Jonathan V. Whitesell
Stand Up Comedian and Headliner
Atlanta, GA · (404) 555 0141 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/jonathanvwhitesell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eleven years performing, seven of them headlining full weekends
VENUES
Comedy clubs, casino showrooms, performing arts centers, festivals
MATERIAL
Two released albums and one filmed hour, all original
SPECIALTIES
Crowd work, long form storytelling, late show energy, clean version on request
CREDENTIALS
Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in communication, Georgia State University
Executive Summary
Touring headliner with eleven years on the club circuit and two hours of released material. Works forty weeks a year across the Southeast and Midwest, sells tickets on her own name in eleven markets, and writes to a schedule rather than waiting for inspiration.
Signature Achievements
- Headlined two hundred and forty club weekends across nineteen states.
- Sold out a 900 seat theater in her home market two years running.
- Released two albums that together passed four million streams.
- Filmed a one hour special picked up by a streaming comedy channel.
- Won a regional festival competition against ninety six entrants and got repeat club bookings from it.
Professional Experience
Headliner, national club circuit
Peachtree Comedy Club and affiliated rooms, Atlanta, GA 2019 to present
Home club plus forty weeks a year on the road through the Southeast, Texas and the Midwest.
- Performs five to seven shows a weekend at forty five to sixty minutes each.
- Turns over roughly twenty minutes of new material a year while keeping a proven hour.
- Handles her own routing, contracts and merchandise on the road.
Filmed hour, Barbecue and Other Arguments
Ridgeline Comedy Studios, Nashville, TN 2024
One hour special shot over two performances in a 400 seat theater and licensed to a streaming channel.
- Wrote and worked the hour over eighteen months of club sets before taping.
- Produced the taping with a director and paid for the shoot from touring income.
- Promoted the release with twenty two podcast and radio appearances.
Feature act and emcee
Blue Ridge Laugh House, Asheville, NC 2015 to 2019
Regional club work opening for touring headliners and hosting weekend showcases.
- Featured for sixty visiting headliners and learned the room from the middle spot.
- Hosted a weekly new material night that grew from twelve to ninety patrons.
Licensure and Certification
Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, member since 2022
Business license and sales tax permit for merchandise, State of Georgia
Education
Bachelor of Arts in communication, Georgia State University, 2013
Ongoing writing workshop with a group of five working comedians
Core Skills
Joke writing · Crowd work · Storytelling sets · Emcee work · Clean set version · Tour routing · Merchandise sales · Podcast guesting · Audio editing