JOHNNY TAYLORJR
Johnny Taylor Jr. performing stand-up comedy at The Punch Line San Francisco

JOHNNY TAYLORJR

STAND-UP COMIC WRITER SACRAMENTO, CA

Sacramento-based stand-up comic, writer, and podcaster with a dark, personal, story-driven style built on bad decisions, honest damage, sharp turns, and jokes that somehow make the worst parts of life feel survivable.

The Stand-Up Special

BUMMIN'
WITH THE
DEVIL

Bummin' With the Devil is Johnny Taylor Jr.'s full-length stand-up special, recorded live in Sacramento and released by Stand Up! Records.

Dark, personal, and very dumb in all the right places, the hour follows Johnny through divorce, depression, arrested development, bad self-esteem, worse choices, and the strange confidence of a man who has absolutely no business being confident.

It's a comedy special about crawling out of the wreckage with a joke in your hand and a questionable amount of dignity left.

DIRECTED ZAC McFARLANE
RELEASED 2018 — STAND UP! RECORDS
RUNTIME 1 HR 2 MIN
CHARTED #1 AMAZON & iTUNES COMEDY
OFFICIAL TRAILER
Bummin' With The Devil official trailer thumbnail
CHAPTER 01

ON THE ROAD

Upcoming dates · More TBA
LOADING DATES…
CHAPTER 02

CLIPS

Live sets
STAND-UP
Johnny Taylor Jr. performing at The Comedy Fort in Fort Collins Colorado
THE COMEDY FORT  /  FT. COLLINS, CO
STAND-UP
Johnny Taylor Jr. performing stand-up at The Punch Line Sacramento
THE PUNCH LINE  /  SACRAMENTO, CA
STAGE
Johnny Taylor Jr. on stage with microphone
SAC
Johnny Taylor Jr. wearing a Sacramento Comedy hat
BOOTH
Johnny Taylor Jr. portrait in a bar booth
PORTRAIT
Johnny Taylor Jr. studio portrait
CHAPTER 03

RECORDS

Two albums · One weekly podcast
Bummin' With The Devil stand-up special album cover by Johnny Taylor Jr.
ALBUM · 2018
Bummin' With The Devil
#1 Amazon · #1 iTunes Comedy
Tangled Up In Plaid debut comedy album cover by Johnny Taylor Jr.
ALBUM · 2014
Tangled Up In Plaid
#7 iTunes Comedy · Debut
The AEW-some Pod wrestling podcast logo featuring Johnny Taylor Jr., Diana Prince, and Gringo Fantastico
PODCAST · WEEKLY
The AEW-some Pod
w/ Diana Prince & Gringo Fantastico
CHAPTER 04

WRITING

Two books · Available on Amazon & Kindle
BOOK · 2024
Wrestling
Watchlist
101 matches you need to see before you die. A lifelong wrestling fan walks you through the bouts that define the art form, from technical masterpieces to chaotic brawls.
Buy on Amazon
BOOK
Punchlines
& Pathos
A comedian's guide to storytelling. The craft of turning real life into stand-up — structure, honesty, timing, and the strange privilege of getting paid to be honest in front of strangers.
Buy on Amazon
CHAPTER 05

MERCH

Shirts · Hats · Other things

SHOP HIPSTEROCRACY

Designs from the show, the pod, and beyond

Visit the Shop
CHAPTER 06

PRESS

What the critics said
“GOD, now I have yet another young comedian I'm a massive fan of.”
Patton Oswalt
“An absolute master of misdirection.”
The Serious Comedy Site
“One of my favorite storytellers.”
Comedy Wham
“Just such a craftsman.”
TUBE. Magazine
“Raw, personal, and often darkly hilarious.”
SF Sketchfest
“Uncomfortably honest.”
CapRadio — Insight
“Life stories that are brilliantly turned into jokes.”
Submerge Magazine
CHAPTER 07

THE STORY

Sacramento · Since 2011

Johnny Taylor Jr. is a Sacramento-based stand-up comic, writer, and podcaster with a dark, personal, story-driven style built on bad decisions, honest damage, sharp turns, and jokes that somehow make the worst parts of life feel survivable.

His albums Tangled Up in Plaid and Bummin' With the Devil were released by Stand Up! Records, with Bummin' reaching #1 on the Amazon and iTunes comedy charts. He's toured with Brian Posehn, appeared at SF Sketchfest and Altercation Fest, taught storytelling for stand-up at Punch Line Sacramento, and currently co-hosts The AEW-some Pod.

He is funny about failure, weird about wrestling, and more emotionally available on stage than any reasonable adult should be.

2STUDIO ALBUMS
#1iTUNES COMEDY
15+YEARS ON STAGE
2DEAD PARENTS

MAILING LIST

NEW DATES · DROP-INS · OCCASIONAL BAD TAKES

BOOKING & PRESS

BOOKING / GENERAL
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