Junior Stopka
Junior Stopka
Junior Stopka is a Chicago born Stand-up comedian.
Early Years
Junior's father was a Mechanic and his mother was a quality-control inspector. His father came from Poland, but Junior was born and rased in Humboldt Park, Chicago. There he attended Saint Helen School. Stopka's first performance took place during a music showcase at Phyllis’ Musical Inn.
Career
He has been performing, many times drunk, since 2005.
His biggest compliment in comedy is when Doug Stanhope invited him to join him on his upcoming tour, The Big Stink Comedy Tour. The Chicago Tribune recommended Stopka as one of the top four comedians to watch. He has been called a comic's comic or a creepy long-haired weirdo. And he has performed in the Chicago Just For Laughs Festival for the about three years. Junior has also participated in Comedy Central’s Comedy Underground with Dave Attell and in NBC' s Last Comic Standing 2015.