JP Larocque

JP Larocque is a Canadian screenwriter, producer, and journalist. They are best known for their work on the television series Sort Of, for which they were nominated for Best Writing in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.^[1]

Larocque is creator and executive producer of the web series Gay Nerds, which ran from 2012 to 2015 and was distributed by OutTV,^[2] and has also worked on SkyMed, North of North, How to Fail as a Popstar, Small Achievable Goals, Coroner, Jann, Another Life, Slasher, Diggstown and Allegiance. The Globe and Mail listed them among “the 25 most influential people in Canadian television.”^[3]

In 2024, they were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome,^[4] and 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).^[5][6]

In 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane,^[7] and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya.^[8]

In 2014, they were a regular panelist on the MTV Canada reality television series 1 Girl 5 Gays.^[9]