Zoe Johnson
Biography
Zoe Johnson loves to draw. More importantly, Zoe loves to draw comic strips. At 8 years old she has already created two memorable characters Jamie and Robert Johnson. Jamie, rocking a high-top fade, is often the brunt of the more clever and happy-go-lucky Robert. Stay tuned for more from the humorous Tales of Jamie and Robert Johnson.
Zoe is a student at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City and lives with her family in Harlem, NY.
Fast forward a decade: Zoe is now a student at
The College of William & Mary. She writes for her school newspaper.
Her sense of humor was apparent in her cartoons from an
early age. Now she demonstrated her wit in writing. Here is an
excerpt from a recent article she wrote:
“Bring Back Beyoncé: No One Will Treasure Bruno”
by: Zoe Johnson, September 16, 2013, Confusion Corner Variety
Recently, I have felt a sense of disillusionment with the College of William and Mary community. Not only because we have yet to secure Beyoncé for the annual welcome back concert, but, more importantly, because of our non-existent reactions to the latest major world news.
Is the United States at war with Syria? Is Vladimir Putin the next
Batman? Does Bill Nye the Science Guy stand a chance on the new season of
“Dancing With the Stars?” These are important issues that warrant
discussions, protests, rallies or anything to show that the students of the
College are not trapped in the pernicious College Bubble. I have not seen or
heard that any of the aforementioned community gatherings have happened and
I am shocked. The world is in a state of hysteria and we are all too
mesmerized by the Sadler Center’s face-lift to see it. Perhaps most
disconcerting is the lack of riots on campus to the announcement that Bruno
Mars is the performer for the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Let’s just let that settle in for a moment. Bruno Mars is performing at
the halftime show of the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl — the most watched
television event of the year. If you are like me, when you read this
announcement, time seemed to slow down, your heart rate increased, and
somehow you heard the opening chords of “The Scientist” by Coldplay all at once. Those are all signs of panic, an understandable reaction to this news. Read the entire article.
Fast forward another decade: Zoe is now a comedy writer and stand-up comedian based in Brooklyn, NY. She has honed her comedic skills through training at UCB, The PIT, The Pack Theater, BCC, Asylum, and more. Zoe currently writes for the Maude team, Gorgeous Stank, and performs stand-up around NYC. Also, “Zoe” rhymes with “Chloe” or “Joey” (not “Toe”), but she probably won’t correct you either way.