Dwayne Perkins Explained

Dwayne Perkins
Birth Date:March 21, 1971
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, US
Medium:Stand-up, television, radio
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]

Stage

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]

Comedy style

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]

Television

YearTitleNotes
1999–2008Late Night with Conan O'Brien4 episodes[34] [35] [36]
2000Premium Blend1 episode[37]
2004Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins1 episode[38]
2004Faking It1 episode[39]
2005–09Last Call with Carson Daly3 episodes[40] [41] [42]
2007Last Comic Standing2 episodes[43] [44] [45]
2007The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson1 episode[46]
2008History of the JokeTV documentary[47]
2008Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen1 episode[48]
2009–10The Jay Leno Show13 episodes[49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien1 episode[62]
2011–15Tosh.0 and Wild n out (date unknown)4 episodes[63] [64] [65] [66]
2012–13Conan2 episodes[67] [68]
2014The Arsenio Hall Show1 episode[69]
2016Take NoteNetflix

External links

Notes and References

  1. Berlin. Erika. August 28, 2012. Five Comics to Watch. Rolling Stone.
  2. Web site: International Comedy Festival Rotterdam Was a Great Success . October 11, 2015 . "New Yorker and Artist-in-residence Dwayne Perkins...".
  3. Web site: 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....".
  4. Web site: New York Institute of Technology Magazine Spring 2021 .
  5. Hebert. Sean. August 30, 2013. Dwayne Perkins . HK Magazine. Hong Kong.
  6. Web site: Dwayne Perkins . The Comedy Studio . Dwayne Perkins, an import from New York City, moved to Boston in the summer of 1994. .
  7. Blowen. Michael. December 26, 1999. Best Comedy of 1999: Old friends, new laughs, and a solid scene . Boston Globe.
  8. Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Rudy Giuliani, Dwayne Perkins, Jeff Greenfield . Late Night With Conan O'Brien . NBC . July 15, 1999 . 6 . 1128 .
  9. Web site: A special re-running of the SHECKY! coverage of the 1999 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal: New Faces Premier...Old Faces Continue Partying! . Shecky Magazine . We took a packed shuttle to Café Campus (Kam-POOSE) to catch the first New Faces of Comedy. On the bill were...Dwayne Perkins... .
  10. Web site: Just for Laughs roster, Series 1–10 . Just for Laughs . Show 7: Tommy Tiernan, Rocky Laporte, Lee Mack, Dwayne Perkins, The Kinsey Sick, Bonnie McFarlane, Angelo Tsarouchas .
  11. Web site: Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins . Mannis . Ari . November 18, 2013 . Stand Up Talk . I have lived in LA 10 years now .
  12. Web site: Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins . Mannis . Ari . November 18, 2013 . Stand Up Talk . Ari: Where is your favorite place to perform in LA? Dwayne: The Comedy and Magic Club...I also really like the Laugh Factory .
  13. Web site: DWAYNE PERKINS Friday, March 29, 2013 8:00 pm . March 29, 2013 . Hollywood Improv .
  14. Web site: DWAYNE PERKINS with Frazer Smith and Tom Segura Friday, January 03, 2014 8:00 pm . January 3, 2014 . Hollywood Improv .
  15. Web site: PentHou$e Comedy Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:00 pm . April 8, 2014 . The Comedy Store . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001433/http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=307434 . March 5, 2017 . dead .
  16. Web site: PentHou$e Comedy: T.J. Miller, Dwayne Perkins, Freddy Lockhart + More! Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:00 PM . April 22, 2014 . The Comedy Store . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001427/http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=316157 . March 5, 2017 . dead .
  17. Web site: ComedyJuice w/ Dwayne Perkins, Annie Lederman and Francisco Ramos Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:00 pm . May 16, 2013 . The Ice House .
  18. Web site: Recycled Babies Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:30 pm . June 19, 2013 . The Ice House .
  19. Web site: Dwayne Perkins Friday, April 08, 2011 8:30 pm . April 8, 2011 . Gotham Comedy Club .
  20. February 8, 2012 . Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real set to rock The Independent . San Francisco Examiner.
  21. February 13, 2014 . February 13: The Family Crest and other SF events . San Francisco Examiner.
  22. Web site: Dwayne Perkins in Port Credit . February 27, 2016 . Eventful .
  23. Web site: Who's who of SA comedy on stage at Parker's in April . April 5, 2011 . Media Update . ...and returning US star, Dwayne Perkins (13 to 16 and 20 to 23 April) leading the laughs. .
  24. Web site: CounterCulture : 'Hot Chocolate for the Mind' With Dwayne Perkins & Azeem Banatwalla . September 12, 2013 . MeraParty .
  25. Crane. Kelly. May 15, 2008. Friday Night Live: a side-splitting extravaganza. Gulf News.
  26. Web site: Dwayne Perkins – Live in Singapore . Lim . Gary . May 7, 2014 . City Nomads .
  27. Woo. Amber. March 6, 2015. Interview: Dwayne Perkins. City Weekend. Suzhou, China.
  28. Chin. Andrew. March 9, 2015. Rising comic Dwayne Perkins on his Kung Fu Komedy show, his upcoming comedy-horror and Asia's growing comedy scene. That's Shanghai. Shanghai, China.
  29. Web site: Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins . Mannis . Ari . November 18, 2013 . Stand Up Talk . I think too many guys now define themselves by their group or demographic, but I grew up on comedy before it was marketing-based. .
  30. Web site: Author Zander Marks and Comedian Dwayne Perkins talk Books, Comedy and Vampires . Marks . Zander . May 3, 2013 . I Smell Sheep . 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. .
  31. Web site: Author Zander Marks and Comedian Dwayne Perkins talk Books, Comedy and Vampires . Marks . Zander . May 3, 2013 . I Smell Sheep . 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. .
  32. Web site: Dwayne Perkins . Time Out Los Angeles . July 22, 2015 . Likable stand-up Dwayne Perkins... .
  33. Zaino. Nick. August 1, 2015. Comedian Will Smalley took one big step, and then another. Boston Globe.
  34. Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Bob Costas; Jenna Fischer; Dwayne Perkins.. Late Night With Conan O'Brien. NBC. March 2, 2006.
  35. Late Night with Conan O'Brien Episode #15.1 . Late Night With Conan O'Brien . NBC . January 2, 2008 . 15 . 1 .
  36. Late Night with Conan O'Brien: America Ferrera, Judd Apatow, Dwayne Perkins. . Late Night With Conan O'Brien . NBC . August 5, 2008 .
  37. Premium Blend: Jimmy Pardo, Dwayne Perkins, Leo Allen, Emmy Laybourne . Premium Blend . Comedy Central . February 15, 2000 . 3 . 11 .
  38. Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins . Comedy Central Presents . Comedy Central . April 8, 2004 . 8 . 19 . February 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160801103732/http://www.cc.com/episodes/92v7we/comedy-central-presents-cc-presents--dwayne-perkins-season-8-ep-0808 . August 1, 2016 . dead .
  39. Fireman to Funnyman . Faking It . TLC . November 9, 2004 . 2 . 6 .
  40. November 25, 2005: Chris Klein, Sofia Vergara, Dwayne Perkins, 30 Seconds to Mars, Max and the Attack. "Last Call with Carson Daly". NBC. November 25, 2005. 5. 36.
  41. Last Call with Carson Daly: January Jones, Dwayne Perkins. Last Call with Carson Daly. NBC. September 28, 2007. 7. 16.
  42. Last Call with Carson Daly: Jesse James, Dwayne Perkins, The Cure. Last Call with Carson Daly. NBC. June 4, 2009. 8. 108.
  43. LCS UPDATE: Season 5, Episode II REVISED . Last Comic Standing . June 20, 2007 . 5 . 2 .
  44. Last Comic Standing . Last Comic Standing . June 20, 2007 . 5 . 2 .
  45. Last Comic Standing . Last Comic Standing . July 25, 2007 . 5 . 6 .
  46. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Aisha Tyler/Dwayne Perkins/Augie March. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. CBS. August 17, 2007. 3. 203.
  47. History of the Joke . History Alive . The History Channel . February 18, 2008 . 3 . 2 .
  48. Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen: Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Perkins, Reynaldo Ray, Lavell Crawford.. Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. Entertainment Studios. August 6, 2008. 10. 2.
  49. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. September 16, 2009. 1. 3.
  50. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. September 21, 2009. 1. 6.
  51. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. September 25, 2009. 1. 10.
  52. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. September 30, 2009. 1. 13.
  53. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. October 5, 2009. 1. 16.
  54. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. October 21, 2009. 1. 28.
  55. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. November 4, 2009. 1. 38.
  56. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. November 20, 2009. 1. 50.
  57. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. November 25, 2009. 1. 53.
  58. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. December 2, 2009. 1. 56.
  59. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. December 10, 2009. 1. 62.
  60. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. December 21, 2009. 1. 69.
  61. The Jay Leno Show. The Jay Leno Show. NBC. January 10, 2010. 1. 74.
  62. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Elijah Wood, Derek Fisher, Dwayne Perkins. The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. NBC. December 23, 2009.
  63. Bug in Mouth Reporter . Tosh.0 . Comedy Central . June 7, 2011 . 3 . 14 .
  64. Redneck Stuntman. Tosh.0. Comedy Central. October 4, 2011. 3. 24.
  65. Tosh.0. Tosh.0. Comedy Central. November 4, 2014. 6. 26.
  66. Tosh.0. Tosh.0. Comedy Central. March 10, 2015. 7. 4.
  67. Conan. Conan. TBS. January 11, 2012. 195.
  68. Conan. Conan. TBS. July 25, 2013. 443.
  69. The Arsenio Hall Show. The Arsenio Hall Show. CBS Television Dist.. January 9, 2014. 1. 74.

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