[3]
While Mayor, Nunes received significant press coverage. He was awarded "40 Under Forty" by the Springfield Business Journal.[4] The State Journal-Register featured multiple stories about him. One featured his balance of comedy and local politics[5] and another discusses his steps to manage a flood crisis while Mayor.[6] The paper also featured Nunes's idea of a town beautification contest.[7]
In 2016, Nunes was dubbed "Illinois' Funniest Mayor" by the Illinois Times.[8]
Author
Nunes wrote an Amazon best-selling humor book, retelling his time as mayor, titled You Can't Write City Hall.[9] The book received promotion and accolades from The Epoch Times and Midwest Book Review.[10]
Nunes appeared on Huckabee to both perform and promote the book.[11] Nunes also appeared on the Adam Kokesh podcast Adam vs the Man to promote the book and discuss his political career.[12]
Entertainment career
Nunes is a graduate of The Second City and iO Theaters.[13] He first began doing comedy in 2002, moving to Chicago after winning a local comedy competition.[14]
He has had numerous small acting roles, including The Empty Man, Lincoln's Secret Killer, The Layover, and Final Witness.[15]
Nunes has a comedy special on Dry Bar Comedy titled Neighborhood Sasq-Watch[16] and an Amazon Prime special titled Who's With Me?!,[17] which released in 2020.
Nunes has been featured on Focus on the Family, profiling his time as mayor and clips of his standup comedy.[18]
He hosts Dynamite Drop In, a comedy and pro wrestling podcast.[19]
Nunes was named "Best Comedian" by the Illinois Times in 2020.[20]
He has parlayed his political career and comedy into a television show titled Right is Right on the streaming network Middle America Media. Nunes is co-host alongside Joe Sixpack.[21]
References
- ^ "ELECTION RESULTS". www.sangamoncountyclerk.com.
- ^ "ELECTION RESULTS". www.sangamoncountyclerk.com.
- ^ Reynolds, John. "Dawson's mayor would rather be comedian, not run for re-election". The State Journal-Register.
- ^ "40 Under Forty" (PDF). springfieldbusinessjournal.com.
- ^ "Local Comedian Serious About His Hometown". sj-r.com.com.
- ^ "Floodwaters Continue to Threaten Springfield". sj-r.com.
- ^ "Town Beautification". sj-r.com.[dead link]
- ^ "Illinois Funniest Mayor". illinoistimes.com.
- ^ "You Can't Write City Hall". Amazon.
- ^ "MBR Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review.
- ^ "Put a Real Joker in Office". Youtube.
- ^ "Adam vs the Man". www.facebook.com.[self-published]
- ^ Mackey, Brian. "Local comic Jeremy Nunes serious about his hometown". The State Journal-Register.
- ^ "Home". www.jeremynunes.com.
- ^ "Jeremy Nunes". IMDB.
- ^ "Neighborhood Sasq-Watch". Dry Bar Comedy.
- ^ "Who's with me?!". Amazon.
- ^ "Focus on the Family". www.focusonthefamily.com.
- ^ "Dynamite Drop In on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
- ^ "Best of Springfield". www.illinoistimes.com.
- ^ "Middle America Media Network". mamn.tv.