Dwayne Perkins
{{Short description|American standup comedian}}
{{Distinguish|Dewayne Perkins}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox comedian
|name=Dwayne Perkins
|image=Dwayne Perkins 2016.JPG
|caption=Dwayne Perkins in 2016
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|3|21|mf=yes}}
|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".
{{cite magazine
| last = Berlin
| first = Erika
| date = August 28, 2012
| title = Five Comics to Watch
| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/five-comics-to-watch-19691231
| magazine = Rolling Stone
}}
In October 2015, he was the artist-in-residence at the Rotterdam International Comedy Festival.
{{cite web
|url = http://icfr.eu/news/?p=264
|title = International Comedy Festival Rotterdam Was a Great Success
|date = October 11, 2015
|quote = "New Yorker and Artist-in-residence Dwayne Perkins..."
{{cite web
|url = http://icfr.eu/performer/dwayne-perkins
|title = Dwayne Perkins
|quote = "Our Comedian-in-Residence is coming all the way from New York City! Dwayne wants to get to know our port town well...."
}}
Stage
Perkins earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the New York Institute of Technology.{{cite web | url=https://issuu.com/nyitmagazine/docs/nyit_magazine_spring_2021_25_single_highres?e=13711510/65094997 | title=New York Institute of Technology Magazine Spring 2021 }} After emceeing events in college, Perkins began performing at the Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem.
{{cite magazine
| last = Hebert
| first = Sean
| date = August 30, 2013
| title = Dwayne Perkins
| url = http://hk-magazine.com/article/inside-hk/interviews/11336/dwayne-perkins
| magazine = HK Magazine
| location = Hong Kong
}}
After graduation, he moved to Boston in 1994.
{{cite web
|url =http://www.thecomedystudio.com/dwayneperkins.html
|title = Dwayne Perkins
|website =The Comedy Studio
|quote = Dwayne Perkins, an import from New York City, moved to Boston in the summer of 1994.
}} While performing at The Comedy Studio in Boston in 1999, he was scouted by Late Night with Conan O'Brien,
{{cite magazine
| last = Blowen
| first = Michael
| date = December 26, 1999
| title = Best Comedy of 1999: Old friends, new laughs, and a solid scene
| url = http://graphics.boston.com/yir/living/comedy.htm
| magazine = Boston Globe
}}
and he made his television stand-up comedy debut on that show in July of the same year.
{{cite episode
|title = Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Rudy Giuliani, Dwayne Perkins, Jeff Greenfield
|series = Late Night With Conan O'Brien
|network = NBC
|air-date = July 15, 1999
|season =6
|number =1128
}}
During this period, he also appeared in the New Faces of Comedy showcase at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.
{{cite web
|url =http://www.sheckymagazine.com/justthus.htm
|title = A special re-running of the SHECKY! coverage of the 1999 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal: New Faces Premier...Old Faces Continue Partying!
|website =Shecky Magazine
|quote = We took a packed shuttle to Café Campus (Kam-POOSE) to catch the first New Faces of Comedy. On the bill were...Dwayne Perkins...
{{cite web
|url =http://eflyers.hahaha.com/DISTRIBUTION/Pacings-Series1to10.pdf
|title = Just for Laughs roster, Series 1–10
|website =Just for Laughs
|quote = Show 7: Tommy Tiernan, Rocky Laporte, Lee Mack, Dwayne Perkins, The Kinsey Sick, Bonnie McFarlane, Angelo Tsarouchas
}}
In 2003, Perkins moved to Los Angeles.
{{cite web
|url =http://standuptalk.com/run-light-dwayne-perkins/
|title =Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins
|last =Mannis
|first =Ari
|date =November 18, 2013
|website =Stand Up Talk
|quote =I have lived in LA 10 years now
}}
He has indicated that his primary clubs in the area are The Comedy & Magic Club and the Laugh Factory.
{{cite web
|url =http://standuptalk.com/run-light-dwayne-perkins/
|title =Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins
|last =Mannis
|first =Ari
|date =November 18, 2013
|website =Stand Up Talk
|quote = Ari: Where is your favorite place to perform in LA? Dwayne: The Comedy and Magic Club...I also really like the Laugh Factory
}}
Other notable area clubs where he has performed include the Hollywood Improv,
{{cite web
|url =http://hollywood.improv.com/event.cfm?id=235821
|title =DWAYNE PERKINS Friday, March 29, 2013 8:00 pm
|date =March 29, 2013
|website =Hollywood Improv
{{cite web
|url =http://hollywood.improv.com/event.cfm?id=287704
|title =DWAYNE PERKINS with Frazer Smith and Tom Segura Friday, January 03, 2014 8:00 pm
|date =January 3, 2014
|website =Hollywood Improv
}}
|url =http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=307434
|title =PentHou$e Comedy Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:00 pm
|date =April 8, 2014
|website =The Comedy Store
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001433/http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=307434
|archive-date =March 5, 2017
|url-status =dead
|url =http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=316157
|title =PentHou$e Comedy: T.J. Miller, Dwayne Perkins, Freddy Lockhart + More! Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:00 PM
|date =April 22, 2014
|website =The Comedy Store
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001427/http://hollywood.thecomedystore.com/event.cfm?id=316157
|archive-date =March 5, 2017
|url-status =dead
}} and The Ice House.
{{cite web
|url =http://icehousecomedy.com/event.cfm?id=232610
|title =ComedyJuice w/ Dwayne Perkins, Annie Lederman and Francisco Ramos Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:00 pm
|date =May 16, 2013
|website =The Ice House
{{cite web
|url =http://icehousecomedy.com/event.cfm?id=247588
|title =Recycled Babies Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:30 pm
|date =June 19, 2013
|website =The Ice House
}}
Notable clubs outside Los Angeles where he has headlined include Gotham City Comedy Club
{{cite web
|url =http://gothamcomedyclub.com/event.cfm?id=71809
|title =Dwayne Perkins Friday, April 08, 2011 8:30 pm
|date =April 8, 2011
|website =Gotham Comedy Club
}}
in New York City and the Punch Line
{{cite magazine
| date =February 8, 2012
| title =Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real set to rock The Independent
| url =http://www.sfexaminer.com/lukas-nelson-and-promise-of-the-real-set-to-rock-the-independent/
| magazine =San Francisco Examiner
{{cite magazine
| date =February 13, 2014
| title =February 13: The Family Crest and other SF events
| url =http://www.sfexaminer.com/february-13-the-family-crest-and-other-sf-events/
| magazine =San Francisco Examiner
}}
in San Francisco.
In addition to performing in the United States and Canada,
{{cite web
|url =http://toronto.eventful.com/events/dwayne-perkins-/E0-001-089103571-7
|title =Dwayne Perkins in Port Credit
|date =February 27, 2016
|website =Eventful
}} Perkins has also performed in Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa,
{{cite web
|url =http://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/35958/whos-who-of-sa-comedy-on-stage-at-parkers-in-april
|title =Who's who of SA comedy on stage at Parker's in April
|date =April 5, 2011
|website =Media Update
|quote =...and returning US star, Dwayne Perkins (13 to 16 and 20 to 23 April) leading the laughs.
{{cite web
|url =http://bangalore.meraparty.com/counterculture-hot-chocolate-for-the-mind-with-dwayne-perkins-azeem-banatwalla
|title =CounterCulture : 'Hot Chocolate for the Mind' With Dwayne Perkins & Azeem Banatwalla
|date =September 12, 2013
|website =MeraParty
{{cite magazine
| last =Crane
| first =Kelly
| date =May 15, 2008
| title =Friday Night Live: a side-splitting extravaganza
| url =http://gulfnews.com/friday-night-live-a-side-splitting-extravaganza-1.105097
| magazine =Gulf News
}}
{{cite web
|url =https://www.citynomads.com/dwayne-perkins-live-in-singapore/
|title =Dwayne Perkins – Live in Singapore
|last =Lim
|first =Gary
|date =May 7, 2014
|website =City Nomads
{{cite magazine
| last =Woo
| first =Amber
| date =March 6, 2015
| title =Interview: Dwayne Perkins
| url =http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/suzhou/article/interview-dwayne-perkins
| magazine =City Weekend
| location =Suzhou, China
{{cite magazine
| last =Chin
| first =Andrew
| date =March 9, 2015
| title =Rising comic Dwayne Perkins on his Kung Fu Komedy show, his upcoming comedy-horror and Asia's growing comedy scene
| url =http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/suzhou/article/interview-dwayne-perkins
| magazine =That's Shanghai
| location =Shanghai, China
}}
Comedy style
Perkins has indicated that he prefers to appeal to broad audiences rather than to narrowly defined audience segments.
{{cite web
|url =http://standuptalk.com/run-light-dwayne-perkins/
|title =Run The Light With Dwayne Perkins
|last =Mannis
|first =Ari
|date =November 18, 2013
|website =Stand Up Talk
|quote =I think too many guys now define themselves by their group or demographic, but I grew up on comedy before it was marketing-based.
}}
{{cite web
|url =http://www.ismellsheep.com/2013/05/author-zander-marks-and-comedian-dwayne.html
|title =Author Zander Marks and Comedian Dwayne Perkins talk Books, Comedy and Vampires
|last =Marks
|first =Zander
|date =May 3, 2013
|website =I Smell Sheep
|quote =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.
}}
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. He has also indicated that he prefers subtler material over more confrontational approaches.
{{cite web
|url =http://www.ismellsheep.com/2013/05/author-zander-marks-and-comedian-dwayne.html
|title =Author Zander Marks and Comedian Dwayne Perkins talk Books, Comedy and Vampires
|last =Marks
|first =Zander
|date =May 3, 2013
|website =I Smell Sheep
|quote =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.
}}
While he includes material about race in his act, he has indicated that it is not the central focus of his material. His delivery style has been characterized as "likeable" and "matter-of-fact."
{{cite web
|url =http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/comedy/dwayne-perkins
|title =Dwayne Perkins
|website =Time Out Los Angeles
|date =July 22, 2015
|quote =Likable stand-up Dwayne Perkins...
}}
{{cite magazine
| last = Zaino
| first = Nick
| date = August 1, 2015
| title = Comedian Will Smalley took one big step, and then another
| url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-dance/2015/08/01/comedian-will-smalley-took-one-big-step-and-then-another/dombMpm8ELtulmDYEtMu6N/story.html
| magazine = Boston Globe
}}
Television
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|References}} |
| 1999–2008
|Late Night with Conan O'Brien |4 episodes {{cite episode |title = Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Bob Costas; Jenna Fischer; Dwayne Perkins.|url = http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/late-night-with-conan-o-brien/episode-5334905/100252/|series = Late Night With Conan O'Brien|network = NBC|air-date = March 2, 2006}} {{cite episode |title =Late Night with Conan O'Brien Episode #15.1 |url =https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1166436/ |series = Late Night With Conan O'Brien |network =NBC |air-date =January 2, 2008 |season =15 |number =1 }} {{cite episode |title =Late Night with Conan O'Brien: America Ferrera, Judd Apatow, Dwayne Perkins. |url =http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/late-night-with-conan-o-brien/episode-8281299/100252/ |series =Late Night With Conan O'Brien |network = NBC |air-date =August 5, 2008 }} |
| 2000
|1 episode |title = Premium Blend: Jimmy Pardo, Dwayne Perkins, Leo Allen, Emmy Laybourne |url = http://www.tv.com/shows/premium-blend/episode-308-220758/ |series = Premium Blend |network = Comedy Central |air-date = February 15, 2000 |season = 3 |number = 11 }} |
| 2004
|Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins |1 episode |title = Comedy Central Presents: Dwayne Perkins |url = http://www.cc.com/episodes/92v7we/comedy-central-presents-cc-presents--dwayne-perkins-season-8-ep-0808 |series = Comedy Central Presents |network = Comedy Central |air-date = April 8, 2004 |season = 8 |number = 19 |access-date = February 11, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160801103732/http://www.cc.com/episodes/92v7we/comedy-central-presents-cc-presents--dwayne-perkins-season-8-ep-0808 |archive-date = August 1, 2016 |url-status = dead }} |
| 2004
|Faking It |1 episode {{cite episode |title = Fireman to Funnyman |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0575815/ |series = Faking It |network = TLC |air-date = November 9, 2004 |season = 2 |number = 6 }} |
| 2005–09
|3 episodes {{cite episode |title = November 25, 2005: Chris Klein, Sofia Vergara, Dwayne Perkins, 30 Seconds to Mars, Max and the Attack|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/last-call-with-carson-daly/november-25-2005-chris-klein-sofia-vergara-dwayne-perkins-30-seconds-to-mars-max-and-the-attack-2465538/|series = "Last Call with Carson Daly"|network = NBC|air-date = November 25, 2005|season = 5|number = 36}} {{cite episode |title = Last Call with Carson Daly: January Jones, Dwayne Perkins|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/last-call-with-carson-daly/september-28-2007-january-jones-dwayne-perkins-2449918/|series = Last Call with Carson Daly|network = NBC|air-date = September 28, 2007|season = 7|number = 16}} {{cite episode |title = Last Call with Carson Daly: Jesse James, Dwayne Perkins, The Cure|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/last-call-with-carson-daly/june-4-2009-jesse-james-dwayne-perkins-the-cure-3020673/|series = Last Call with Carson Daly|network = NBC|air-date = June 4, 2009|season = 8|number = 108}} |
| 2007
|2 episodes {{cite episode |title =LCS UPDATE: Season 5, Episode II REVISED |url =http://sheckymagazine.com/2007/06/lcs-update-season-5-episode-ii-revised/ |series =Last Comic Standing |air-date =June 20, 2007 |season =5 |number =2 {{cite episode |title =Last Comic Standing |url =http://www.tv.com/shows/last-comic-standing/forums/episode-2-6-20-07-9225-796846/ |series =Last Comic Standing |air-date =June 20, 2007 |season =5 |number =2 }} {{cite episode |title =Last Comic Standing |url =http://www.tv.com/shows/last-comic-standing/forums/episode-6-7-25-07-9225-819194/ |series =Last Comic Standing |air-date =July 25, 2007 |season =5 |number =6 }} |
| 2007
|The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |1 episode {{cite episode |title = The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Aisha Tyler/Dwayne Perkins/Augie March|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson/aisha-tyler-dwayne-perkins-augie-march-1205702/|series = The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson|network = CBS|air-date = August 17, 2007|season = 3|number = 203}} |
| 2008
|TV documentary |title =History of the Joke |url =http://www.tv.com/shows/history-alive/history-of-the-joke-1176597/cast/ |series =History Alive |network =The History Channel |air-date =February 18, 2008 |season =3 |number =2 }} |
| 2008
|Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen |1 episode {{cite episode |title = Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen: Cocoa Brown, Dwayne Perkins, Reynaldo Ray, Lavell Crawford.|url = http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/comics-unleashed-with-byron-allen/episode-10-season-2/comics-unleashed-with-byron-allen/342344/|series = Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen|network = Entertainment Studios|air-date = August 6, 2008|season = 10|number = 2}} |
| 2009–10
|13 episodes {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/3-1291911/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = September 16, 2009|season = 1|number = 3}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/6-1294491/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = September 21, 2009|season = 1|number = 6}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/10-1294498/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = September 25, 2009|season = 1|number = 10}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/13-1297809/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = September 30, 2009|season = 1|number = 13}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/16-1299339/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = October 5, 2009|season = 1|number = 16}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/28-1301675/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = October 21, 2009|season = 1|number = 28}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/38-1304946/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = November 4, 2009|season = 1|number = 38}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/50-1307643/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = November 20, 2009|season = 1|number = 50}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/53-1308775/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = November 25, 2009|season = 1|number = 53}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/56-1310288/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = December 2, 2009|season = 1|number = 56}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/62-1311609/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = December 10, 2009|season = 1|number = 62}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/69-1312860/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = December 21, 2009|season = 1|number = 69}} {{cite episode |title = The Jay Leno Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-jay-leno-show/74-1315589/|series = The Jay Leno Show|network = NBC|air-date = January 10, 2010|season = 1|number = 74}} |
| 2009
|The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien |1 episode {{cite episode |title = The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Elijah Wood, Derek Fisher, Dwayne Perkins|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien/elijah-wood-derek-fisher-dwayne-perkins-1312793/|series = The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien|network = NBC|air-date = December 23, 2009}} |
| 2011–15
|Tosh.0 and Wild n out (date unknown) |4 episodes {{cite episode |title =Bug in Mouth Reporter |url =https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1946050/fullcredits |series =Tosh.0 |network =Comedy Central |air-date =June 7, 2011 |season =3 |number =14 }} {{cite episode |title = Redneck Stuntman|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/tosh0/redneck-stuntman-1403310/|series = Tosh.0|network = Comedy Central|air-date = October 4, 2011|season = 3|number = 24}} {{cite episode |title = Tosh.0|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/tosh0/2014-11-04-3052170/cast/|series = Tosh.0|network = Comedy Central|air-date = November 4, 2014|season = 6|number = 26}} {{cite episode |title = Tosh.0|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/tosh0/2015-03-10-3068005/cast/|series = Tosh.0|network = Comedy Central|air-date = March 10, 2015|season = 7|number = 4}} |
| 2012–13
|2 episodes {{cite episode |title = Conan|url = http://teamcoco.com/video/dwayne-perkins-knows-why-africans-are-bad-at-sports-trivia|series = Conan|network = TBS|air-date = January 11, 2012|number = 195}} {{cite episode |title = Conan|url = http://teamcoco.com/video/dwayne-perkins-stand-up-07-25-13|series = Conan|network = TBS|air-date = July 25, 2013|number = 443}} |
| 2014
|1 episode {{cite episode |title = The Arsenio Hall Show|url = http://www.tv.com/shows/arsenio-hall-show/january-9-2014-3004607/|series = The Arsenio Hall Show|network = CBS Television Dist.|air-date = January 9, 2014|season = 1|number = 74}} |
| 2016
|Take Note |Netflix | |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{official website|http://dwayneperkins.com}}
- {{IMDb name|0673927}}
- [https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/75528 Dwayne Perkins "Off the Top" podcast]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Dwayne}}
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