Louis Johnson. Stand-Up Comedian
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LOUIS JOHNSON has appeared on national comedy shows such as
CAROLINES’COMEDY HOUR, SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE, COMEDY ON THE ROAD, STAND UP STAND UP, and his own SHOWTIME “Comic of the Month” Special. He’s been featured at the 1st Annual Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the Annual New Orleans Comedy Festival. He’s also appeared with Gladys Knight, The O’Jays, Tower of Power, Jeffrey Osborne, Gil Scot-Heron, Chaka Khan, Kenny G, Huey Lewis, James Brown, The Beach Boys and others.
He’s completed 15 U.S.O. “World Comedy Break” Tours (yes Bob Hope’s U.S.O.!). And 1 LFOR (Laugh Force) European Tour. Italy, Albania, Greece, Iceland, England, Scotland, Hungary, Belgium, Croatia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Macedonia, Bosnia, Panama, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Japan, Korea and Alaska (yeah yeah yeah it’s not overseas, but as long as it takes to get there it should be!) He is a regular Midnight Show headliner on Carnival Cruise Lines. Louis won Showtime Networks “Funniest Person in America” contest. Declared the winner after a nationwide phone-in vote! He won cash (long gone)and a cable special (which aired for a month--hence the title Comic of the--well you get it). The Denver Post states that “Johnson is a polished performer with dynamic delivery.”, The Atlanta Journal calls him “..a keen chronicler of society.”; The Indianapolis News says, “His jokes make fun of life's everyday occurrences that break all racial and economic barriers..”; The Rocky Mountain News chimes in with “..he is a comedian with graceful physical skills and has the ability to wander into tough subjects and still get a laugh.”(huh?); and The Honolulu Star Bulletin states that “Johnson is just serious enough to give the audience something to think about.”.
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