Lyndon “Jumbie” Jones – The mastermind behind “Nothing to Laugh About”

Born on January 14, 1966, in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Lyndon “Jumbie” Jones was the fifth child of his parents’ six children.
Lyndon grew up in New Amsterdam, attending both primary and secondary schools there. Because of his penchant for cracking jokes and a gift for comedy, he was always the centre of the conversation and the life of the party. His teachers recognised the inherent talent in his class clown antics and encouraged him to perform at school concerts and other small productions where he discovered a love of theatre.
Lyndon Jones entered the entertainment industry at an early age but in a different genre altogether from comedy. Along with a childhood friend, Lyndon began a two-year career as a gymnast, putting on shows across the country.
However, even then, his natural flair for comedy was incorporated into their routines where he kept the audience highly entertained by a running spiel of comedy. The duo was able to garner gigs overseas but eventually broke up the union when his partner migrated.
After entering the job market as a corrections officer and settling down into married life, Lyndon would still continue to crack jokes at various locations when he was given the opportunity as a master of ceremonies.
Because of the overwhelming response from patrons and producers, he was encouraged to enter theatre as an actor on a full-time basis and was given comical roles in many major productions, both stage and television, in which he excelled. His involvement in the popular “Agree to Disagree” sitcom earned him the nickname “Jumbie” to which he answers to still.
His opportunity for a real shot at actual stand-up comedy came when the Upscale Restaurant in Georgetown pioneered comedy night in Guyana. From the very first experience, he did exceedingly well and never looked back. Among the first set of comedians in Guyana, he became immensely popular and continued doing comedy at a professional level around Guyana while still being a part of theatre productions.
Today he is one of the foremost names in comedy in Guyana and is recognised and loved nationwide. Lyndon “Jumbie” Jones is now the host of “Love & Laughter” – a weekly television show; the producer of “Nothing to Laugh About” – an annual theatrical production, featuring an amalgamation of satirical and slapstick skits. He is also the producer and founder of UNCENSORED, Guyana’s biggest stand-up comedy show which is credited with discovering most of the new talent in the country.
He is still involved in theatre and stand-up comedy in varying productions and locations and manages to balance all this while being a proud father of four.