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Chicago based Comedian, Writer, Radical.
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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Kujichagulia Juniper Whitehead
Or just KJ, is Chicago's Queen of Radical Comedy. Unapologetically black, queer, trans and pissed off! For over a decade, she's shared her experiences through observation and storytelling, but also blunt and vulnerable honesty about herself and how she sees the world. A graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Comedy Writing & Performance, Comedy Studies Alumni and someone who can occasionally be found burning the American flag and using the ashes as eye shadow.
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Has opened for Ron Funches and Marsha Warfield.
FESTIVAL CREDITS
2022, 25 MIDSOMMARFEST (CHICAGO, IL)
2020 - 25 NW BLACK COMEDY FESTIVAL (PORTLAND, OR)
2022, 24 LAUGH RIOT GRRRL COMEDY FESTIVAL (LOS ANGELES, CA)
2023 FUTURE OF COMEDY FESTIVAL (CHICAGO, IL)
2021 SIXTH CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL (CLEVELAND, OH)
2020 PORTLAND QUEER COMEDY FESTIVAL (PORTLAND, OR [ONLINE])
2019 PRIDEFEST (MILWAUKEE, WI)
2019 MADISON COMEDY WEEK (MADISON, WI)
2018-19 CHARM CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL (BALTIMORE, MD)
2017-20 INTERNATIONAL LADY LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL (MADISON, WI)
SHOWS
JANUARY 2026
1/10 Hecklers' Happy Hour @ Lincoln Lodge 6pm TIX
1/12 Queer Sacred Space Salon @ Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church 7pm $15 (Suggested Donation)
1/14 The Good Guy Show @ Sleeping Village 6:30pm (TIX Coming Soon)
1/15 Laughs at Lakeview @ Uptown Taproom 7:30pm TIX
1/19 Side Yard Comedy: A Ragbagalia Funraiser @ The Atlantic Bar & Grill 7pm $5 (At the Door)
1/24 Bunkerprov (@ House Show - Instagram DM for Details) 8pm FREE
1/24 TNK Fest presents: Going Down with Ella Yurman @ Color Club 9:30pm TIX
1/28 Pinheads @ Avondale Bowl 7:30pm FREE
FEBRUARY 2026
2/1 Crushes @ AliveOne 8:30pm FREE
2/8 Spilling T @ Bughouse Theater @ 6pm (TIX Coming Soon)
2/19 Chill N Fill Comedy @ Chill N Fill (Portland, OR) 8pm FREE
2/20 NWBCF: Black & Proud @ Curious Comedy Theater (Portland, OR) 9pm (TIX Coming Soon)
2/21 NWBCF: Ladies Run This Mutha @ Curious Comedy Theater (Portland, OR) 9pm (TIX Coming Soon)
Last Updated: January 10, 2026
DISCOGRAPHY
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KHAOS (2022)
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The Haggard Unicorn (2020)
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DISCLAIMER
K.J. is the Queen of Radical Comedy for a reason. K.J. is
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PRO: Black Lives Matter, LGBTQIA Rights (Trans rights, especially), Reproductive Rights, the Freedom of (and from) Religion, Disability Rights, BIPOC Rights, Support of Sex Workers, Policing the Police, Support of Palestine.
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AGAINST: Police Brutality, White Supremacy, MAGA, Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism, KKK, White Nationalist Movement, Proud Boys and Other Right-Wing Militia. Any organization that opposes the LGBTQIA and Black community, as a whole.
Not only does K.J. stand by these stances but it's reflected through her material.
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Thank you!