The character of Jay from Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse literally is Jason Mewes. So the story goes, from Smith's first meetings with the young Mewes, he thought that somebody needed to put this guy in a movie. Fast-forward a little while later and we find Smith making a movie by the name of Clerks. Enter Mewes... a stoner with a quick-mind, a penchant for metal, and the capability to come out with the most random things at the most inappropriate times, the Jay character from Smith's films is simply a case of taking Mewes' real-life personality and throwing it up on the screen for all to see. Yes, Mewes has had some issues over the years, but Smith has always been there for him to lean on, much like how Silent Bob is always there for Jay no matter what he says or does. He's his hetero life-mate, yo. Much like Mewes the actor has often tried to his hand at other roles in other movies, they all had the distinct smell of Jay-lite, and it's under Smith's scripts and direction that his charm is fully utilised. Exception To The Rule: The Jay character is a staple of Kevin Smith movies, but in 2008's Zack and Miri Makes a Porno Smith cast Mewes as Lester Cockenstuff. A quiet, unassuming character with a love of the Dutch rudder, Lester is far from the over-the-top, lady-hunting, vulgarity-spewing Jay.
Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics.
As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
