American stand-up comedian known as "The Pitbull of Comedy." Listed in Epstein's black book on page 50 with two phone numbers. Emails show a documented social friendship with Epstein that included dinners at his Upper West Side Manhattan home alongside filmmaker Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn. A May 2017 email from Lesley Groff records a 4pm meetup, writing "JE is here and ready for you." In a 2015 exchange, Epstein asked Slayton to suggest names for a dinner; Slayton proposed Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling.
Epstein also texted Allen suggesting Slayton appear in his film Wonder Wheel. Slayton discussed his relationship with Epstein in a podcast interview in August 2024. Referenced in emails between Groff and Epstein regarding scheduling.
No allegations of criminal activity have been made against him. Appeared in Woody Allen's Amazon series Crisis in Six Scenes.