JP Larocque

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JP Larocque is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and journalist. They are best known for their work on the television series Sort Of , for which they were nominated for Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [1]

Larocque is creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV, [2] and has also worked on SkyMed , North of North , How to Fail as a Popstar, Small Achievable Goals , Coroner, Jann , Another Life , Slasher , Diggstown and Allegiance.The Globe and Mail listed them among “the 25 most influential people in Canadian television.” [3]

In 2024, they were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome, [4] and in 2025 they were nominated for both a Canadian Screen Award and a WGC Screenwriting Award for their work on the series Popularity Papers (alongside showrunner Vivian Lin). [5] [6]

In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane, [7] and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya. [8]

In 2014, they were a regular panelist on the MTV Canada reality television series 1 Girl 5 Gays . [9]

References

  1. ↑ "CSAs '23: CBC's The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback . February 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Angelica Babiera (February 1, 2023). "Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst". Playback .
  3. ↑ Hertz, Barry (April 12, 2023). "The 25 most influential people in Canadian television". The Globe and Mail .
  4. ↑ "2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee, Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 6 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  6. ↑ alex (2025-03-26). "JP Larocque, Vivian Lin". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  7. ↑ Friend, David (November 2, 2022). "Transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane the focus of new Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail .
  8. ↑ Angelica Babiera (October 13, 2022). "CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series". Playback .
  9. ↑ "TV therapy". IN Magazine, October 2013.


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