Johnnie McNamara Walker

"comic genius" 

the irish times

Johnnie McNamara Walker is a writer & performer from Toronto.

His solo show The Heterosexuals premiered at the Edmonton Fringe and has since been performed in Toronto, Dublin, Vancouver, Victoria, Atlanta, Rochester and completed an Off-Broadway run in New York City. His newest solo show, Iggy Beamish Destroys Traditional Marriage, premiered at the Edmonton Fringe and has been performed in Toronto and continues to tour.

His first solo show, Redheaded Stepchild has toured North America and is available in print from Playwrights Canada Press.

Johnnie has been an artist-in-residence at Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Videofag, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, where his play Shove It Down My Throat premiered in 2019.

He wrote and directed the short film Saturn Devours.

He is a founding member of BoylesqueTO.

He is also a nightlife producer and ran the long-running monthly queer event series HEY GIRL HEY.

The Heterosexuals 2025 tour!

★★★★★ “Word perfect.” The Irish Times

THEY WALK AMONG US! But where did they come from? And what do they think they’re wearing? Find out in this explosive solo show based on undercover research gathered while posing as one of their own! Combining elements of storytelling, satire, comedy, and deep personal humiliation, The Heterosexuals is here to spill the T on what The Queers really think about The Straights.

Toronto, ON: Toronto Sketch Fest, March 7, 2025

New York City, NY: SoHo Playhouse, March 20-22, 2025

Orlando, FL: Orlando Fringe Festival, May 16-25, 2025

Montreal, QC: Montreal Fringe Festival, June 4-15, 2025

Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Fringe Festival, July 17-27, 2025

Charlottetown, PEI: Island Fringe Festival, October 8-12, 2025

iggy beamish 2025 tour!

★★★★ “Very funny and relatable.” The Edmonton Journal

Dearly bewildered, we are gathered here today to hear the story of Iggy Beamish! Our hero makes a dubious living officiating straight weddings while doing everything in his power to avoid the reality of his own gay divorce. Iggy bravely explores the gulf between homo and hetero matrimony—and marriage may never be the same!

Join Iggy on a journey from Toronto's jubilant queer nightlife scene to its nightmarish real estate market; from gay husbands to heteroflexible hook-ups; from “the happiest day of your life” to rock bottom.

Dublin, IE: International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, May 5-10, 2025

Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Fringe Festival, Aug 14-24, 2025

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