JP Larocque

JP Larocque is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and journalist. They are best known for their work on the CBC and HBO Max series Sort Of , for which they were nominated for both a Peabody Award and Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. ^{[1] [2]}

Larocque is creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV. ^[3] They have since written or produced on North of North , Small Achievable Goals , Saint-Pierre, Allegiance , SkyMed , How to Fail as a Popstar , Diggstown , Coroner, Jann , Another Life , and Slasher . In 2023, The Globe and Mail listed Larocque among “the 25 most influential people in Canadian television.” ^[4]

In 2024, Larocque was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome. ^[5] 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). ^{[6] [7]}

In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane, ^[8] and created and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya. ^[9]

Larocque was also a regular panelist on the final two seasons of the MTV Canada talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays . ^[10]

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Peabody Awards	2023	Entertainment Honouree	Sort Of	Nominated	[11]
Canadian Screen Awards	2023	Best Writing in a Comedy Series	Sort Of : "Sort Of Broke"	Nominated	[12]
	2024	Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series (as Co-Executive Producer)	Home Sweet Rome	Nominated	[13]
	2025	Best Writing, Children's or Youth (with Vivian Lin)	Popularity Papers : "Let's Sick Together"	Nominated	[14]
WGC Screenwriting Awards	2025	Best Writing, Tween & Teens (with Vivian Lin)	Popularity Papers : "Let's Sick Together"	Nominated	[15]
	2026	Best Writing, Comedy (with Aviaq Johnston & Garry Campbell)	North of North : "Bad Influences"	Nominated	[16]
Film Independent Spirit Awards	2026	Best New Scripted Series (as Co-Executive Producer)	North of North	Nominated	[17]

References

1. "Peabody Awards". IMDb .
2. "CSAs '23: CBC's The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback . February 22, 2023.
3. Angelica Babiera (February 1, 2023). "Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst". Playback .
4. Hertz, Barry (April 12, 2023). "The 25 most influential people in Canadian television". The Globe and Mail .
5. "2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee, Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 6 March 2024.
6. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
7. alex (2025-03-26). "JP Larocque, Vivian Lin". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
8. Friend, David (November 2, 2022). "Transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane the focus of new Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail .
9. Angelica Babiera (October 13, 2022). "CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series". Playback .
10. "TV therapy". IN Magazine, October 2013.
11. "Peabody Awards". IMDb .
12. "CSAs '23: CBC's The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback . February 22, 2023.
13. "2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee, Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 6 March 2024.
14. alex (2025-03-26). "JP Larocque, Vivian Lin". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
15. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
16. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
17. "Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Peter Hujar's Day' Leads Film Nominees With Five Nods | Hollywood Reporter".