Langston Kerman

Langston Kerman is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for portraying the role of Jared on HBO's Insecure. His first comedy album, Lightskinned Feelings, was released on September 28, 2018, the same day as his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special of the same name. The album was named to Vulture's list of 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018.[1][2]

Langston Kerman
Kerman at the 2015 Just for Laughs comedy festival
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Boston University (MFA)
OccupationComedian, writer, actor
Known forInsecure
Notable work
Lightskinned Feelings
Home townOak Park, Illinois
Websitewww.langstonkerman.com

Early life and education

Kerman was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. His mother is African American and his father is white and Jewish.[3] He received his bachelor's degree in English from University of Michigan in 2009. After college he taught poetry at his former high school for one year.[3] Kerman later received an MFA in poetry at Boston University and then decided to pursue a full-time career in stand-up comedy.[4][5]

Career

Kerman has acted in shows such as on Adam DeVine's House Party, High Maintenance, Strangers, and Comedy Bang! Bang!.[5] He was selected by host Chris Rock to write for the 2016 Academy Awards.[1]

In 2016, he appeared in his first recurring acting role as Jered on the first season of Issa Rae's scripted comedy series Insecure. The role led to wider notoriety.[6]

In September 2018, Kerman was featured in his own Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special, Lightskinned Feelings. On the same day he also released an hour-long comedy album of the same name, which was recorded at Punchline Comedy Club in San Francisco.[1] It was named to Vulture's 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018.[2]

Kerman has a voice-over role in IMDb's 2019 animated series You're Not a Monster.[7] He also appeared in the 2019 Comedy Central series The New Negroes,[8] and is a writer for the series South Side, also on Comedy Central.

He is a series regular on the second season of Bless This Mess.[9]

Personal life

Kerman married his wife on October 5, 2019.

References
  1. Roach, Yusuf. "Langston Kerman's Dynamic Entry: In Conversation About His New Special and Album". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2018". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. McDermott, John. "A Conversation with Langston Kerman, the 'Insecure' Star and Slam Poet-Turned-Standup-Comic". Mel Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. Castleberry, Tony. "Learning lessons with Langston Kerman on his first trip to the Carolinas". WECT. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. CrowdTorch. "Langston Kerman from HBO, Insecure and Comedy Central". drafthousecomedy.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  6. "'Insecure' Star Langston Kerman Shares Life As 'Rent-A-Boo' Guy". Black America Web. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  7. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-07-09). "IMDb's First Scripted Series Is Animated Comedy 'You're Not a Monster'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  8. Hosking, Taylor; Friedlander, Emilie (2019-04-26). "Comedy Central's 'The New Negroes' Is Perfect for the Black TV Renaissance". Vice. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  9. Petski, Denise; Petski, Denise (2019-09-16). "'Bless This Mess': Langston Kerman Joins As New Series Regular; Lennon Parham & David Koechner Promoted". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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