Howard Stern Staffer Jon Blitt Responds to Layoff With Viral Old Navy Comedy Bit

Sometimes life throws you a curveball and you either catch it or let it knock you down. Jon Blitt chose to catch his and turn it into comedy. The longtime Howard Stern Show staffer, who spent nearly a decade as part of the show’s core team, was laid off this month as part of a larger SiriusXM restructuring. Along with Benjy Bronk, Memet Walker, and Mike Trainor, Blitt was notified via Zoom that his time on the show had ended. The news hit hard, but Blitt’s response is what people are talking about right now.

Instead of wallowing, Blitt posted a brilliant Instagram video where he jokes about his first day working at Old Navy. The bit references the legendary“Always Be Closing”sales mantra from the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, but he reimagines it as“Always Be Folding”while demonstrating how to fold jeans in the store. The video caption simply reads“#newbeginning,”and within hours, the post went viral. Fans and industry people alike praised Blitt’s sense of humor and resilience, with many commenting that they missed him already but admired his ability to find the funny in a tough situation.

The layoffs come as part of Howard Stern’s newly negotiated contract with SiriusXM, which he signed back in December 2025. Stern’s deal gives him more flexibility and free time, and he’s already signaling that the show will shift to just one episode per week after his summer break. While the schedule change might benefit the host, it clearly came at a cost for his team. Blitt’s response, though, shows that sometimes the best comeback isn’t immediate rehiring or public sympathy – it’s the ability to laugh at yourself and keep moving forward. What do you think? Would you handle a layoff the way Blitt did?