Celebrity Jobber with Jeff Zito - Derrick Stroup

Derrick Stroup is on Celebrity Jobber with Jeff Zito this week. What type of work would Derrick be doing if not for being a stand-up comedian who gained popularity for his high-energy, angry auctioneer delivery and viral stories about Southern life, and he is currently involved in promoting his new Netflix special, Nostalgic, and headlining his 2026 Running Hot tour? Many celebrities will tell you that if not for that one lucky break or meeting, they would have been working as a janitor, like Jim Carrey, or flipping burgers at McDonald's, like Jeff Bezos. In other words, they may have been just a jobber.

The word “jobber” is defined in popular culture as somewhat of a journeyman. The movie Rocky tells the story of a boxing jobber, who defies the odds to become the world heavyweight champion. Talk radio veteran Jeff Zito speaks with celebrities about their first job. If not for their big break, what would they have become? Were they destined to be rich and famous? Or were they almost a jobber?