Scary Jerry
Scary Jerry is a California transplant who’s lived in Sweden since 1989. New to stand-up, but no stranger to the absurd, he finds surreal joy in everyday weirdness—and still believes people are mostly worth celebrating.
Om Scary Jerry
About Scary Jerry
Throughout his life, the absurdities of being alive have attacked him from all sides—and poured back out onto the page in different forms. Why they've chosen him as one of their people to pick on, he has no idea. Moving from California to Sweden in 1989 unleashed a stream of surrealism he can hardly keep up with. He feels he’s got to share it, just to slow the onslaught down.Why Stand-Up?
Scary Jerry had wanted to try stand-up comedy for many years, but life kept getting in the way. He went through divorce, raised small kids, battled exhaustion and depression, and—most of all—suffered from a condition known as scared-shitless-itis. The usual delights of life. He’s new to stand-up comedy, but he’s been writing most of his life. It’s taken many forms—even spoken word onstage for a while. Still, he doesn’t really see himself as a performer. He’s a writer, bringing some of his work into a new context and finally meeting a live audience with it. When his sister died, he realized he had to do this while he was still alive. So yes, there's a little fear of death involved—but even more, a fear of not living. And, of course, the fear of dying onstage.What to Expect
He’s new to the stage, but not to the scary worlds he’s lived in and plans to share. His material leans toward language, culture, and the surreal absurdities of everyday life. He believes in telling the truth—from unpredictable angles. And in trying not to be an asshole. (Key word: trying.) But in everything, he’s celebrating life.Standup-debut
My first proper stand-up gig is still on the horizon—but I’ve been onstage before as a spoken word performer. About 20 years ago, I did two high school shows with Maggan Hammar under the name Hammar & Steele. She did the stand-up; I did humorous spoken word and storytelling. So this will be my first time trying straight-up stand-up—no rhyme, no music, no safety net.
Pratar mest om
Language, cultural confusion, mortality, and life’s weirder moments. I tend to get ambushed by the absurd—then chase it down to see where it leads. Sometimes it’s a cup with trust issues. Sometimes it’s a grammar rule I probably shouldn't find sexy. But underneath it all, I’m celebrating people and life—even when they make no damn sense.
Roligast med denna komiker
Small absurdities are what I live for. My entire life is a stream of nonsense that washes over me and baptizes me in the name of the surreal, the exaggerated, and the HOLY SHIT! I have eyes that see things differently—and special lenses that bring it all into focus.
Denna komiker Påminner om/Favoritkomiker
George Carlin is the one who truly shaped me—he made me want to earn applause, not just laughs. I’ve always admired the raw energy of Robin Williams, the deadpan brilliance of Steven Wright, and the absurd unravelings of Eddie Izzard. Add in Sarah Silverman, Denis Leary, and Bill Engvall’s perfectly timed callbacks—and somewhere in that mess, you’ll find me: chasing the weird, celebrating it, and trying to make sense of the world.
Publik
Progressive adults with a taste for absurdity, language, and life’s weirder corners. English-speaking crowds, or Swedes comfortable enough in English to catch a twisty punchline. I've been making high schoolers laugh for years—now I'm seeing if adults can keep up.
Meritlista
– Hammar & Steele – Two high school stage shows with Maggan Hammar (her: comedy, me: spoken word), early 2000s – Co-hosted Basement Bonanza at Café String (mixed spoken word, comedy, and music) – Featured on Sveriges Radio, mid-2000s: • Interview segment • 2–3 spoken word pieces for Dagens tankeställare – Competed in seven Swedish National Poetry Slams, both individually and on team stages
