Toledo
A Jesuit Walks Into a Bar…Sit-Down Comedy with Fr. Jake Martin, SJ
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Join Jesuit friends and alumni in Toledo for an evening of comedy fused with Ignatian spirituality.
Location
Maumee Bay Brewing Company
207 Morris Street
Toledo, Ohio
Program Details
5:30 p.m. - Appetizers and Cocktails
6:15 p.m. - Show Begins
7:00 p.m. - Q & A with Frs. Jake Martin, SJ, and Brian Lehane, SJ
7:30 p.m. - Program Concludes
Speaker Information
Fr. Jake Martin, SJ, is an assistant clinical professor of film and television studies at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to Loyola Marymount University, he was an assistant professor of film studies at Creighton University, and completed his PhD in Film Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. He has been a contributing writer on film and television for America Magazine since 2009 and has written for numerous other publications including Huffington Post, Busted Halo, and American Catholic Studies. His book What’s So Funny About Faith: A Memoir from the Intersection of the Hilarious and Holy was published by Loyola Press in 2012. Jake is also an actor and improvisational comedian whose solo show Learning to Pray in Front of the Television was an official selection for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jake has also performed at numerous venues in Chicago and New York.
Fr. Brian Lehane, SJ, is a theology teacher at St. John’s Jesuit High School.
Photos from Past Events with Fr. Jake Martin, SJ
Fr. Jake Martin, SJ on stage at the JFAN Omaha event on February 24, 2022 at the Benson
Fr. Jake Martin, SJ at the JFAN Chicago event on the Second City stage, June 1, 2022
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Fr. Jake Martin, SJ on stage at the JFAN Twin Cities event on June 6, 2022 at the Camp Club Comedy Showcase