JP Larocque
JP Larocque is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and journalist. They are best known for their work on the television series Sort Of, for which they were nominated for Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[1]
Larocque is creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV,[2] and has also worked on SkyMed, North of North, How to Fail as a Popstar, Small Achievable Goals, Coroner, Jann, Another Life, Slasher, Diggstown and Allegiance.
In 2024, they were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome,[3] and in 2025 they were nominated for both a Canadian Screen Award and a WGC Screenwriting Award for their work on the series Popularity Papers (alongside showrunner Vivian Lin).[4][5]
In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane,[6] and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya.[7]
In 2014, they were a regular panelist on the MTV Canada reality television series 1 Girl 5 Gays.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "CSAs '23: CBC's The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback. February 22, 2023.
- ^ Angelica Babiera (February 1, 2023). "Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst". Playback.
- ^ "2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee, Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
- ^ alex (2025-03-26). "JP Larocque, Vivian Lin". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Friend, David (November 2, 2022). "Transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane the focus of new Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Angelica Babiera (October 13, 2022). "CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series". Playback.
- ^ "TV therapy". IN Magazine, October 2013.
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