Josh Johnson (comedian)

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Josh Johnson
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Born1990 (age 33–34)
Alexandria, Louisiana
Occupation(s)Comedian, writer

Josh Johnson is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and musician. He has been a writer on The Daily Show since 2017, and he previously was a writer and performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . He toured with Trevor Noah on his Loud & Clear tour for several years. In 2018, he was named New York's Funniest Stand Up at the New York Comedy Festival. He has released two hour-long comedy specials, # (Hashtag) (2021) and Up Here Killing Myself (2023).

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Early life

Johnson is from Alexandria, Louisiana. He received a degree in lighting design for theater from Centenary College in 2012. [1] He lived in Chicago before moving to New York City. [2]

Career

Johnson made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , where he was also a writer and performer. [1] Since 2017, he has been a writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah; [1] he made his debut as an on-air correspondent in 2024. His first half-hour special was released on Comedy Central in 2017. [3] His comedic story "Catfishing the KKK" has been viewed more than 12 million times on YouTube. [4]

In 2018, he appeared on the Netflix stand-up comedy series The Comedy Lineup. [5] At the New York Comedy Festival that year, he was named New York's Funniest Stand Up. [6]

He toured with Trevor Noah on the Loud & Clear tour for several years, beginning in 2019. [7] [1]

Johnson's first hour-long stand-up special was # (Hashtag). [8] It was released in June 2021 on Comedy Central to a positive reception, including being named one of the best comedy specials of 2021 by Vulture magazine. [9] [10] Later that year, he took bits from his stand-up and interspersed music compositions in a 33-track mixtape album called Elusive, which he worked on with Mike Relm. [11] [12] His second special, Up Here Killing Myself, was released in February 2023 on Peacock. [9]

Johnson voices Harry Buns on the Disney Channel series Kiff , which premiered in March 2023, his first acting role in a major scripted TV series. [13]

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  2. ↑ Lerman, Ali (2021-11-08). "Nice Guys, Like Comedian Josh Johnson, Finish First". SPIN. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Season 1, Ep. 9 - Josh Johnson - Full Episode - Comedy Central US". Comedy Central. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Josh. "Catfishing the KKK". Yum's The Word. YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Watch The Comedy Lineup". Netflix Official Site. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. ↑ "New York's Funniest Stand Up – New York Comedy Festival". New York Comedy Festival – Official Website. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  7. ↑ Martinson, Elizabeth (2019-06-05). "Trevor Noah brings laughs to Pittsburgh". The Pitt News. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  8. ↑ Greenough, Jason (June 3, 2021). "Josh Johnson's first hour special '# (Hashtag)' set to hit Comedy Central". Vanyaland.
  9. 1 2 Miller, Kirk (February 17, 2023). "How Josh Johnson Uses His Therapy for Laughs". InsideHook.
  10. ↑ VanArendonk, Kathryn (2021-12-16). "The Best Comedy Specials of 2021". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  11. ↑ "Comedian Josh Johnson Dares To Make Us Laugh In A Global Pandemic". NPR.org. September 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wilstein, Matt (2021-09-14). "Josh Johnson Made Jimmy Fallon and Trevor Noah Funnier. Now It's His Turn". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Avery (January 24, 2023). "Lauren Ash & More Stars To Recur In Disney Channel Series 'Kiff': Exclusive Theme Song Reveal". Hollywood Life.
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