Who is Jacob Hoffman? 'AGT' Season 19 contestant is headed to Prime Video soon

'AGT' Season 19 contestant Jacob Hoffman entertain fans with pick-up lines
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Jacob Hoffman is a comedian (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Jacob Hoffman is a comedian (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)

VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 invites comedian Jacob Hoffman to entertain the judges, Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel. Jacob is a digital creator from Van Buren, Arkansas. He is also an entrepreneur and has his own merch brand. 

He sells merch t-shirts and caps for both men and women. He posts his comedy videos on Instagram and also shares pick-up lines. Jacob is also available on Cameo and charges $36 for a personalized message. He would soon produce his own comedy sketch show, 'Bad Street Comedy' which will be available to stream on Tubi and Roku TV.

Jacob aka Bad Daddy will star as Det Shaft and his friend Antoine Goolsby aka KAJ will play the role of Det Bones. He has also already shared previews of upcoming sketch shows on his website.

Comedian Jacob Hoffman (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)
Comedian Jacob Hoffman (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)

Comedian Jacob Hoffman reflects on his stardom

Jacob Hoffman was a struggling comedian trying to create his name on his social media. He has shared a video montage and reflected on his stardom. He shared in the caption, "2022 was a year that changed my life!" Jacob added, "I went from maybe a couple of thousand followers across all platforms to almost a half million!"

The NBC show contestant added, "I want to personally thank each and everyone of you for the MASSIVE support and love! I've met some good friends through all of this, and had a ton of fun! I'm going to do my best to keep improving day by day." He concluded the post by noting, "Thank you all! Follow your dreams, love one another and keep on laughing! If I didn't tag you feel free to tag yourself!"


 
 
 
 
 
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Comedian Jacob Hoffman to audition for Golden Buzzer

Comedian Jacob Hoffman to audition in 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 Week 3 to grab Golden Buzzer. He will audition against Olive, Bboy Samuka, Jelly Boy the Clown, Dee Dee Simon, Roni Sagi & Rhythm, Andrei Burton, Scufflemoss Treemen, BORAH the Witch, Biko's Manna and more contestants.

He would compete against more talented contestants and try to make judges, Simon Cowell, Sofía Vergara, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel laugh.

Comedian Jacob Hoffman to audition for Golden Buzzer (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)
Comedian Jacob Hoffman to audition for Golden Buzzer (Instagram/@officialbaddaddy)

Catch the new performances on 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 airs on Tuesdays on NBC at 8 pm ET.

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