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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Josh Johnson has landed his first HBO special, Symphony, which is group to premiere this spring.
Set to movie astatine nan Wiltern Theater successful Los Angeles, nan typical will characteristic original worldly from Johnson astir our shared experiences arsenic humans — tackling topics for illustration family, religion, and relationships done his unsocial constituent of view.
Coming connected nan heels of Johnson’s specials Up Here Killing Myself and #(Hashtag) for Peacock and Comedy Central, respectively, nan hr will beryllium directed by Jacob Menache, who is besides exec producing alongside Johnson, James Dixon, Daniel Bodansky and John Irwin for Irwin Entertainment.
In a connection to Deadline, Nina Rosenstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Late Night & Special, observed: “Josh Johnson releases much drama successful a twelvemonth than astir group do successful a career. He tells stories pinch an unthinkable rhythm, and it makes nan full room consciousness for illustration they’re listening to a friend. There’s a musicality to his activity and SYMPHONY captures that perfectly.”
The exec added, “We’re truthful proud to bring Josh to HBO.”
The comic himself told us, “I’m excited to person my breakout portion beryllium pinch a institution that nurtures imagination for illustration HBO does. I’m grateful to them, and you, for watching.”
An Emmy-nominated and NAACP Award-winning writer, stand-up and character from Louisiana by measurement of Chicago, Johnson was named connected our database of nan Comics Who Won 2025. Currently a rotating big and analogous connected Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, wherever he was a writer for 7 years, he’s conscionable precocious concluded his global, 112-city Flowers Tour, which he sold retired pinch zero promoter trading money.
Uncommonly prolific, Johnson is known for putting retired caller original worldly connected his YouTube transmission each week, which has been viewed complete a half-billion times by group each complete nan world. Last twelvemonth alone, he released 38 hours of topical stand-up that was performed successful beforehand of a unrecorded audience. Formerly a writer and performer connected NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, wherever he made his late-night debut successful 2017, Johnson is repped by Independent Artist Group, Dixon Talent, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
