Josh Johnson
Actor
Josh Johnson is an Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up, actor, and NAACP award-winner from Louisiana by way of Chicago. He is currently a writer on The Daily Show, and is a former writer and performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he made his late-night debut in 2017. In addition, Johnson is Comedy Central’s ‘most watched comedian ever’ with 40M+ views to date across their platforms. As a stand-up, Johnson headlines clubs, colleges, and festivals around the world. In 2015, he was named one of Comedy Central’s “Comic to Watch”, in 2016 a “New Face” at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, and in 2018 the winner of the “New York's Funniest” competition at the New York Comedy Festival. Johnson’s most recent stand-up special, Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself, premiered on Peacock earlier this year to rave reviews touting Josh as a “naturally gifted story teller”. Comedy Central released Johnson’s first hour-long special #(Hashtag) in June 2021. Johnson’s self-released comedy and music mixtape album Elusive, was described by Vanyaland as “live stand-up observational humor with musical compositions. Both elements wade in and out of political and social waters between the two “arcs” of the multi-genre epic". Johnson also co-hosts the weekly podcast, The Josh Johnson Show (with fellow stand-up Logan Nielsen).
Filmography
Coming soon
CoComelon: The Movie
(voice)
Josh Johnson: Symphony
Self
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light
Harry (voice)
Josh Johnson: The Failure, Fear, And Frenzy Around Luigi Mangione
Self
Freshman Fifteen: A Stand Up Comedy Film
Self
After Midnight
Self
The Great American Joke Off
Self
Kiff
Harry Buns (voice)
Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself
Self
Josh Johnson and Friends
Josh Johnson: # (Hashtag)
Mogul Mowgli
Byron (uncredited)
Game Changer
Self - Contestant
Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring
Himself
The Comedy Lineup
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self