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| pronouns=[[they/them]], [[he/him]], [[she/her]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/jesthekid/ Instagram bio], accessed 21 June 2020</ref><ref name="merchant">{{Cite web |title=This Non-Binary Comedian Is Finding Humanity in the Pandemic |last=Merchant |first=Shaan |work=OZY |date=27 May 2020 |access-date=21 June 2020 |url= https://www.ozy.com/good-sht/jes-tom-comedy-non-binary-uplifting/322898/}}</ref>

'''Jes Tom''' is an Asian-American comedian based in New York. They also appear in SJ Son’s short film ''Soojung Dreams of Fiji''.<ref name="Werder">{{Cite web |title=Seven Minutes In Heaven With Comedian Jes Tom |last=Werder |first=Corinne |work=GO Magazine |date=16 November 2017 |access-date=21 June 2020 |url= http://gomag.com/article/seven-minutes-heaven-comedian-jes-tom/}}</ref>

"Overall, as someone who isn't a white person or a man, of course I have fewer opportunities. But I also believe that my identities are advantageous for stand up, because I have a unique perspective that a lot of audiences haven’t heard before. I think people are really hungry to hear new and different stories, as much as the entertainment industry tries to pretend that isn’t the case. At the same time, finding work as a nonbinary Asian American actor is pretty tough. People tend to want to pigeonhole me. I’m actually interested in playing a lot of different types of roles, but I suspect I don’t fit what a lot of casting people have in mind. Casting is all about how other people perceive you, and being trans—especially nonbinary trans—a lot of people don’t know how to perceive me, or perceive me incorrectly. So I’m still trying to figure that out."<ref name="Diaz-Marcano">{{Cite web |title=Representation Matters: Jes Tom |last=Diaz-Marcano |first=Nelson |work=Manhattan with a Twist |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=21 June 2020 |url= https://www.manhattanwithatwist.com/representation-matters-jes-tom/}}</ref>