Category: Comedians W by Last Name
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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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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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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…
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Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson is one of America’s fastest rising comics, “If you haven’t seen his show live, you’re missing a great time!” The Los Angeles Times says, “We shouldn’t laugh but we couldn’t help ourselves.” Wilson grew up in Buffalo, New York, in a house full of women, which shaped his warped comedy on life, family,…
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Henry Welch
Comedian Henry Welch, considers himself the most feared man in comedy! His career began at the prestigious A.H. Packer High School and on to Alabama State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. When Henry started comedy, Bruce Ayers, owner of the Stardome Comedy Club in Birmingham, AL. told him “if you can…