JP Larocque

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] In 2024, they were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome, ^[2] and in 2025 they were nominated fo a Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award for their work on the series Popularity Papers (alongside Vivian Lin). ^[3]

They are creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV. ^[4] They have also written on SkyMed , North of North , Small Achievable Goals , Coroner, Jann , Another Life , Slasher , Diggstown and Allegiance.

In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane, ^[5] and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya. ^[6]

In 2014, they were a regular panelist on the MTV Canada series 1 Girl 5 Gays . ^[7]

References

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