Jason Messina writes and performs comedy in New York City, producing web content under Sure Thing Chief!, as well as with his sketch group UNISEX. Currently, he is in development for an original animated children’s show he co-created, is a Senior Graphics Artist for LAST WEEK TONIGHT with John Oliver, and is also a freelance Graphics Artist / Writer for COMPLEX Media.
Jason has also worked as a motion graphics/editor/compositor/writer for TV shows on Comedy Central, Adult Swim, MTV & HBO including Ugly Americans, T.I. Holiday Hustle, and Nikki & Sara LIVE, and most recently wrote a series of ad integration sketches for Old Spice. His independent comedy work has been featured on Huffington Post, IFC, College Humor, Funny or Die, Best Week Ever, The Atlantic, in New York Magazine & occasionally on the front of his mom’s refrigerator.
Before that he worked for several years as a graphic designer in Philadelphia, where he began writing and performing comedy, making viral videos you probably never heard of, including Ugly Furniture, Space Savers & Charles Bronson Kills Hipsters. When not working, he draws monsters because that’s what people do with their free time, right..?
Lastly, he is very proud of a Spotify playlist he made called “Making Love Faces”, which features Usher, Prince, Ciara, Mint Condition, Tony Terry & Trey Songz just to name a few. It currently has over 300 followers, which he didn’t even know was a thing until someone much younger than him pointed it out. If nothing else, do yourself a favor and enjoy a listen here.
EMAIL: iamjasonmessina@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM / TWITTER: @surethingchief