Jessica Williams (born April 29, 1985), known professionally as Punkie Johnson, is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer based in New York City. Johnson began her career as a stand-up comedian at The Comedy Store in California, before becoming a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 46th season in 2020. She was promoted to repertory status in 2022, ahead of the show's 48th season.

Filmography

• Barbershop — Stella
• 2025Roofman — Halloween Cop
• 2025ZombieCON Vol. 1 — Punkie
• 2023Big Bruh — Granny / Sheryl (voice)
• 2023Bottoms — Rhodes
• Queer as Folk — Consulting Producer
• Ghosts — Ally
• 2021Witch Hunt — Eliza
• Love Life — Ida Watkins
• 2020Sixteen Thousand Dollars — JoNique
• Space Force — Staff Sergeant Kiki Rhodes
• 2020The Adventures of Whit
• 2020The Ride — Punkie
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Dance Biter
• 2019The Lot
• The Chi — Shawnita
• 2018ZombieCON — Punkie
• Top Chef — Guest Judge

Appearances as themselves (7)

• 2026Lorne — Self (uncredited)
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• Is It Cake? Holiday — Self - Guest Judge
• The Kardashians — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited)