Actor Christopher “Johnny” Daley will headline The Kings of Jamaican Comedy live event in Dorchester, Massachusetts, on Sunday, August 25, as part of Boston’s Carnival Weekend celebrations. He will be joined by fellow comedians Jookie Jam and Mr Lemon. The award-winning actor and comedian, in an interview, stated: “I believe that one of Jamaica’s greatest untapped creative resources is the incredible acting talent that resides in our beautiful little island.
I think the time has come to unleash that resource. And I’m ready for the moment and ready for the world.” Daley is a former child star known for his role as Johnny in the acclaimed local production Lime Tree Lane .
According to Daley, Jamaica has excelled at the very highest level on the world stage in numerous arenas, including music, athletics, fashion and beauty, but the nation’s thespians are yet to have their big day. “We have given the world the Marleys, Shaggys, and Sean Pauls,” he said, “as well as the Usain Bolts, Asafa Powells and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryces. We have had four Miss Worlds.
But in the realm of film, theatre and television performance, we have yet to fully set the world ablaze. Certainly, icons such as Sheryl Lee Ralph and the late Madge Sinclair have definitely made and continue to make an indelible mark on the acting industry. But I feel that now, we are at a moment where the interest in Jamaican stories being told by Jamaican actors has never been higher.
And I’m excited to.