JJ Whitehead is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

born

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...

, who was based in the United Kingdom until 2014. He lives in Hollywood, California. He has made appearances at 14

Edinburgh Festival Fringe The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featur ...

s including 7 solo shows.

Stand-up

In 2000 Whitehead was the winner of the ''BBC New Comedy Award'' That year he was also a finalist for The Daily Telegraph Comedy Award at the

. JJ Whitehead has had several TV appearances on Live at The Comedy Store in the UK and internationally he has appeared on The New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala, Raw Comedy in Sweden, and The World Comedy Tour in Australia. Whitehead performed on an episode of the

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show ''

28 Acts in 28 Minutes ''28 Acts in 28 Minutes'' is a Stand-up comedy, stand-up TV comedy show aired on the UK's BBC Three in 2005. It comprises 28 acts, each given a minute to perform. Two episodes were aired. A 3-part series also aired on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006, ch ...

''. Whitehead grew up in

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Edinburgh Fringe shows

References

External links

Jason John Whitehead official site
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