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Dwayne Perkins
American standup comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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]
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