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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 and trans! 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 convincing folks that Tucker Carlson is a soggy waffle and that Mitch McConnell swallowed his own neck!
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Has opened for Ron Funches and Marsha Warfield.
FESTIVAL CREDITS
2022, 25 MIDSOMMARFEST (CHICAGO, IL)
2020 - 26 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
MAY 2026
5/9 Bring Your Own Theatre: I'd Rather Not Say @ Mrs. Murphy's & Sons 7pm $10 (At The Door)
5/10 Comedians That Are Gay @ Lincoln Lodge 8pm TIX
5/28 Buy You, The World: A Short Film Funraiser @ Dorothy 7pm TIX
5/30 Bunkerprov @ House Show (DM for Details) 2pm FREE
5/31 Crushes @ AliveOne 8:30pm FREE
JUNE 2026
6/4 Laughs at Lakeview @ Uptown Taproom 7:30pm TIX
6/5 Lowkey Funny @ Laugh Factory Chi 9:15pm TIX
6/6 Bring Your Own Theatre: Gays & Trains @ Mrs. Murphy's & Sons 7pm $10 (At The Door)
6/9 Tuesday Good Show @ The Western Bar & Kitchen 7pm FREE
6/9 Chicago Underground Comedy @ Beat Kitchen 8pm (TIX Coming Soon)
6/13 Fruity Cousins @ iO Theatre: Dayton Theatre 9pm TIX
6/13 Comedians That Are Gay: The Musical @ Book Club Chi 11pm TIX
6/14 Comedians That Are Gay @ Lincoln Lodge 8pm TIX
6/18 The Love Below Comedy Show @ Beermiscuous 8pm FREE
6/20 STRAIGHT With Plenty of PRIDE @ Judy's Beat Lounge 10pm TIX
Last Updated: May 27, 2026
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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!