Jason John Whitehead
Encyclopedia
Jason John Whitehead is a Canadian born stand-up comedian, who has been based in the UK
for a decade. He has performed seven solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Whitehead performed on an episode of the BBC Radio 4
show 28 Acts in 28 Minutes
.
Comedian, Crime Fighter and lead character in the PBS children’s series Jay Jay the Jet Plane (www.jayjay.com/).
JJ hails from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia originally and considered Cole Harbour's 2nd greatest sporting hero after two times Stanley Cup winner Wendel Young. For the last nine years has made England his home base for spreading his humour worldwide including China, Australia, France, Holland. In the past year he has made an appearance at the Melbourne festival, filmed a pilot for channel 4 in Britain, and finished his third solo run in four years at the prestigious Edinburgh festival.
United Kingdom
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for a decade. He has performed seven solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Stand-up
In 2000 Whitehead was the winner of the BBC New Comedy AwardWhitehead performed on an episode of the BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
show 28 Acts in 28 Minutes
28 Acts in 28 Minutes
28 Acts in 28 Minutes is a stand-up TV comedy show aired on the UK's BBC Three. It comprises 28 acts, each given a minute to perform. A 3-part series also aired on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006, chaired by John Humphrys.- Show One :- Show Two :...
.
Comedian, Crime Fighter and lead character in the PBS children’s series Jay Jay the Jet Plane (www.jayjay.com/).
JJ hails from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia originally and considered Cole Harbour's 2nd greatest sporting hero after two times Stanley Cup winner Wendel Young. For the last nine years has made England his home base for spreading his humour worldwide including China, Australia, France, Holland. In the past year he has made an appearance at the Melbourne festival, filmed a pilot for channel 4 in Britain, and finished his third solo run in four years at the prestigious Edinburgh festival.
Edinburgh Fringe shows
| Show title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe The 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 54th Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe ran from 5–27 August 2001 and presented 1462 shows over 176 venues.-Scotsman Fringe First Awards:Week One:*Gagarin Way*Runt*Like Thunder*Bedbound... |
Off the Kerb Roadshow | Competition finalist showcase. With Shappi Khorsandi, Mark Felgate and Angie McEvoy |
| 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Immigrant | |
| 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe The 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the 56th Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Fringe ran from 3–25 August 2003 and presented 1541 shows over 207 venues... |
Serious Dude | |
| 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Jason John Whitehead | |
| 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Pretending To Be Retarded is Impolite.. and other revelations | |
| 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | The Joker | |
| 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Emotional Whitemale | |