RonJosol

Ron Josol

The New Generation of Comedy

With his modish comedy style and commanding stage presence, Ron Josol is one of the hottest acts out there. Indubitably the most recognizable Asian comedian in Canada, Josol has been profiled by numerous media outlets across North America. In his second year as a comedian, Josol won the Craven A’s ‘Funniest Home-Grown Competition’ at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in 2000. Since then he has been performing in festivals including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Festival, INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FEST 2k8, The Orange County Comedy Festival and the “LOL Comedy Festival” in Hollywood. Josol is easily recognizable from his appearances on Much More Music, and his part in writing and performing on the Much Music hit show, Video on Trial.


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Ron Josol represents the new generation of comedy. With his modish comedy style and commanding stage presence, Josol is one of the hottest acts out there.

In his second year as a comedian, Josol won the Craven A’s ‘Funniest Home-Grown Competition’ at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in 2000. Since then he has been performing in festivals including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Festival, INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FEST 2k8, The Orange County Comedy Festival and the “LOL Comedy Festival” in Hollywood.

Indubitably, the most recognizable Asian comedian in Canada, Josol has been profiled on the Comedy Network, ABS-CBN Asia, Showtime Dubai, CBC, Discovery Channel, Echo, omni1&2, MTV Canada, and recently, the Biography Channel Canada. He performs regularly all over the world including in Canada, the U.S., the Pacific Islands, the Persian Gulf, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Josol hosted his own television series, FLIP, which aired on omni2. He produced, co-wrote and starred as the lead of a short film based on his true story entitled, Rolling Longaniza. Josol is easily recognizable from his appearances on Much More Music, and his part in writing and performing on the Much Music hit show, Video on Trial.

Josol has taped numerous stand-up comedy specials in his career. He starred in his own comedy special in 2000, and has been featured in ABS-CBN’s, Slanted. Josol recently recorded two comedy specials produced by SHOWTIME DUBAI. In January 2009, Hollywood producers took notice and gave him the opportunity to film his first US national spot in the LOL Comedy Festival on Showtime.