Punkie Johnson

Biography

Jessica Williams (born April 29, 1985), known professionally as Punkie Johnson, is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer based in New York City. Johnson began her career as a stand-up comedian at The Comedy Store in California, before becoming a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 46th season in 2020. She was promoted to repertory status in 2022, ahead of the show's 48th season.

Career Overview

Punkie Johnson has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 2006. Signature works include ZombieCON Vol. 1, Big Bruh, The Adventures of Whit. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

19

Birth Date

1985-04-29 00:00:00

Birth Place

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

• 

  ZombieCON Vol. 1
• 

  Big Bruh
• 

  The Adventures of Whit
• 

  Bottoms
• 

  ZombieCON
• 

  The Ride

Frequent Collaborators

• Erin Aine (2 collaborations)
• Christian Casillas (2 collaborations)
• Carlo Mendez (2 collaborations)
• Nichole McAuley (2 collaborations)
• Manny Luke (2 collaborations)
• J. Michael Trautmann (2 collaborations)
• Chandler Darby (2 collaborations)
• Liz Trevi (2 collaborations)
• Melissa Jane Rodriguez (1 collaborations)
• Cree Summer (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (19 credits)

  • Lorne

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Roofman

    Halloween Cop

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • ZombieCON Vol. 1

    Punkie

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Is It Cake? Holiday

    - Tis the Season for a Winner (2024) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
    2024
  • Big Bruh

    Granny / Sheryl (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Bottoms

    Rhodes

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Kardashians

    - Live From New York (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2022
  • Witch Hunt

    Eliza

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Ghosts

    - Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past (2022) ... Ally actor actors

    - The Tree (2022) ... Ally actor actors
    2021
  • The Adventures of Whit

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Sixteen Thousand Dollars

    JoNique

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Ride

    Punkie

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Space Force

    - SPACE FLAG (2020) ... Staff Sergeant Kiki Rhodes actor actors
    2020
  • The Lot

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • ZombieCON

    Punkie

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Chi

    - When Truth Thaws (2026) ... Shawnita actor actors
    2018
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Sarah Paulson, Punkie Johnson, Brad Meltzer (2024) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Top Chef

    - From Dep Till Dawn (2025) ... Guest Judge actor actors
    2006
  • Saturday Night Live

    - May 18 - Jake Gyllenhaal (2024) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - May 11 - Maya Rudolph (2024) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - May 4 - Dua Lipa (2024) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - April 13 - Ryan Gosling (2024) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors

    - April 6 - Kristen Wiig (2024) ... Self - Various Characters actor actors
    1975