Dwayne Perkins | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | March 21, 1971
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
Years active | 1995–present |
Dwayne Perkins (born March 21, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian from Brooklyn, New York, currently residing in Los Angeles. He has made appearances on Conan, Comedy Central, and as a regular correspondent on The Jay Leno Show. In August 2012, he was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of their "Five Comics to Watch". [1] In October 2015, he was the artist-in-residence at the Rotterdam International Comedy Festival. [2] [3]
Perkins earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology. [4] After emceeing events in college, Perkins began performing at the Uptown Comedy Club [1] in Harlem. [5] After graduation, he moved to Boston in 1994. [6] While performing at The Comedy Studio in Boston in 1999, he was scouted by Late Night with Conan O'Brien, [7] and he made his television stand-up comedy debut on that show in July of the same year. [8] During this period, he also appeared in the New Faces of Comedy showcase at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. [9] [10]
In 2003, Perkins moved to Los Angeles. [11] He has indicated that his primary clubs in the area are The Comedy & Magic Club and the Laugh Factory. [12] Other notable area clubs where he has performed include the Hollywood Improv, [13] [14] The Comedy Store, [15] [16] and The Ice House. [17] [18] Notable clubs outside Los Angeles where he has headlined include Gotham City Comedy Club [19] in New York City and the Punch Line [20] [21] in San Francisco.
In addition to performing in the United States and Canada, [22] Perkins has also performed in Europe, [2] [3] the United Kingdom, South Africa, [23] India, [24] the United Arab Emirates, [25] Hong Kong, [5] Singapore, [26] and China. [27] [28]
Perkins has indicated that he prefers to appeal to broad audiences rather than to narrowly defined audience segments. [5] [29] [30] His earliest stage time was in front of predominantly black audiences in Harlem, followed by a period in which he played to predominantly white audiences in Boston, and he credits both experiences with influencing his style. [5] He has also indicated that he prefers subtler material over more confrontational approaches. [27] [31] While he includes material about race in his act, he has indicated that it is not the central focus of his material. [5] His delivery style has been characterized as "likeable" and "matter-of-fact." [32] [33]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1999–2008 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 4 episodes | [8] [34] [35] [36] |
2000 | Premium Blend | 1 episode | [37] |
2004 | Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins | 1 episode | [38] |
2004 | Faking It | 1 episode | [39] |
2005–09 | Last Call with Carson Daly | 3 episodes | [40] [41] [42] |
2007 | Last Comic Standing | 2 episodes | [43] [44] [45] |
2007 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 1 episode | [46] |
2008 | History of the Joke | TV documentary | [47] |
2008 | Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen | 1 episode | [48] |
2009–10 | The Jay Leno Show | 13 episodes | [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] |
2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 1 episode | [62] |
2011–15 | Tosh.0 and Wild n out (date unknown) | 4 episodes | [63] [64] [65] [66] |
2012–13 | Conan | 2 episodes | [67] [68] |
2014 | The Arsenio Hall Show | 1 episode | [69] |
2016 | Take Note | Netflix |
New Yorker and Artist-in-residence Dwayne Perkins...
Our Comedian-in-Residence is coming all the way from New York City! Dwayne wants to get to know our port town well....
Dwayne Perkins, an import from New York City, moved to Boston in the summer of 1994.
We took a packed shuttle to Café Campus (Kam-POOSE) to catch the first New Faces of Comedy. On the bill were...Dwayne Perkins...
Show 7: Tommy Tiernan, Rocky Laporte, Lee Mack, Dwayne Perkins, The Kinsey Sick, Bonnie McFarlane, Angelo Tsarouchas
I have lived in LA 10 years now
Ari: Where is your favorite place to perform in LA? Dwayne: The Comedy and Magic Club...I also really like the Laugh Factory
...and returning US star, Dwayne Perkins (13 to 16 and 20 to 23 April) leading the laughs.
I think too many guys now define themselves by their group or demographic, but I grew up on comedy before it was marketing-based.
Zander Marks: There wasn't any 'them' to the whole piece. Dwayne Perkins: I don't think you can afford to leave anybody out. A stand-up show is a community event.
Stand-up doesn't leave much room for subtlety but amongst most comics I know, I'm probably one of the best at making points without beating my chest while doing it.
Likable stand-up Dwayne Perkins...
Dwayne Perkins | |
---|---|
Born | Brooklyn, New York, US | March 21, 1971
Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
Years active | 1995–present |
Dwayne Perkins (born March 21, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian from Brooklyn, New York, currently residing in Los Angeles. He has made appearances on Conan, Comedy Central, and as a regular correspondent on The Jay Leno Show. In August 2012, he was selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of their "Five Comics to Watch". [1] In October 2015, he was the artist-in-residence at the Rotterdam International Comedy Festival. [2] [3]
Perkins earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology. [4] After emceeing events in college, Perkins began performing at the Uptown Comedy Club [1] in Harlem. [5] After graduation, he moved to Boston in 1994. [6] While performing at The Comedy Studio in Boston in 1999, he was scouted by Late Night with Conan O'Brien, [7] and he made his television stand-up comedy debut on that show in July of the same year. [8] During this period, he also appeared in the New Faces of Comedy showcase at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. [9] [10]
In 2003, Perkins moved to Los Angeles. [11] He has indicated that his primary clubs in the area are The Comedy & Magic Club and the Laugh Factory. [12] Other notable area clubs where he has performed include the Hollywood Improv, [13] [14] The Comedy Store, [15] [16] and The Ice House. [17] [18] Notable clubs outside Los Angeles where he has headlined include Gotham City Comedy Club [19] in New York City and the Punch Line [20] [21] in San Francisco.
In addition to performing in the United States and Canada, [22] Perkins has also performed in Europe, [2] [3] the United Kingdom, South Africa, [23] India, [24] the United Arab Emirates, [25] Hong Kong, [5] Singapore, [26] and China. [27] [28]
Perkins has indicated that he prefers to appeal to broad audiences rather than to narrowly defined audience segments. [5] [29] [30] His earliest stage time was in front of predominantly black audiences in Harlem, followed by a period in which he played to predominantly white audiences in Boston, and he credits both experiences with influencing his style. [5] He has also indicated that he prefers subtler material over more confrontational approaches. [27] [31] While he includes material about race in his act, he has indicated that it is not the central focus of his material. [5] His delivery style has been characterized as "likeable" and "matter-of-fact." [32] [33]
Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1999–2008 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 4 episodes | [8] [34] [35] [36] |
2000 | Premium Blend | 1 episode | [37] |
2004 | Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins | 1 episode | [38] |
2004 | Faking It | 1 episode | [39] |
2005–09 | Last Call with Carson Daly | 3 episodes | [40] [41] [42] |
2007 | Last Comic Standing | 2 episodes | [43] [44] [45] |
2007 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 1 episode | [46] |
2008 | History of the Joke | TV documentary | [47] |
2008 | Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen | 1 episode | [48] |
2009–10 | The Jay Leno Show | 13 episodes | [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] |
2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 1 episode | [62] |
2011–15 | Tosh.0 and Wild n out (date unknown) | 4 episodes | [63] [64] [65] [66] |
2012–13 | Conan | 2 episodes | [67] [68] |
2014 | The Arsenio Hall Show | 1 episode | [69] |
2016 | Take Note | Netflix |
New Yorker and Artist-in-residence Dwayne Perkins...
Our Comedian-in-Residence is coming all the way from New York City! Dwayne wants to get to know our port town well....
Dwayne Perkins, an import from New York City, moved to Boston in the summer of 1994.
We took a packed shuttle to Café Campus (Kam-POOSE) to catch the first New Faces of Comedy. On the bill were...Dwayne Perkins...
Show 7: Tommy Tiernan, Rocky Laporte, Lee Mack, Dwayne Perkins, The Kinsey Sick, Bonnie McFarlane, Angelo Tsarouchas
I have lived in LA 10 years now
Ari: Where is your favorite place to perform in LA? Dwayne: The Comedy and Magic Club...I also really like the Laugh Factory
...and returning US star, Dwayne Perkins (13 to 16 and 20 to 23 April) leading the laughs.
I think too many guys now define themselves by their group or demographic, but I grew up on comedy before it was marketing-based.
Zander Marks: There wasn't any 'them' to the whole piece. Dwayne Perkins: I don't think you can afford to leave anybody out. A stand-up show is a community event.
Stand-up doesn't leave much room for subtlety but amongst most comics I know, I'm probably one of the best at making points without beating my chest while doing it.
Likable stand-up Dwayne Perkins...