JP Larocque
Canadian screenwriter and journalist
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JP Larocque is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and journalist. They are best known for their work on the CBC and HBO Max series Sort Of, for which they were nominated for both a Peabody Award and Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [1][2]
Larocque is creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV.[3] They have since written or produced on North of North, Small Achievable Goals, Saint-Pierre, Allegiance, SkyMed, How to Fail as a Popstar, Diggstown, Coroner, Jann, Another Life, and Slasher. In 2023, The Globe and Mail listed Larocque among “the 25 most influential people in Canadian television.”[4]
In 2024, Larocque was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome.[5] In 2025, they were nominated for both a Canadian Screen Award and a WGC Screenwriting Award for their work on the series Popularity Papers (alongside showrunner Vivian Lin).[6][7]
In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane,[8] and created and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya.[9]
Larocque was also a regular panelist on the final two seasons of the MTV Canada talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays.[10]
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody Awards | 2023 | Entertainment Honouree | Sort Of | Nominated | [11] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2023 | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Sort Of: "Sort Of Broke" | Nominated | [12] |
| 2024 | Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series (as Co-Executive Producer) | Home Sweet Rome | Nominated | [13] | |
| 2025 | Best Writing, Children's or Youth (with Vivian Lin) | Popularity Papers: "Let's Sick Together" | Nominated | [14] | |
| WGC Screenwriting Awards | 2025 | Best Writing, Tween & Teens (with Vivian Lin) | Popularity Papers: "Let's Sick Together" | Nominated | [15] |
| 2026 | Best Writing, Comedy (with Aviaq Johnston & Garry Campbell) | North of North: "Bad Influences" | Nominated | [16] | |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | 2026 | Best New Scripted Series (as Co-Executive Producer) | North of North | Nominated | [17] |
