Sam Jay was born on 13 January 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for You People (2023), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Bust Down (2022).
Biography from IMDb.
- January 13, 1982 (44)
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 12 on Motif · 18 credits in all
What are Sam Jay's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heraldas Sam Jay in Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (2020)
- Allyas Mo in You People (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Cyclical3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sam Jay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Sam Jay's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Is This Thing On?(2025)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Zeke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Sneaks(2025)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Young Jedi Adventures(2023)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
You People(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Bust Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Flatbush Misdemeanors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Pause with Sam Jay(2021)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
The Comedy Lineup(2018)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Pinsky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Party Legends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Broad City(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 2014 to 2025.
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
9 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2023.
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated ×3 · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Sam Jay's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Sam Jay work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sam Jay's Motif titles; Neil A. Sheridan shares the most, 3.
- Neil A. SheridanShared titles: The Roast of Tom Brady (2024), Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (2020), The Comedy Lineup (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Neil A. Sheridan
- Kara BakerShared titles: Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me (2023), Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (2020), The Comedy Lineup (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Kara Baker
