Joe Fernandes is a comedian, actor, filmmaker and co-host of All In Our Heads Podcast. Fernandes’ open book approach to standup comedy has an honest point of view that any audience can relate to. He has been invited to perform at the NY Comedy Festival & Gilda’s Laugh Fest. When he’s not in comedy clubs making fun of his unrelenting confusion with life, he can be found escaping reality on hiking trails with his corgi in Northern New Jersey. Fernandes’ short films and sketches have been featured at numerous film festivals and won audience choice awards, as well as best short film. You can check out all his films and sketches as well as his standup and podcast at YouTube.com/joefernandes
Johnny Watson comes under many descriptions: “Dynamic,” “Relatable,” “Professional,” and most important of all, “Very, Very Funny.” Johnny Watson is a “nice guy” comedian who can perform anywhere and under any circumstance. Once Johnny finds his “zone” he’s all there. Audiences love him for his charisma on the stage. Johnny creates an outstanding relationship with the crowd, easily interacting with groups large and small with his clean, sometimes goofy and sometimes edgy delivery. He excels a treading a crowd and playing to its taste. Club owners love Watson for his dependability. “Johnny always gets the job done, regardless of the size of the crowd or the venue, ”said Gordie Mills, manager of the Comedy Nest in Montreal, Canada. Whether on stage or in front of the camera, Johnny’s charm and humor attracts attention. “That guy [Watson] has the looks, the smarts, and the appeal to be a star,” Hollywood casting director Dean Fronk said after seeing Watson perform in Pasadena, California. Johnny has even garnered attention from Hollywood stars. Adam Ferrara of the acclaimed FX hit “Rescue Me” and Comedy Central fame said after a performance that “Johnny Watson always makes me laugh.” Part of what makes Johnny so funny is that he doesn’t have a need to exaggerate. Genuinely honest and self deprecating, there is no topic from his life that he is afraid to poke fun at. From a tough New Jersey neighborhood, Johnny “couldn’t fight a lick,” he says, so “I had to be funny if I wanted to stay alive!” After graduating dead last in his class, Grandma Watson implored him to try comedy because, she said lovingly, “you’re no good at anything else!”