Category: Comedians V – Z
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Chaunte’ Wayans
Chaunte’ Wayans is from the famous Wayan’s family, so comedy is in her blood. Seen on tour with Katt Williams and Nick Cannon’s Wild n Out. At the age of 19, Chaunte’ relocated to Los Angeles with her famous family to pursue her new career. She quickly became a rising stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and…
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Kym Whitley
Kym Whitley is a comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles on television sitcoms, such as Animal Practice, The Boondocks, Young & Hungry and The Parkers. Whitley was nominated for a 2004 BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie for her role as Ormandy in the 2003 comedy film Deliver Us From Eva. In 1989,…
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Zainab Johnson
Zainab Johnson, a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer is quickly being propelled as one of the most unique and engaging performers on stage and screen. Zainab was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics To Watch in 2019, she is currently a series regular on the new Amazon Original series titled “Upload” from Greg Daniels,…
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John Witherspoon 1942-2019
John Witherspoon was an actor and stand-up comedian best-known for playing Ice Cube’s grouchy father in the “Friday” series of movies. Witherspoon began his movie career in 1980 with “The Jazz Singer,” and made memorable appearances in “Hollywood Shuffle,” “Boomerang,” and “Vampire in Brooklyn.” On television he appeared as Pops in “The Wayans Bros.,” Spoon in…
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Willie Lynch Jr.
KALLING ALL AKAs, DELTAs & ZETAs! Kome see your Kappa Man WILLIE LYNCH, JR. this wkd @ the Comedy House. Still a new-comer to the game of comedy, however, the East St. Louis native Willie Lynch, Jr. is one of the fastest rising young comedians in the nation. He has just been named the House…
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Kendall Ward aka Shorty
Born in Raritan, NJ and raised in Paterson, NJ comedian Shorty has been blazing the comedy scene for more than 10 years. Most recently, Shorty has filmed a television pilot for BET called “Busted” (aired April 12, 2008-check BET.com for more details), performed at the 2008 Los Angeles Comedy Festival, filmed an appearance for BET’S…