Biography
JJ Whitehead’s rangy swagger and fearless, electric wit has charmed audiences around the world. Disarmingly comfortable, JJ delivers unabashedly personal stories and blistering social satire in a unique performance style that can only come from a North American who cut his comedy teeth in Great Britain.
He has been a welcomed regular on British and Canadian TV; at international comedy festivals and as a headliner at such clubs as The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Highlight, The Glee Clubs, Manfords and Yuk Yuks.
JJ Whitehead has recently brought his honest, uncensored brand of humor to LA. As well as performing on local stages such as The Improv, he has joined the controversially outspoken Australian comic, Jim Jefferies, on his 2019 Night talker tour slaying audiences on the largest stages in the country.
TV Appearances
- Comedy Now 1 hour Uncensored Special (Canada)
- The Comedy Store (UK)
- The Stand Up Show (UK)
- Stars of Tomorrow (UK)
- Web Rats ( BBC, UK)
- New Zealand Comedy Gala (New Zealand)
- Raw Comedy (Sweden)
- 7 Days (New Zealand)
- World Comedy Tour (Aus, US, UK)
- Comedy Cuts TV (UK)
- Gagging for It (UK)
- Halifax Comedy Festival (Canada)
- Adventures In Comedy (Canada)
Writer
- Currently: The Jim Jeffries Show (COMEDY CENTRAL)
- Web Rats (BBC, UK)
- Comedy Cuts (ITV, UK)
- 7 Days (New Zealand)
- 15 Seconds of Sketch (ITV, UK)
- What’s the Story (UK)