The comic married his wife in 1980 after first meeting her while performing at the legendary Comedy Store in the 1970s. Jay had previously joked to PEOPLE that “not screwing around.
Is a huge key” to their successful marriage. You’re capable. If you don’t fool around, you can spend the rest of your life with your underpants on the doorknob.
Jokes aside, Jay said, “I usually advise people to marry their conscience when they meet a lady. If you marry someone who is the person you wish you were, everything will work out.