Co­me­di­an Ger­vail Sean Lemo, known as Jr Lee, has ex­pand­ed his per­for­mances to in­ter­na­tion­al stages, tak­ing his brand of Caribbean hu­mour to au­di­ences in Cana­da and the wider re­gion.

Jr Lee re­cent­ly per­formed in Toron­to along­side co­me­di­an Jean Paul, in Grena­da with C4 Pro­mo­tions, and in Bar­ba­dos with MT Con­cepts. He said his ex­pe­ri­ences showed that Caribbean sto­ries con­nect across bor­ders.

“Two years ago, I dreamed of trav­el­ling like the so­ca artists and per­form­ers I ad­mired,” Jr Lee said. “When we an­nounced those in­ter­na­tion­al shows, I was ner­vous, would they un­der­stand me? But the truth is, our Caribbean sto­ries are uni­ver­sal. See­ing au­di­ences laugh to­geth­er across bor­ders, that’s price­less.”

The co­me­di­an said his ma­te­r­i­al is root­ed in every­day ex­pe­ri­ences, from fam­i­ly life to shared Caribbean cul­ture. “At the end of the day, it’s one Caribbean,” he said. “Whether in Bar­ba­dos, Grena­da, or Trinidad, we share the same strug­gles, the same his­to­ry, and the same joys. Dif­fer­ent words, maybe, but the sto­ries are ours, and laugh­ter con­nects us all.”

Man­ag­er Kwasi Tay­lor said the team’s ap­proach has been de­lib­er­ate. “Jr’s strength is au­then­tic­i­ty. He does not force the fun­ny, he lives it. Our growth has come from dis­ci­pline, pa­tience, and choos­ing the right op­por­tu­ni­ties. Com­e­dy might seem light-heart­ed, but it is a se­ri­ous busi­ness, and we are build­ing some­thing for the long haul.”

Cam­era­man Keagon Smith said the jour­ney with Jr Lee be­gan with a pod­cast project. “Jr trust­ed me when I was just learn­ing. From edit­ing pod­casts to cap­tur­ing con­tent, we built this to­geth­er. I will nev­er for­get the hus­tle of our first com­e­dy show cam­paign. It was just the two of us fig­ur­ing it all out.”

De­spite the in­ter­na­tion­al suc­cess, Jr Lee said Trinidad and To­ba­go re­mains cen­tral to his work. “This will al­ways be home. That is why we still shoot skits here, lime with fans, and show up at lo­cal events. Trinidad gave me my start, and I’ll nev­er stop be­ing part of its heart­beat.”

Jr Lee and his team plan an­oth­er Cana­di­an tour in No­vem­ber, par­tic­i­pa­tion in the To­ba­go Car­ni­val in Oc­to­ber, and oth­er projects be­fore the year ends. He said his long-term goal is to pro­duce a com­e­dy film.