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JP Larocque

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.

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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. 12

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 episodes of 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 2022, they wrote and produced a Heritage Minute on pioneering transgender American soul and rhythm and blues singer Jackie Shane,5 and created and developed the Murdoch Mysteries spin-off series Macy Murdoch for CBC Gem with Jessica Meya.6

In 2024, Larocque was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a co-executive producer of the Family Channel series Home Sweet Rome.7 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).89 In 2026, they were nominated for both a WGC Screenwriting Award (alongside Garry Campbell and Aviaq Johnston) and an Independent Spirit Award for their work on the Netflix/CBC series North of North.

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


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  3. Angelica Babiera (February 1, 2023). "Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst". Playback.
  4. Hertz, Barry (April 12, 2023). "The 25 most influential people in Canadian television". The Globe and Mail.
  5. Friend, David (November 2, 2022). "Transgender soul pioneer Jackie Shane the focus of new Heritage Minute". The Globe and Mail.
  6. Angelica Babiera (October 13, 2022). "CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series". Playback.
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  8. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
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  10. "TV therapy". IN Magazine, October 2013.
  11. "Peabody Awards". IMDb.
  12. "CSAs '23: CBC's The Porter leads TV nominations". Playback. February 22, 2023.
  13. "2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominee, Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 6 March 2024.
  14. alex (2025-03-26). "JP Larocque, Vivian Lin". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  15. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  16. "2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees | Writers Guild of Canada". www.wgc.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  17. "Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Peter Hujar's Day' Leads Film Nominees With Five Nods | Hollywood Reporter".