Damon Jones attended the University of Texas at Austin and Florida State University. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he performs regularly with the celebrated comedy troupe The Groundlings. He is also a musician, endorsed by Emagic's Logic Platinum recording software. He has also written for television and film, including the TV pilot "Peep Show" for Columbia/TriStar Television, based on the short film he created with Bob Kirsh. The short film of "Peep Show" won Best Short Film at the 1999 HBO/Aspen Comedy Arts Festival.