{"id":36060,"date":"2025-11-06T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/36060\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:14:20","slug":"daily-show-host-josh-johnson-adds-second-tampa-show-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/36060\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Show&#8217; host Josh Johnson adds second Tampa show this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"479\" data-attachment-id=\"346991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/daily-show-host-josh-johnson-adds-second-tampa-show-this-weekend\/attachment\/josh-johnson-tampa-theatre\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Josh-Johnson-Tampa-Theatre-scaled.png?fit=2560%2C1573&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1573\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Josh Johnson Tampa Theatre\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Josh Johnson, who plays Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 8, 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Josh-Johnson-Tampa-Theatre-scaled.png?fit=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Josh-Johnson-Tampa-Theatre-scaled.png?fit=780%2C479&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Josh-Johnson-Tampa-Theatre.png?resize=780%2C479&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Portrait of a smiling Black man with short braids, wearing a gray zip-up hoodie, holding a small bouquet of red and yellow flowers against a solid purple background.\" class=\"wp-image-346991\"  \/>Josh Johnson, who plays Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 8, 2025. Credit: Courtesy \/ Tampa Theatre<\/p>\n<p>Stand-up comedian and \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d writer-performer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshjohnsoncomedy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Johnson<\/a> brings his sharp humor to Tampa this weekend for two performances\u2014including a sold out 7 p.m. show.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with relatable storytelling, keen topical humor and progressive sensibilities, Johnson turns the bleak everyday into disarming laughs. The Louisiana native got his start performing at open mics in Chicago before landing writing roles on \u201cThe Tonight Show\u201d and TDS, where he now also appears as a correspondent.<\/p>\n<p>Named one of Variety\u2019s \u201c10 Comics to Watch,\u201d Johnson continues to earn acclaim for his specials \u201c# (Hashtag)\u201d and \u201cUp Here Killing Myself,\u201d praised for biting humor with empathetic heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/josh-johnson-20910404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets to Josh Johnson\u2019s 4 p.m. matinee at Tampa Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 8 are still available and start at $35.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762449260_100_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/stand-up-and-daily-show-star-josh-johnson-comes-to-orlando-for-two-sold-out-shows\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A version of this post first appeared at Orlando Weekly.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/nov-6-12-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nov. 6 \u2013 12, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Johnson, who plays Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 8, 2025. 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