Alycia Cooper
Who Alycia Cooper is
Alycia Cooper is a stand-up comedian and actress from Maryland whose 'take no prisoners' comedy draws on three of her idols, Chris Rock, George Carlin and Margaret Cho, and keeps her in demand at clubs and colleges across the United States. She made her national television debut in 2000 on BET's Oh Drama and has since been featured on Comicview, Last Comic Standing, Comics Unleashed, America's Got Talent, The Mo'Nique Show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and the Bob & Tom Show; Essence named her one to watch in 2004, and in 2014 she won New York's Ladies of Laughter contest.
She has opened for Dick Gregory, Paul Mooney, Whitney Cummings and Tony Rock, acted in The Parkers, Grounded for Life and Raising Hope, voiced characters in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and performed for U.S. troops from Japan and Korea to Kuwait and Djibouti. Her albums include Let Alycia Be Alycia! (2017), Popcorn and Boxed Wine (2020) and Alycia Cooper For President (2023), whose track Five Stars was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in November and December 2024.
At a glance
- Albums
- Alycia: Unchained, Stimulus Package, Let Alycia Be Alycia! and 2 more
- On screen
- Oh Drama, Comicview, Last Comic Standing and 8 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Alycia: Unchained
- Stimulus Package 2009
- Let Alycia Be Alycia! 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2017
- Popcorn and Boxed Wine 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020
- Alycia Cooper For President Laugh After Dark Entertainment, 2023
On screen
- Oh Drama BET, 2000
- Comicview BET
- Last Comic Standing NBC
- Comics Unleashed
- America's Got Talent NBC
- The Mo'Nique Show BET
- Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell FX
- The Parkers UPN
- Grounded for Life
- Raising Hope Fox
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse voices, film
Comedians like Alycia Cooper
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Sommore also in Comicview
- Mo'Nique also in The Mo'Nique Show
- Don DC Curry also in Comicview
- Mark Viera also in Comicview
- Josh Wolf also in Raising Hope
- Lavell Crawford also in Comicview
- Arnez J also in The Mo'Nique Show
- Bruce Bruce also in Comicview
Career timeline
- 2000Oh Drama (BET, 2000) On screen
- 2009Stimulus Package (2009) Album
- 2017Let Alycia Be Alycia! (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2017) Album
- 2020Popcorn and Boxed Wine (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020) Album
- 2023Alycia Cooper For President (Laugh After Dark Entertainment, 2023) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Alycia Cooper performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Oh Drama, Comicview, Last Comic Standing, Comics Unleashed, America's Got Talent and The Mo'Nique Show, among 11 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Sommore (also in Comicview), Mo'Nique (also in The Mo'Nique Show), Don DC Curry (also in Comicview), Mark Viera (also in Comicview) and Josh Wolf (also in Raising Hope).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- The Laugh Factory ↗ 'Take no prisoners' stand-up, a mix of Chris Rock, George Carlin and Margaret Cho (three of her idols); among the most requested comics at clubs and…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ A comic and actress from Maryland; named 'One to Watch' by Essence Magazine in 2004; winner of the Ladies of Laughter contest in NYC in 2014; voiced several…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Alycia Cooper albums ↗ Stimulus Package ((P) 2009 New Wave Dynamics); Let Alycia Be Alycia! (6 October 2017) and Popcorn and Boxed Wine (28 April 2020), (P) 800 Pound Gorilla…
- xmplaylist - 'Five Stars', Alycia Cooper on Raw Comedy (Internet Archive capture, 8 December 2024) ↗ Track page on Raw Comedy; recent plays on 14 November, 28 November and 3 December 2024 (UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026