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Photo by John CafaroJosh Johnson is a stand-up, Emmy-nominated writer, performer, 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. Johnson is Comedy Centrals most watched comedian ever with 40M+ views to date across their platforms.As a stand-up, Johnson performs at clubs, colleges, and festivals around the world. Johnson was named Comedy Centrals Comic to Watch in 2015, a New Face at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in 2016, and New Yorks Funniest in 2018.Comedy Central released Johnsons first hour-long special #(Hashtag) in June 2021, and he taped his second hour-long special at The Bourbon Room in Los Angeles, which premiered February 17, 2023, on Peacock.Johnsons 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 two podcasts, The Josh Johnson Show (with fellow stand-up Logan Nielsen) and Hold Up (with The Daily Show colleagueDulc Sloan). Johnsons other credits include, CONAN (TBS), @Midnight, Kevin Harts Hart of The City, The New Negroes, and This Week at The Comedy Cellar on Comedy Central. Johnson lives in New York and can be seen performing regularly at The Comedy Cellar.For more of Josh Johnson, check him out on:TikTok: @joshjohnsoncomedyInstagram: @joshjohnsoncomedyYouTube: @joshjohnsoncomedyFacebook: @joshjcomedy