"Funniest Comedian MICHAEL PATRICK JANN vs JIM JEFFERIES"

Michael Patrick Jann (born May 15, 1970, Albany, New York) is an American actor, writer, and director best known as a cast member on MTV's The State. Jann attended New York University, where, as a freshman, he joined the then-new comedy troupe The New Group, which was eventually renamed to The State. The troupe continued performing after college, and in 1993 they gained their own series on MTV, the sketch comedy show The State, which ran until 1995. Jann and David Wain directed a majority of the sketches on the series. In 1999, Jann directed the film Drop Dead Gorgeous, which to date is the only full-length feature he has directed. Jann produced, and directed many episodes of the 2003-2009 Comedy Central series, Reno 911!, which was created by several members of The State. He co-wrote the 2006 film Let's Go to Prison, along with The State members (and Reno 911! cast members) Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. He directed most of the episodes of the 2008 HBO show Little Britain USA. Jann has directed episodes of many other television comedy programs, including Community, Childrens Hospital, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Emily's Reasons Why Not, Flight of the Conchords, Friends with Benefits, Happy Endings, Notes from the Underbelly, Reaper, Suburgatory, Wedding Band and Daybreak. In 2001, Jann and wife Lisa LoCicero had a son, Lukas. On November 19, 2014, it was confirmed that Jann and LoCicero are expecting their second child, a girl, in May. On June 2, LoCicero announced on her official Twitter account that she had given birth to daughter, Verity Marion Jann on May 30.

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Geoff James Nugent (born February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies, is an Australian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He created and starred in the American FX sitcom Legit (2013–2014) and the Comedy Central late-night show The Jim Jefferies Show (2017–2019). Jefferies was born Geoff James Nugent in February 1977 in Sydney, Australia. His father was a cabinet maker and maintenance worker from Roma, Queensland, and his mother was a substitute teacher. Jefferies grew up in Sydney before moving to Perth to study musical theatre and classical music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He began his stand-up comedy career once he left the Academy, several months before completing his degree, relocating initially to Sydney and then to the UK. He has two older brothers: Scott, an investment banker, and Daniel, an inspector in the New South Wales Police Force's Public Order and Riot Squad. Jefferies initially took the stage name "Jim Jeffries" but amended the last name to "Jefferies" to avoid confusion with a similarly-named American performer. He initially began stand-up with short-form jokes. He moved to anecdotal humour when he began doing hour-long sets. Jefferies first achieved international attention in 2007, when he was attacked onstage while performing at the Manchester Comedy Store. Footage of the incident was incorporated into his act and can be seen on his 2008 DVD, Contraband. He became famous in the United States in 2009, after his debut HBO special, I Swear to God.

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