Today we’d like to introduce you to Jordan Myrick.
Hi Jordan, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
When I was 11, I was in a community theater production of Through the Looking Glass (aka Alice in Wonderland). During rehearsal for the scene where Alice falls down the rabbit hole, I was instructed by my director to adlib, a word I refused to admit I had never heard before. As the scene continued, the director screamed at me: “Adlib! Adlib!” I danced harder and sang louder. I shifted more toward center stage. I did anything, and everything I thought might be “adlibbing.” Eventually, she realized I didn’t know what she meant, and she stopped the scene to explain. “Do you not know how to adlib? It’s IMPROV. You are very bad at it. Go take an improv class!” Per her instruction, I signed up for the “Improv for Beginners” class and realized before the end of the eight weeks that my calling was comedy and not musical theater.
After years of performing with a local teen improv group and acting in high school plays, I finally graduated and moved to New York City to get my Bachelor of Fine Arts at New York University. Simultaneously, I was taking improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (because I wasn’t spending enough money at NYU). I worked in almost every position you can in restaurants while I completed my performance training and eventually booked two jobs that allowed me to hang up my apron: acting and directing with the Story Pirates (a children’s theater company and creative arts organization) and touring with the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Since then, I’ve worked with comedy platforms like CollegeHumor/Dropout, Improv Everywhere, Nerdist, Reductress, and more. I’ve also written children’s content for places like Calm and Wondery. I was also in a commercial for a speedboat that looks like a shark and takes you on a tour around the Statue of Liberty.
Now, I am the senior staff writer at Sporked, an online food publication from Mythical Entertainment, and an on-camera personality on the popular YouTube show Good Mythical Morning.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I am so privileged in a million different ways. Also, I am very lucky to have supportive parents. That alone has made my life much easier than most people’s.
This industry is generally unkind, though, and being a personality on the internet can be rough. People feel entitled to say whatever they want about your looks, weight, voice, and anything else you can possibly imagine. When I was in college, one of my teachers walked by me while I was eating a sandwich and told me that he had “never met a successful actor that eats sandwiches.” Don’t worry. I showed him a picture of Kirsten Dunst eating a sandwich.
Commenters online are even worse. I typically brush it off because I genuinely love myself and the way I look, but it is deeply annoying to have people commenting on every aspect of your looks when you’re just trying to do your job so you can have health insurance to pay for your Lexapro.
It’s also been a huge challenge to not be a nepotism baby. My dad used to work at the airport, and my mom is an ICU nurse. I love them but also don’t understand why they couldn’t be David Fincher???
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
My content, both personal and professional, exists at the intersection of comedy and food. I want to make people laugh AND make people hungry. To me, food and comedy are very similar. Both have a huge variety of subsections. Both can bring people so much joy. And, most importantly, both are for everyone!
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
My favorite thing about Los Angeles is the quality and diversity of affordable foods. The tacos at the Taco Zone truck, the dosas at Woodlands in the Valley, the khao soi at Amphai Northern Thai Food in Thai Town, the fried fish sandwich at Malibu Seafood-I could go on and on.
The number one thing I hate about LA is the way the city interacts with unhoused people. The city should be prioritizing the health and well-being of its citizens rather than hassling and demonizing people who cannot keep up with the exorbitant cost of living here. LA does have tons of awesome organizations that attempt to combat this (SELAH, Hollywood Food Coalition, Street Watch, and Home-y Made Meals, to name just a few) and I recommend getting involved in your community through them if you can!
Also, lots of people complain about the traffic in LA. I don’t care about that. I could sit in traffic for 100 hours if the AC was cranked, I had a big cup of iced tea, and Charli XCX was playing. What I can’t stand is the parking. Do not invite me to any popular part of town on a Friday night to party or Sunday morning for brunch. I simply will not come. The parking situation will stress me out too much.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.jordanmyrick.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanmyr1ck/
- Linkedin: https://sporked.com/article/author/jordanmyrick/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanmyr1ck
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@jordanmyr1ck/featured
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@jordanmyr1ck
Image Credits
Main Photo: Isabelle Roy, Mythical GMM Stills, Stand Up Photo: Katrina “Chappie” Chaput, Good Mythical Morning On Stage Group Photo: Ben Stanton, Dating GAYme
