Roy Wood Jr
Currently a correspondent on The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah, Roy has been described by the Hollywood Reporter as “A Standout”, and Entertainment Weekly called his brand of thought provoking comedy as “charismatic crankiness”. Prior to The Daily Show, Roy spent three years on the TBS sitcom, Sullivan and Son, and still appears as a regular guest. He’s currently a featured comedian on Conan, ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’ and Comedy Central’s @Midnight. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Roy began his comedy career at the age of 19 while attending Florida A&M University. He went on to make his television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and finished third in the 2010 season of Last Comic Standing. Wood has appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central’sPremium Blend and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Prior to this, he has appeared at the 2006 Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in the “New Faces Showcase”. Wood has appeared on the Bob and Tom Radio Show: The Comedy Tour on Comedy Central. Also a veteran of radio (2001-2012) Roy’s morning show took home awards from the Alabama Broadcasters Association for ‘Best Large Market Morning Show’. Roy Wood, Jr. has recorded three nationally-released prank call CD’s: My Momma Made Me Wear This, Confessions of a High School Bench Warmer, I’ll Slap You to Sleep!, and his a comedy CD Things I Think, I think. Wood's first Comedy Central Stand-Up Special, Roy Wood Jr., Father' Figure, will be aired February 2017.
- Thursday February 27th 09:45PM
- Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest presents Calise's Comedy & Burlesque Blast
- In February 2004, Calise Hawkins utilized the thoughtful vulnerability of Stand up Comedy to find herself. 21 Februarys later, she's officially an adult comedian with her own unique voice. Now she's pursuing the shameless intimacy of Burlesque dance to chart her course for bodily autonomy. Please join Calise and her talented group of friendships she's gained along her self actualization journey. The following comedian's credits are personal to Calise. If you want their professional credentials, and believe me, you do... you can GOOGLE THAT. Roy Wood Jr. - During her first round in Hollywood, Calise and her 6 year old daughter needed a place to crash before execs at Oxygen could get her an apt for "Funny Girls." Roy let her and Asha borrow his apt AND his "world famous Kia Sorrento" (his words, lol) while he was off getting famous. Marina Franklin - After her second round in Hollywood, Calise and her 10 year old daughter retreated back to Jersey City. Stuttering from being constantly talked over and shamed in the writer's room, Calise had lost the voice she fought so hard to find. That's when Marina consistently invited Calise onto her podcast, "Friends Like Us." Marina encouraged Calise to speak her mind, told her she had something valuable to say, and made her feel heard. She even hired Calise's little cousin for an internship! Max Antonucci - Mid journey, Calise met Max in the green room of "The Greenwich Village Comedy Club." Seeking a peaceful vibe and finding one in Max...Calise asked Max if he knew where she could get a gummy (read: illegal Marijuana) and he happened to have one on him! They've been friends EVERY SINCE! Dina Hashem - Calise doesn't remember how she met Dina and she feels comfortable saying so because Dina is one of the only people who isn't fazed by Calise's quirks. Even though Calise over excitedly talked through an entire episode of Game Of Thrones, Dina still invites her out for expensive sushi every few months to catch up. Dina has not returned for another episode of Calise talking over "Game Of Thrones." Omar Thompson - Omar embraced Calise as an ally from the very beginning and has always felt like family. He thinks it's because he's light-skinned like Calise. Calise use to tease him that he wasn't and she didn't "know what his mama told him." Eventually she decided to just let him have it cuz Omar was such good people. He didn't even hit on her pretty sister, Amber, when she moved in with Calise for a year. Maybe that's cuz they're both "light-skinned." Doug Uram - To Calise, this intense man has rare talent and an unusually sweet heart. Calise and Doug do not hang but she'll do anything to promote a guy like that.Audrey Mora - This young lady grabbed Calise's attention by the throat and challenged her to push herself harder as a comedian. Audrey is remarkable and won't be unknown for too long. Calise hopes they can still be friends one day when Audrey's famous. Ashley Morris - Oh my goodness! This talented comedian/actress (look her up) and Calise are giggly little girls when they are together. That's all you need to know. It's like the most important thing you ever need to know about a friendship. Calise does not remember how she met Ashley. Adagio Burlesque - Calise had been a fan of Adagio for years...constantly pestering her now ex boyfriend to view Adagio's burlesque videos on Insta and agree that "Isn't she amazing? She's gorgeous isn't she?" Finally after she moved on from that ex...Calise decided for herself that yes, Adagio was her own personal inspiration. She asked the dancer for private lessons and quickly decided to make her 45th birthday a night of Comedy and Burlesque! At her first lesson...Adagio told Calise that 10 years ago, before they'd ever met...people in Greenwich Village thought Adagio was a comedian named Calise. The serendipity of it all signified that Calise had found some kind of loophole for self love. This whole time shy Calise (who hid her curves under her boyfriend's jeans) had been in complete awe of a sexy vixon version of herself...her lovely new body coach....Adagio Burlesque!!!
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