This smoky, joke slinging rabble rouser has been delighting audiences for years with his high energy and eclectic take on this weird world we live in.

His comedy career began as just another way for the long time theater nerd to get his stage fix, but he soon found that stand-up was his greatest passion and only actual skill.

Clay is a nationally touring comedian, and has been seen recently working as a feature at Laughs Unlimited in Sacramento, the Tacoma and Spokane Comedy Clubs, Rooster T Feathers, Standup Honolulu, Mic Drop San Diego, Paris’s Goku Comedy Club, London’s Backyard Comedy Club, and Seattle Comedy Underground (RIP). You’ll also find him hosting at the Hollywood Improv, Punch Line and Cobbs in San Francisco, San Jose Improv, Punch Line Sacramento, Notoriety in Las Vegas, the Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, as well as showcases at Flappers in Burbank, The Well in Bakersfield, and Mad House in San Diego. He’s recently opened for Jenny Slate, Eric Andre, TJ Miller, Darrell Hammond, Kelsey Cook, Greg Fitzsimmons, Shane Torres, Andrew Santino, Eddie Ifft, Ismo, Aida Rodriguez, Sam Tripoli, Andy Woodhull, and Sheng Wang.

As far as competitions and festivals go, Clay came in 1st place in San Diego, Las Vegas, and Sacramento (as well as 3rd in Phoenix) during the 2022 World Series of Comedy. He was a finalist in the 2019 San Francisco Comedy Competition, 2017 Rooster T Feathers Competition, and 2016 Ventura Harbor Competition, and he won the 2015 Comedy Oakland Tournament of Champions. SF Sketchfest featured Clay 5 consecutive years, and he has also been seen at the Big Pine, Ventura Harbor, and Santa Cruz Comedy Festivals.

Though he is usually a sweet boy, Clay can be sassy when he needs to be. He has hosted the roasts of Dustin Diamond and Broke Ass Stuart, and is currently 1-0 at The Comedy Store’s Roast Battle.

For comedy booking inquires, contact Clay through social media or email him at TheClayNewman@gmail.com

You can find Clay portraying a wide range of characters in local and national commercials, from techie, to pot head, to techie pot head. He's a SAG member and represented by Michael Zanuck Agency in Los Angeles and Marla Dell Talent Agency in San Francisco. For NorCal acting inquiries contact actors@MDTAgency.com. For all other acting inquiries contact audition@MZAagency.com