Josh Johnson
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Josh Johnson

Who Josh Johnson is

American stand-up comedian and writer from Alexandria, Louisiana, who joined The Daily Show as a writer in 2017, became a correspondent in 2024 and joined its rotation of hosts in July 2025. His hour specials are # (Hashtag) (Comedy Central, 2021), Up Here Killing Myself (Peacock, 2023) and Symphony (HBO, 2026), and since 2023 he has posted new stand-up to his YouTube channel every week. He was named New York's Funniest Stand-Up at the 2018 New York Comedy Festival.

At a glance

Born
1990
Based in
New York, NY
Style
Topical, Storytelling, Prolific topical stories
Came up through
The Daily Show
Stand-up specials
Comedy Central half-hour, #, Up Here Killing Myself and 1 more
Albums
I Like You, #Hashtag, Channel Black and 3 more
On screen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show, The Comedy Lineup and 3 more
Next on stage
16 October 2026 — Orpheum Theater, Madison, WI
Official site
joshjohnsoncomedy.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through The Daily Show:

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Comedians like Josh Johnson

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Career timeline

  1. 1990Born
  2. 2017Comedy Central half-hour (2017, Comedy Central) Special
  3. 2017The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (writer and performer, 2017) On screen
  4. 2017The Daily Show (writer 2017–2024; correspondent; host rotation from 2025) On screen
  5. 2018The Comedy Lineup (Netflix, 2018) On screen
  6. 2018Genies (Josh; also writer, 2018) On screen
  7. 2018I Like You (2018) Album
  8. 2021# (Hashtag) (2021, Comedy Central) Special
  9. 2021#Hashtag (2021) Album
  10. 2022Channel Black (2022) Album
  11. 2023Up Here Killing Myself (2023, Peacock) Special
  12. 2023Kiff (voice of Harry Buns, 2023–2025) On screen
  13. 2023Up Here Killing Myself (2023) Album
  14. 2023Leaps (2023) Album
  15. 2024Josh Johnson: Live from Before (2024) Album
  16. 2026Symphony (2026, HBO) Special
  17. 202630th Annual Webby Awards (host, 2026) On screen

Questions about Josh Johnson

Where is Josh Johnson performing next?

Friday 16 October 2026, 7:00 PM (Josh Johnson's Comedy Band Camp) at Orpheum Theater, Madison, WI, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Comedy Central half-hour, #, Up Here Killing Myself and Symphony.

What TV shows and films are they in?

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Daily Show, The Comedy Lineup, Kiff, 30th Annual Webby Awards and Genies.

Where did they get their start?

The Daily Show (writer, then correspondent and rotating host).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1990.

Who are some comedians like them?

Ronny Chieng (also came through The Daily Show), Emma Willmann (also in The Comedy Lineup), A. Whitney Brown (also came through The Daily Show), Andy Kindler (also came through The Daily Show) and Dulcé Sloan (also came through The Daily Show).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026