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Chicago based Comedian, Writer, Radical.
Netflix's
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
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)
2022 MIDSOMMARFEST (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
//LINKS IN PURPLE
MAY 2025
5/2 Lowkey Funny @ Laugh Factory Chi 9:15pm (TIX Coming Soon)
5/11 Comedians That Are Gay @ Lincoln Lodge 8pm TIX
5/12 Queer Sacred Space Salon @ Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church 7pm $15 Suggested Donation
5/17 Here to Pee Tour @ Lincoln Lodge 10pm TIX
JUNE 2025
6/6 Lowkey Funny @ Laugh Factory Chi 9:15pm TIX
6/8 Sunday Best @ Lincoln Lodge 7:30pm TIX
6/8 Comedians That Are Gay @ Lincoln Lodge 8pm TIX
6/11 Lavender Laugh Lounge @ Whiskey Girl Tavern 7pm (TIX Available Soon)
6/13 PROTEST 2025: An Afterglow Special @ Andersonville Midsommarfest 7pm $10 Suggested Donation
6/15 Bi Wives Club @ Dorothy 7pm TIX
6/19 Juneteenth Showout @ Annoyance Theatre (Details & TIX Coming Soon)
6/24 Tuesday Good Show @ Gallery Cabaret 7pm FREE
6/26 My Best Friend Is Black @ Lincoln Lodge 8pm TIX
6/26 Thirst Trap Salon @ Zanies: Chicago 9:15pm TIX
Last Updated May 24, 2025
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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. If this does not sit well with you, please do not book or contact KJ for your events. But do watch her content! Who knows? You might learn something!
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Thank you!