Jimmie J.J. Walker to take the stage at Comedy Zone of Jacksonville
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Published by Sareth Ney on Dec. 1, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
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Photo credit: Jimmie "JJ" Walker's IMDB page.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jimmie “JJ” Walker will be performing five comedy sets at Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, from Feb. 16 through Feb. 18. He is an actor and comedian.
On June 25, 1947—Walker was born in the borough of Bronx, in New York. While he was part of Search for Education, Evaluation and Knowledge (SEEK), he discovered he had the ability to make people laugh.
In 1967, Walker joined The Last Poets by way of a friend’s introduction and it would lead to becoming an opening act for Poets at the East Wind in Harlem. He would go onto perform stand-up comedy with Bette Midler, David Brenner and Steve Landesberg at various comedy clubs throughout New York City. In 1972, Time Magazine called Walker the “Comedian of the Decade”.
Television programs Walker has co-starred include: “Tony Orlando and Dawn”, “The Bob Hope Show”,
“The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened”, “Good Times”, “B.A.D. Cats”, “Murder Can Hurt You!”, “Today’s F.B.I.”, “Fantasy Island”, “Cagney & Lacey”, “At Ease”, “The Jerk, Too”, “The Fall Guy”, “The Love Boat”, “Bustin’ Loose”, “The Larry Saunders Show”, “Deadly Games”, “In the House”, “Night Stand”, “The John Larroquette Show”, “L’histoire du samedi”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Scrubs”, “Son of the Beach”, “George Lopez”, “A Very Elimidate Christmas”,”Minioriteam”, “Everybody Hates Chris”, “Funny or Die Presents…”, “Traffic Light” and “Mr. Box Office”. While on “Good Times”, his catchphrase was “Dyn-o-mite!”
Films Walker has appeared in consist of: “Let’s Do It Again”, “Rabbit Test”, “The Concorde…Airport ‘79”, “Airplane!”, “Water”, “Doin’ Time”, “Stiffs”, “Kidnapped”, ‘Going Bananas”, “Guyver”, “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, “Open Season”, “Monster Mash: The Movie”, “Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth”, “Chasing Robert”, “Big Money Rustlas”, “Super Shark”, “What Goes Around Comes Around”, “Sweet Lorraine”, “Renaissance Man”, The Comedian” and the upcoming “Hospital Arrest”. He also provided voiceover work in the video game, “Ripper”.
Walker’s first performance will take place at 7:30 p.m., on Feb. 16. He will perform two shows each on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. The set times for both dates will be 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., at the Comedy Zone. Ticket prices are $15 for the outer circle, $18 for the inner circle and $92.50 for both circle seats. The $92.50 price range includes dinner at GiGi’s, one ticket, overnight stay at Ramada Mandarin and must be purchased in pairs. Prices exclude service fee and tax.
On June 25, 1947—Walker was born in the borough of Bronx, in New York. While he was part of Search for Education, Evaluation and Knowledge (SEEK), he discovered he had the ability to make people laugh.
In 1967, Walker joined The Last Poets by way of a friend’s introduction and it would lead to becoming an opening act for Poets at the East Wind in Harlem. He would go onto perform stand-up comedy with Bette Midler, David Brenner and Steve Landesberg at various comedy clubs throughout New York City. In 1972, Time Magazine called Walker the “Comedian of the Decade”.
Television programs Walker has co-starred include: “Tony Orlando and Dawn”, “The Bob Hope Show”,
“The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened”, “Good Times”, “B.A.D. Cats”, “Murder Can Hurt You!”, “Today’s F.B.I.”, “Fantasy Island”, “Cagney & Lacey”, “At Ease”, “The Jerk, Too”, “The Fall Guy”, “The Love Boat”, “Bustin’ Loose”, “The Larry Saunders Show”, “Deadly Games”, “In the House”, “Night Stand”, “The John Larroquette Show”, “L’histoire du samedi”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Scrubs”, “Son of the Beach”, “George Lopez”, “A Very Elimidate Christmas”,”Minioriteam”, “Everybody Hates Chris”, “Funny or Die Presents…”, “Traffic Light” and “Mr. Box Office”. While on “Good Times”, his catchphrase was “Dyn-o-mite!”
Films Walker has appeared in consist of: “Let’s Do It Again”, “Rabbit Test”, “The Concorde…Airport ‘79”, “Airplane!”, “Water”, “Doin’ Time”, “Stiffs”, “Kidnapped”, ‘Going Bananas”, “Guyver”, “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, “Open Season”, “Monster Mash: The Movie”, “Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth”, “Chasing Robert”, “Big Money Rustlas”, “Super Shark”, “What Goes Around Comes Around”, “Sweet Lorraine”, “Renaissance Man”, The Comedian” and the upcoming “Hospital Arrest”. He also provided voiceover work in the video game, “Ripper”.
Walker’s first performance will take place at 7:30 p.m., on Feb. 16. He will perform two shows each on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. The set times for both dates will be 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., at the Comedy Zone. Ticket prices are $15 for the outer circle, $18 for the inner circle and $92.50 for both circle seats. The $92.50 price range includes dinner at GiGi’s, one ticket, overnight stay at Ramada Mandarin and must be purchased in pairs. Prices exclude service fee and tax.
Jimmie "JJ" Walker's upcoming show dates:
Dec. 18 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 19 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 20 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 21 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 22 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 23 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 24 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 31 - Coon Rapids VFW, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Feb.10 - State Theatre of Bay City, Bay City, Mich.
Feb.11 - State Theatre of Bay City, Bay City, Mich.
Feb.16 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb.17 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb.18 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 23 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 24 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 25 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 26 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
March 16 - Prairies Edge Casino, Granite Falls, Minn.
March 17 - 40 Club, Aitken, Minn.
March 18 - Buffalo Lake Playhouse, Buffalo Lake, Minn.
Nov. 08 - Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 09- Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 10 - Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 24 - TBD, Buffalo, N.Y.
Dec. 18 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 19 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 20 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 21 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 22 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 23 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 24 - The Bogata Hotel, Atlantic City, N.J.
Dec. 31 - Coon Rapids VFW, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Feb.10 - State Theatre of Bay City, Bay City, Mich.
Feb.11 - State Theatre of Bay City, Bay City, Mich.
Feb.16 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb.17 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb.18 - Comedy Zone of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
Feb. 23 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 24 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 25 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Feb. 26 - The Comedy Cabana, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
March 16 - Prairies Edge Casino, Granite Falls, Minn.
March 17 - 40 Club, Aitken, Minn.
March 18 - Buffalo Lake Playhouse, Buffalo Lake, Minn.
Nov. 08 - Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 09- Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 10 - Comedy Inn, Fort Myers, Fla.
Nov. 24 - TBD, Buffalo, N.Y.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
