Episode 15: Haitian Comedian, T.J, Releases Timely Stand-Up Special on Election Day
Description
TJ has come out with his debut stand-up special titled, January 3rd, through a partnership with Comedy Dynamics, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The hour long set record in Brooklyn on January 3rd is a superb culmination of TJ's 8 years as a stand-up comedian in America. With his caustic wit, razor-sharp writing, and casual conversational delivery, TJ presents a keen outsider perspective to the public that only he can provide on the many topics at the forefront of American cultural and social life: immigration, race, Me Too Movement and Donald Trump. Born and raised in Haiti, TJ moved to the United States in 2008 at the age 19, learned English, and started pursuing stand-up comedy four years later. He went one to become one of the 8 finalists in the Boston Comedy Festival in 2016.He has been featured on FOX5, AXS TV, and he received major praise and notoriety for his heartfelt response in a brilliant New York Times Op-Ed after President Trump called his homeland a shithole.
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