Born in the Philippines and raised in California, JR De Guzman began performing comedy while working as a music teacher, which he quickly learned just meant teaching Taylor Swift songs to teenagers. Jr has entertained all over the world, having performed for Stand-Up Tokyo and ROR Comedy in Japan, the Jokers Ball in Indonesia, the Badaboom Comedy Series in Amsterdam, and countless other international shows. 

JR was the winner Stand-up NBC in 2016 & named as a prestigious "New Face" at Just for Laughs 2017. 

His quarter hour special on ThenComedy Lineup is available on Netflix, and he was named one of Variety’s Ten Comics!