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Jonathan Reed Tucker


Jonathan Reed Tucker, known professionally as Reed Tucker is an American journalist, radio producer and host, mostly known for his work on The Lazlow Show.

He and Lazlow Jones appeared on The Lazlow Show along with "big" Wayne Oliver from 2005–2014 on K-Rock and later Saturday Night Virus until Olivers death as the result of a heart attack in November 2014. Jones and Tucker returned for a memorial episode on 22 June 2015 then the show went on hiatus.

Tucker provided the voice of a fictionalised version of himself in the video game franchise Grand Theft Auto, appearing in 3 titles, GTA III in 2001, GTA: San Andreas in 2004 and GTA V in 2013 which were co-written and produced by Lazlow.

He now works as a freelance writer and has Written articles for The New York Times, USA Today and Esquire. He also hosts a podcast about UNC Basketball.

He has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

His Brother is Bryan Tucker, co-head writer at Saturday Night Live. He also has a sister named Maggie.

Between 2005–2006, he had a girlfriend who Jones and Oliver referred to as Yoko Ono, due to their belief that she wanted to break up their show. He revealed in episode 24 of the show that they had broken up. As of episode 45, he has a new girlfriend.

He lives in Brooklyn.


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