Jamie Loftus

Jamie Bethany Loftus was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1993. She grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts, where her father worked as a hockey reporter and her mother managed a daycare center. Loftus’s early professional experiences included working at a hot dog truck, an experience that would later influence her published work. She graduated from Emerson College in 2014. Upon graduating, her first job was at The Boston Globe, a role from which she was fired after a viral tweet, an event she has referenced in her comedic work.

Loftus quickly established herself in the comedy scene, known for her alternative and often absurd humor. Her early career featured performance art pieces and solo shows, including “I Lost My Virginity on August 15, 2010.” In 2017, she wrote and performed “Boston PD: Zamboni Crimes Division,” a TV series in which she also animated and voiced characters. This was followed by “Rat Teens” in 2017, another project where she demonstrated her versatility as a writer, animator, and voice actor. Her work on “Irrational Fears,” a web series released on Comedy Central Digital in April 2018, further showcased her writing and acting talents. That same year, Loftus joined the writing staff for the Adult Swim show “Robot Chicken,” a position for which she later received an Emmy nomination in 2020. She has also contributed as a writer to “Human Kind Of” (2018), “Magical Girl Friendship Squad” (2020), “Teenage Euthanasia” (2021-2023), and “Star Trek: Lower Decks” (2023), where she also served as Co-Producer. Her upcoming writing credits include “StuGo” in 2025.

In addition to her television work, Loftus has made significant contributions to podcasting and literature. Since 2016, she has co-hosted “The Bechdel Cast,” a weekly podcast focusing on the representation of women in film. She also launched several limited-run, Webby-winning podcasts through iHeartRadio, including “My Year in Mensa” (2020), “Lolita Podcast” (2020), “Aack Cast” (2021), and “Ghost Church” (2022). In May 2023, Loftus released her book, “Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs,” published by Macmillan. This book became a New York Times and indie bestseller, exploring the cultural significance of hot dogs through her travel experiences in the United States. In May 2024, she started a new weekly podcast, “Sixteenth Minute (of Fame),” for Cool Zone Media, focusing on online ‘internet main characters.’ Her career demonstrates a consistent trajectory of creative output across various platforms, often blending humor with social commentary and detailed investigative work.