John Wing Jr. Explained

John Wing Jr.
Birth Date:29 August 1959
Birth Place:Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Yearsactive:1988–present
Spouse: Dawn Greene (1989)
Children: Isabel Wing

John Wing Jr. (born [1]) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and author from Sarnia, Ontario.[2]

His books include Cup of Nevermind: New Poems (1998), --And the Fear Makes Us Special (2000), None of This is Probably True (2002), Ventriloquism for Dummies: Life as a Comedian (2002), Excuses: Poems (2005), The Winter Palace: New and Selected Poems (2007), So Recently Ancient (2010), Almost Somewhere Else (2012), Why-Shaped Scars (2014), and I'll Be There Soon (2016).

He has been a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno six times, and performed at nine Just For Laughs comedy festivals as well as the TV show Make Me Laugh and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Wing also had his own comedy series, Man, Woman and Child, on CBC Radio One in 2006.[3] He was a contestant on America's Got Talent (season 8) in 2013[4] [5] [6] [7] and was eliminated in the semifinals.[8] [9]

In April 2020, he debuted the podcast The Bad Piano Player, an exploration of American popular music from 1900 to 1960. As of September 2020 there were 24 downloadable episodes available in over 40 countries. [10]

He lives in Los Angeles.[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Wing still not ready to admit 'I made it'. 20 December 2012. Toronto Star. 10 June 2021.
  2. News: 24 seconds with John Wing . Graeme McRanor . . 17 December 2006 . 1 May 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120715175458/http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Entertainment/2006/12/06/2652794-sun.html . 15 July 2012 .
  3. News: Relationship comic is really a standup guy . . 15 November 2007 . 1 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110083214/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?id=1bb3d9fe-76a2-452b-b229-363b18396845 . 10 November 2012 .
  4. Web site: Wing still dreams. Sarnia Observer. 21 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Canadian comedian John Wing advances on America's Got Talent - canada.com. canada.com. 21 January 2016.
  6. News: Canadian comedian enjoys ride on 'America's Got Talent'. Toronto Sun. 21 January 2016.
  7. Web site: 'America's Got Talent' and some great semifinalist acts (finally). Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog. 21 January 2016.
  8. In April of 2020, he started the podcast The Bad Piano Player, an exploration of American popular music from 1900 to 1960 (roughly). It currently has 24 downloadable episodes and has been downloaded in over 40 countries. https://www.buzzsprout.com/988123In April of 2020, he started the podcast The Bad Piano Player, an exploration of American popular music from 1900 to 1960 (roughly). It currently has 24 downloadable episodes and has been downloaded in over 40 countries. https://www.buzzsprout.com/988123

    Web site: Comedian John Wing Jr. says reality-TV appearance gave his career a lift, but it wasn't fun. Daily Courier. 21 January 2016.

  9. Web site: Canadian John Wing makes 'America's Got Talent' semi-finals. John R. Kennedy. 21 August 2013. Global News. 21 January 2016.
  10. buzzprout.com/988123
  11. Web site: Teaching old comic new tricks is easier with a strict deadline. 21 January 2016.
  12. Web site: John Wing still not ready to admit 'I made it'. 20 December 2012. Toronto Star. 21 January 2016.
  13. News: With only a stage, a curtain and some sharp schticks, comedy festival delivers the goods . Jim Bawden . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106154346/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518046151.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+11,+1994&author=Jim+Bawden+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Just+For+Laughs+With+only+a+stage,+a+curtain+and+some+sharp+schticks,+comedy+festival+delivers+the+goods&pqatl=google . dead . November 6, 2012 . . 11 June 1994 . 1 May 2011.

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