Cocoa Brown
Also known as Farah Brown
Who Cocoa Brown is
Cocoa Brown is a stand-up comedian and actress from Newport News, Virginia, known to fans as 'The Truth' and best known as a lead on Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse on OWN and in Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club. Her stand-up has taken her to America's Got Talent, the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal in 2018 and Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam, and her special Cocoa Brown: Famous Enough streams on Amazon and iTunes, with her album One Funny Momma released by Comedy Dynamics in 2015.
As an actress she has appeared in Ted 2, American Crime Story, Marlon, 9-1-1, Never Have I Ever, BMF, P-Valley and The Big Door Prize. She is a former DC Comedian of the Year and received the Moms Mabley Legacy Award in 2018, and she teaches acting through her own workshops and studio.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Famous Enough and Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Sin City
- Albums
- One Funny Momma
- On screen
- For Better or Worse, America's Got Talent, American Crime Story and 8 more
- Official site
- cocoabrown4life.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: cocoabrown4life.com ↗.
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
Stand-up specials
- Famous Enough Amazon and iTunes
- Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Sin City Showtime
Albums
- One Funny Momma Comedy Dynamics, 2015
On screen
- For Better or Worse OWN
- America's Got Talent NBC
- American Crime Story FX
- Marlon NBC
- 9-1-1 FOX
- Never Have I Ever Netflix
- BMF Starz
- P-Valley Starz
- The Big Door Prize Apple TV+
- Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club film
- Ted 2 film
Comedians like Cocoa Brown
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.
- DC Young Fly also in BMF
- Donnell Rawlings also in BMF
- Marlon Wayans also in Marlon
- Marsha Warfield also in 9-1-1
- Sydney Castillo also in Marlon
Questions and answers
Where is Cocoa Brown performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: cocoabrown4life.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Famous Enough and Shaquille O'Neal All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Sin City.
What TV shows and films are they in?
For Better or Worse, America's Got Talent, American Crime Story, Marlon, 9-1-1 and Never Have I Ever, among 11 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
DC Young Fly (also in BMF), Donnell Rawlings (also in BMF), Marlon Wayans (also in Marlon), Marsha Warfield (also in 9-1-1) and Sydney Castillo (also in Marlon).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- Official site ↗ Tour dates including Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Club, Tacoma (23 to 25 October) and Baltimore Comedy Factory (30 October to 1 November); menu with…
- Official site (About Cocoa) ↗ Born Farah Brown, native of Newport News, Virginia; known as 'The Truth'; Sharon Osbourne's 'comedy machine gun' on America's Got Talent; Just for Laughs…
- Apple Music — One Funny Momma ↗ Stand-up comedy album, released 6 March 2015, (P) 2014 Comedy Dynamics (as of 10 October 2026)
Updated 10 October 2026 · the record checked 10 October 2026