Jackson started out at the famed Comedy Store in Hollywood, where he has been a regular performer for years, this allowed him to watch and learn the mechanics and art of stand up comedy from the best. "I got the best education in stand up comedy you could imagine - it was like Yale or Harvard for a law student." His comedic influences were Richrd Pryor(for heart & soul,) Groucho Marx (for his quick sit,) Bugs Bunny (nobody's cooler,) and Lenny Bruce (for taking the heat for the rest of us!) Jackson has also written numerous screenpalys and recorded the comedy album "Half White Trash."