Punkie Johnson
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Punkie Johnson

Who Punkie Johnson is

Punkie Johnson is a stand-up comedian and actress from New Orleans, Louisiana, known for four seasons in the cast of Saturday Night Live. She began her career in stand-up, became a paid regular at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and was a New Face at the Just for Laughs festival in 2019. Based in New York City, she has also appeared in Space Force, A Black Lady Sketch Show, Love Life and Ghosts and in the film Bottoms.

At a glance

Born
1985
Based in
New York, NY
Came up through
Saturday Night Live and Just for Laughs New Faces
On screen
Saturday Night Live, Just for Laughs, Ghosts and 5 more

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 1985Born
  2. 2019Just for Laughs (New Faces, 2019) On screen
  3. 2019A Black Lady Sketch Show (Dance Biter, 2019) On screen
  4. 2020Saturday Night Live (featured player, 2020–2022; repertory player, 2022–2024) On screen
  5. 2020Space Force (Staff Sergeant Kiki Rhodes, 2020) On screen
  6. 2020Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers (herself, 2020, Comedy Central) On screen
  7. 2021Love Life (Ida Watkins, 2021) On screen
  8. 2022Ghosts (Ally, 2022) On screen
  9. 2023Bottoms (Rhodes, 2023, film) On screen

Questions about Punkie Johnson

Where is Punkie Johnson performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Saturday Night Live, Just for Laughs, Ghosts, Love Life, Space Force and Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (cast member) and Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1985.

Who are some comedians like them?

Colin Jost (also in Just for Laughs), Marcello Hernández (also in Just for Laughs), James Austin Johnson (also in Ghosts), Jon Rudnitsky (also in Just for Laughs) and Josh Adam Meyers (also in Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers).

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 →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026