BEND COMEDY FESTIVAL PRESENTS: Bo Johnson

Bo Johnson is a comedian from Seattle, Washington. He can be found headlining clubs, breweries, and appropriately sized theaters across the United States and Canada. His stand up has been featured on Netflix is a Joke Radio, season two of Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City on Comedy Central, Don’t Tell Comedy Secret Sets (twice), Hulu, & LOL Live! at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He was a finalist in the 39th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and is a regular at festivals including Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, the Double Down Comedy Experience sponsored by Zappos, Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas, Rifflandia in Victoria BC, Prizefest, and Big Pine Comedy Festival in Phoenix. Bo has opened for major acts including Marc Maron, Joe Dombrowski, Jessica Kirson, and David Nihill. With a growing online audience Bo’s jokes have been viewed millions of times online. Most recently he released his first full length special, “Two Sailboats” in 2025. Deadline included Bo in their Future of Funny list and regarding his special wrote, “For my money, Bo Johnson had one of the best debut specials in recent memory in Two Sailboats, a self-released hour culminating in a joke performed by his father…”

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